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Potato Tree – White Wehe Stone Bridge loop from Zweifaller und Rotter Wald

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Potato Tree – White Wehe Stone Bridge loop from Zweifaller und Rotter Wald

Hard

4.5

(46)

144

hikers

Potato Tree – White Wehe Stone Bridge loop from Zweifaller und Rotter Wald

05:58

21.5km

390m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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3.18 km

Potato Tree

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Der Kartoffelbaum an der markanten Weggabelung im Wald oberhalb von Stolberg-Zweifall war früher eine Eiche. Im letzten Weltkrieg fiel sie den anrückenden Amerikanern zum Opfer. Nach 1945 wurde an dieser …

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5.13 km

Since the beavers have already worked hard

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5.30 km

the rodents can be found everywhere around the Wehebachtalsperre 👍

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7.77 km

Hürtgenwald

Forest

9.67 km

Teilflächen im Hürtgenwald mit Schieferbergbauflächen von der Roten Wehe bis zum Gürzenicher Bruch

Nature Reserve

6

10.1 km

The white Wehe shortly before entering the Wehebach reservoir in the Hürtgenwald.

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10.1 km

In the middle of the forest one arrives at this little beauty from an older time without expectation. A small bridge made of solid stone allows you to cross a …

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13.0 km

White Wehe Stone Bridge

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The battle in the Hürtgenwald raged here in 1944/1945. If you look closely, you can still find testimonials. Such as bunker remains etc.
Meanwhile there are beavers here again, cheerfully knocking down trees and damming the woe.

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13.0 km

The walls invite you to take a break

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21.5 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.6 km

567 m

222 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.5 km

7.22 km

655 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (260 m)

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Friday 17 July

24°C

13°C

22 %

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Comments

May 8, 2022,Biberweg [05] Hürtgenwald
In the 1980s, the first dozen beavers were released in the Rur-Eifel. Today over 400 beavers live in the region, the largest beaver population in North Rhine-Westphalia. If you want to observe Europe's largest rodents in the wild, you can head for the beaver trail in the Hürtgen Forest. Here there is a high probability of observing the gnawing dam …

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They still exist, these beautiful, natural and not overcrowded hiking trails and that on a sunny and warm Sunday, when it feels like the whole of NRW is out and about.
On this spring-like day we went on an 18 km round trip into the realm of the beaver, in the Hürtgen Forest.
The path, which starts at a hiking …

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Unfortunately we had to shorten the tour a bit because the crossing was flooded.

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