オイスキルヒェンのおすすめ登山＆山歩きルート

This route offers room for variations....

The arched bridge over the Rur River, built here in 1992, should be crossed slowly and carefully in wet weather, as the wooden planks can be slippery! Whether on foot or by bicycle, it's wise to take precautions, as I've experienced before.

Directly at the power plant and parking lot.

Great area… Great trails… Very nice people… What more could you want…, I will be back, that’s for sure

A very beautiful, rocky and root-strewn path, part of the Red Wine Hiking Trail. From the trail, you have outstanding views of the Ahr Valley and the village of Dernau.

A very nice rest area on the Red Wine Hiking Trail. The hiking trail near the rest area is beautifully rocky and crisscrossed with roots, offering outstanding views of the Ahr Valley.

In summer, it is advisable to choose an early start time, as the sun will accompany you for most of the tour.

Anyone familiar with the ancient idiom—now largely lost—will recognize the root word "meucheln" (to kill/murder) in the "Meuchelberg" found here. The fact that the local cemetery is located at its foot on the outskirts of Heimbach naturally reinforces this impression. GH's interesting article, with its link to several legends that—albeit with different interpretations of the details—all convey the same core message, could indeed explain the name.