Theme Tour 5 – Places of Power
Theme Tour 5 – Places of Power
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Theme Tour 5 – Places of Power
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10.2km
330m
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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…
Last updated: July 19, 2024
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427 m
Mariawald Soldiers' Cemetery
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6.43 km
Heimbach Art Nouveau Hydroelectric Power Station
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7.98 km
View of the Heimbach Reservoir from the Herbstbach rest area
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The Herbstbach rises southwest of …
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8.94 km
Stations of the Cross to Mariawald Abbey (Eifel National Park)
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10.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.93 km
2.28 km
1.99 km
1.94 km
1.03 km
Surfaces
3.99 km
3.73 km
2.15 km
267 m
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Highest point (440 m)
Lowest point (220 m)
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Trail Reviews
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.
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 😂).
Some narrow paths, unsuitable for dog encounters.
Very nice round trip near Heimbach. The climb to Mariawald Monastery is rewarded with impressive views over the Rureifel.
A nice tour on Carnival Sunday. Selected by @Herbert Eckstein.
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!
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. From there, mostly narrow paths and easy paths lead down towards Heimbach. Further down, there are always beautiful views of Heimbach and the Rur through the trees. Passing a holiday resort, you finally reach the Heimbach Art Nouveau power plant, which was the world's largest hydroelectric power plant at the time. From here, the T5 actually stays on the same side of the river, but since car traffic was routed via the footpath and cycle path with traffic lights, I decided to go on the other side. So I had the pleasure of following the wooden footbridges along the Rur on the sunny side, which gave me a bit of a holiday feeling. 😎 Over the dam wall we went back to the actual path and following the old way of the cross in the valley of the Ruppenbach we went steadily uphill back to the starting point. I really liked the tour and it is the most beautiful themed tour through the national park that I have walked so far. Good shoes and sure-footedness are recommended due to the weather, as the paths were very greasy in places.
https://youtu.be/o67uTwNeRIE 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
Comments
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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