View of the Kall Valley – View of Schmidt from Vossenack loop from Schmidt

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

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View of the Kall Valley – View of Schmidt from Vossenack loop from Schmidt

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View of the Kall Valley – View of Schmidt from Vossenack loop from Schmidt

02:53

9.40km

330m

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: August 8, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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2.08 km

Kall Bridge Memorial

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In November 1944, units of the 28th US Infantry Division advanced on the strategically important town of Schmidt via the so-called Kall Trail, an unpaved road through dense forest. After …

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3.17 km

Beaver Habitat on the Kall Stream

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Bite marks from the beaver can be seen everywhere, unfortunately we did not get to see the animal itself. Very interesting

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4.45 km

View of the Hürtgen Forest and the Lambach Pump

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"... From 1906 onwards Vossenack (until 1936) and Schmidt (until 1971) were supplied with drinking water from the Kalltal by 4 pumps of this type.
vossenack.nrw/index.php/home/freizeit,-einkaufen-und-einbaren/freizeit-in-vossenack.html
About the structure and principle:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambachpump

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5.11 km

View of the Kall Valley

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Great panorama
You can't see enough here.
I can only recommend.

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5.11 km

View of Schmidt from Vossenack

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Even here, the view from Vossenack to Schmidt does not give any idea of the deep valley that separates the two villages.

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7.56 km

View of the Kalltal Valley from Decke Ley

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Always worth a moment to linger

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7.79 km

Shelter with a view of Vossenack

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At this beautiful, well-kept refuge you have an excellent view of Vossenack and the ridge that slopes down to the former Lukasmühle, where the Germans had set up a first …

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8.00 km

View of the Cologne Lowland and the Siebengebirge

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When the weather is nice you have really wonderful views. Up to Nideggen Castle and beyond then into the Siebengebirge

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9.40 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.48 km

969 m

958 m

Surfaces

4.32 km

2.29 km

1.82 km

565 m

416 m

Elevation

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Highest point (450 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

11°C

6°C

31 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

September 4, 2023,Hürtgenwald Kall-Trail

The Kalltrail in the historic Hürtgenwald has been on my to-do list for over 2 years.

It leads from Vossenack on the Hürtgen Forest plateau through the deep cut in the Kall valley back up through the town of Kommerscheidt to Schmidt. The hike is strenuous because from Vossenack it first goes steeply on narrow paths (the Kall Trail) down …

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October 1, 2021,Vossenack: Gedenkpfad "Kall Trail" [66]

rureifel-tourismus.de/wandern/wanderland-rureifel/a-Kall-Trail
(Flyer in .PDF format)

"... The hike starts at the" Hürtgenwald 1944 und im Frieden "museum in Vossenack. From here you hike through the village to the beginning of the Kall Trail. Bridge to Schmidt-Kommerscheidt. Here a wonderful story awaits you in the form of a "Hörstein". A radio play can be called up via a QR code. You …

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August 14, 2022,Historisch-Literarischer Wanderweg Kall Trail [66]

In the middle of the Hürtgenwald lies the town of Vossenack and here you will find the interesting Museum Hürtgenwald 1944 und im Frieden, which commemorates the events in the final phase of the Second World War.
Very nice, varied route, absolutely recommendable.
The Kall Trail, a themed hiking trail that takes us to Kalltal, also begins at the museum. …

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August 4, 2024,In Vorbereitung zum 40. IHM heute mal den Kall-Trail gewandert.

"Kall Trail" nannten die US-Amerikaner im 2. Weltkrieg die Route durch die Kallschlucht. Beim Versuch, 1944 die deutsche Wehrmacht im Hürtgenwald, einem bewaldeten Höhenzug in der Rureifel, aufzuhalten, starben über 30.000 US-amerikanische Soldaten. Allein in der sogenannten Allerseelenschlacht kamen auf beiden Seiten circa 10.000 Soldaten ums Leben. Damit ging die Schlacht im Hürtgenwald als einer der blutigsten Kämpfe im 2. …

November 16, 2024,Kall Trail

Hiking trail 66 - Kall Trail (from km 4.3 to 6.7 deviated from the circular route)

rureifel-tourismus.de/wandern/wanderland-rureifel/a-Kall-Trail

outdooractive.com/de/route/themenweg/eifel/-66-kall-trail/2809130

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February 26, 2022,Blick über das Kalltal-ab Vossenack

A small, fine tour from Vossenack with wonderful views.
The memorial cross in the cemetery in Vossenack and the memorial on the Kall Bridge touched me very much today. What a pity that one does not learn from wars.
Have a nice Saturday everyone 🥾🙋‍♀️

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