ヒュンメルの峡谷・トップ7

ハイキングやサイクリングに最適な谷です。小道はすべての集落に通じています。ここからネットターシャイム、ブランケンハイム、トンドルフなどに問題なくたどり着けます。すべての道は舗装されています。アスファルトまたは砂利道です。

The Genfbach Valley is located in the Eifel region on the so-called Nettersheim-Marmagen Plateau and is a region of particular ecological importance. Its name comes from the Genfbach, a stream approximately ten kilometers long that rises above Blankenheim and meanders largely naturally through the landscape until it finally flows into the Urft River in Nettersheim. Large parts of the Genfbach Valley, particularly the section southeast of Nettersheim, are protected and designated as a protected area of European importance. This is due to the biotope and species diversity still typical of a low mountain range. It features species-rich wet meadows, near-natural stream floodplains, limestone marshes, and alder-ash forests. These habitats provide shelter for a rich variety of wildlife, including rare bird species such as the whinchat, kingfisher, and meadow pipit. Larger mammals such as the wildcat also use the valley as an important migration corridor. The botanical diversity is equally remarkable, with rare plants such as broad-leaved marsh orchid, devil's claw, and, in large numbers, wood cranesbill thriving in the colorful valley meadows. In the heart of the Genfbach Valley, approximately halfway between the source and mouth, lies the historic Ahe Chapel. Dedicated to Bishop Saint Servatius, the chapel was built around 1330. It is the only remaining building from the lost village of Ahe and boasts a long tradition as a place of pilgrimage. Inside the chapel is a 15th-century wooden statue of Saint Servatius. Every year on May 13, the saint's feast day, a procession takes place to the chapel. For hikers, the Genfbach Valley is accessible via several hiking trails, such as the Eifel Loop Ahe Chapel, offering a varied route through expansive meadows and picturesque forests.

A very beautiful, idyllic stream valley. This is the perfect place for a relaxing hike.

Beautiful, idyllic stream valley. You can enjoy a relaxing hike here.

Beautiful round in nature with connection to the town of Bad Münstereifel

The path along the Hornbach takes you through a narrow valley with green meadows, forests and the occasional fruit tree. Very picturesque.

The impressive structure of this open-air Stations of the Cross, beautifully embedded in nature a little above the village of Adenau, has two grottos: + At the beginning one with a depiction of Jesus' prayer on the Mount of Olives, + At the end one with a depiction of the burial of Jesus. In between, the well-known 14 Stations of the Cross are lined up along the Stations of the Cross.

The Prüm Gate, a rock cut on the Ahr between Insul and Schuld. In a rock ridge that is about 100 meters long and 12 meters high, the water has carved out a gap about 6 - 8 meters wide over millions of years. The Prüm feudal lords of the Ahrgau once drove their tithes through the gate that was created on carts towards Bad Münstereifel. This is how the impressive rock gate got its name Prüm Gate. Even after the Ahr flood, you can now linger here again and even swim in the Ahr!