Theme Tour 5 – Places of Power

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Heimbach

Theme Tour 5 – Places of Power

Moderate

4.6

(307)

1,075

hikers

Theme Tour 5 – Places of Power

03:04

10.2km

330m

Hiking

You hike through the Kermeter, a heart of the Eifel National Park, alternating through mixed deciduous, spruce, oak and beech forests. Halfway through the tour you cross pastures and meadows and continue along the Heimbach reservoir. Here you can take a detour to Hengebach Castle, which sits high on a…

by Nationalpark Eifel

Last updated: July 19, 2024

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Nationalpark Eifel

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Waypoints

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427 m

Mariawald Soldiers' Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

Especially in the present time you should take a moment here and commemorate the fallen from the Second World War. Maybe think of the many dead in Ukraine who are currently having to die there.

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6.43 km

Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station

Highlight • Monument

The hydropower plant from 1905 draws its water from the Urft Dam and was once the largest storage hydropower plant in Europe. The power plant building is now a listed building and can be viewed on guided tours.

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7.98 km

View of the Heimbach Reservoir from the Herbstbach rest area

Highlight • Viewpoint

"... The Herbstbach is a right tributary of the Rur in the Heimbach dam near Heimbach, a town in the Düren district in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Herbstbach rises southwest of …

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8.94 km

Stations of the Cross to Mariawald Abbey (Eifel National Park)

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

A beautifully designed Way of the Cross, which makes a hike up to the monastery entertaining.

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.03 km

2.22 km

1.97 km

1.91 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

3.98 km

3.72 km

2.23 km

226 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

Weather

Wednesday 14 October

21°C

9°C

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Comments

May 9, 2024,Orte der Kraft - Themen-Tour 5 - Nationalpark Eifel

Great themed tour no. 5. Round trip from the Mariawald Abbey car park. Quite demanding in places, sturdy shoes are recommended as the paths are sometimes slippery.

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March 3, 2025,Abtei Mariawald: Orte der Kraft T5✅⭐️⭐️

On the way on theme trail no. 5 (T5) in the best Rose Monday weather. With considerable temperature fluctuations in places (from almost T-shirt weather to freezer 😂).

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September 7, 2023,Nationalpark Eifel Tour 5

Some narrow paths, unsuitable for dog encounters.

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February 15, 2025,Orte der Kraft - Themen-Tour 5 - Nationalpark Eifel

Very nice round trip near Heimbach. The climb to Mariawald Monastery is rewarded with impressive views over the Rureifel.

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March 2, 2025,Kloster Mariawald - Staubecken Heimbach

A nice tour on Carnival Sunday. Selected by @Herbert Eckstein.

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November 12, 2024,Orte der Kraft - Abtei Mariawald - Nationalpark Eifel

Day 2 of my post-Covid recovery days😃. 10 km, even with a few steep climbs, are doable again. The day is cloudy, but the atmosphere is calm and peaceful. Feels good!

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November 10, 2022,Nationalpark Eifel - ThemenTour 5: Orte der Kraft

Today, in bright sunshine, I made my way to Mariawald Abbey again to follow the T5, which I had canceled a few weeks ago due to the weather.

The path up to the military cemetery starts from the parking lot at the monastery, from where you have a great view of the monastery complex and the surrounding area.

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January 31, 2023,2396 - Von Heimbach zur Abtei Mariawald feat. 123 Chan unterwegs

Tours: 2396
Date: 01/31/2022
Hiking guide: Hike happily in the Eifel
Region: Eifel
Length: 11.6 km
Net walking time: 2 hours 34 minutes
Gross walking time: 4 hours 05 minutes
WDG: 4.52 km/h
Claim: Medium
Weather: sun, clouds, rain
Difference in altitude: 265 m
Altitude difference: 245 m
Rating: 4/5 points

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August 11, 2021

You hike through the Kermeter, a heart of the Eifel National Park, alternating through mixed deciduous, spruce, oak and beech forests. Halfway through the tour you cross pastures and meadows and continue along the Heimbach reservoir. Here you can take a detour to Hengebach Castle, which sits high on

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January 1, 2024

Can you cross the Ruhr at points 4 and 7? On the other hand, I find it nicer and much quieter, as the actual route runs on the well-used cycle path and the Rurseebahn also runs there...

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