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View of the Dreiborn Plateau – Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

View of the Dreiborn Plateau – Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

Moderate

4.7

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119

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View of the Dreiborn Plateau – Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

04:53

17.0km

410m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 11, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 7.72 km for 285 m

Open: • October 15-September 15 (otherwise closed)

After 8.64 km for 1.12 km

Open: • October 15-September 15 (otherwise closed)

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264 m

Forest Trail in Nationalpark Eifel

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The plants along the path almost form a tunnel.

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5.78 km

Helingsbach Valley

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Very nice and quiet valley with beautiful forest

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7.69 km

View of the Dreiborn Plateau

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Great view over the Dreiborn plateau.

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8.07 km

Hiersch-Kiek-Bud Wildlife Observation Hut

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Rothirschaussichtsempore is now called Hiersch-Kiek-Bud

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11.4 km

View over the Dreiborn Plateau and stream valleys

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Anyone familiar with the often large forest areas or agricultural land from their hikes in the Eifel will be surprised and certainly overwhelmed by the Dreiborn plateau. From personal experience, …

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11.8 km

Meadow Trails on the Dreiborn Plateau

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A very important "rule of the game" when hiking across the Dreiborn plateau (and of course also for the other parts of the Eifel National Park and other protected areas): …

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12.3 km

Dreiborn Plateau

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Dreiborn plateau in the Eifel National Park is a unique ecosystem with a mixture of open land, heathland, forests and species-rich meadows. Due to decades of military use, the …

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16.2 km

Erkensruhr Forest Chapel and Fountain

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful, well-kept forest chapel. A place where many people have already expressed their gratitude in the form of votive tablets, which fortunately has so far been spared from blemishes such …

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17.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

5.53 km

1.15 km

156 m

Surfaces

8.32 km

2.80 km

2.28 km

1.92 km

1.68 km

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (290 m)

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Saturday 6 June

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View of the Dreiborn Plateau – Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

Forest Trail in Nationalpark Eifel

Helingsbach Valley

View of the Dreiborn Plateau

Hiersch-Kiek-Bud Wildlife Observation Hut

View over the Dreiborn Plateau and stream valleys

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Dreiborn Plateau

Erkensruhr Forest Chapel and Fountain

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