Römerweiher – Genfbach Valley loop from Nettersheim

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Euskirchen

Nettersheim

Römerweiher – Genfbach Valley loop from Nettersheim

Moderate

4.5

(83)

325

hikers

Römerweiher – Genfbach Valley loop from Nettersheim

03:17

12.1km

180m

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 1, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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256 m

Roman Canal

Highlight • Historical Site

Starting point of the Roman Canal hiking trail with a section and an information board.

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330 m

Eifel Nature Center

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The nature center is currently still closed due to the 2021 flood. The tourist information is currently about 300 meters away on foot in the Alte Schmiede/House of Fossils, Bahnhofstr. …

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719 m

Historic Lime Kilns, Nettersheim

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The Kalkbrennöfen and the associated Werkhäuser are a testimony to the Eifel industrial history of the 19th century. Once here, limestone from the quarry located above was burned and ground. …

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1.54 km

Römerweiher

Highlight • Lake

Nice rest area even with a terrace on the lake.

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2.16 km

Late Roman fort on the Urft

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Late Roman fort at the Urft Bridge. This is where the traffic of goods crossing the bridge was controlled. There are numerous relics from Roman times to see nearby.

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4.20 km

Breakfast Beech

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There has also been a small refuge here for some time. The Eifel loop is named after the “Breakfast Beech”. There you can also find the explanation of the name: …

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8.61 km

Woodland Music Picnic Shelter

Highlight • Rest Area

There are tonewoods in the hut.

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10.5 km

Genfbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The Genfbachtal offers beautiful views whatever the weather. Plant variety is a pleasure for the friends of macro photography - even from the paved road!

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12.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.87 km

968 m

775 m

326 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.78 km

4.24 km

1.39 km

1.21 km

418 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (450 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

14°C

6°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

June 24, 2025,Eifelschleife "Frühstücksbuche"

The Breakfast Beech was a mighty group of beech trees that defied Hurricane Wiebke in 1990. The storm destroyed a large portion of the surrounding forest. By 1993, a total of 23 hectares of mixed forest consisting of common beech, sessile oak, ash, alder, hornbeam, and Douglas fir had been reforested. Unfortunately, in 2017, the group of beech trees had …

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June 19, 2025,Bahnhof Nettersheim, Frühstücksbuche (EifelSchleife 🎀)

The railway line from Gerolstein to Cologne is finally open again. I took advantage of this today and took the train from Gerolstein to Nettersheim.
There, I took a nice, not very strenuous ride.

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December 1, 2024,Eifelschleife Frühstücksbuche 12,5km (Variante ohne querfeldein)

After the Waldmusik rest area there is a cross-country section. This has been avoided here and replaced by a beautiful meadow path. It is also possible to start from Nettersheim train station, which is right on the route.

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May 18, 2023,EifelSchleife Frühstücksbuche (Gemeinde Nettersheim)

Overall, I would describe the Eifel loop as a somewhat longer walk, because it actually only goes over wide farm roads. This makes it easy to walk and there are no steep climbs.
At km 1.6 you are faced with a construction site, because here the bridge over the tracks is being renewed. According to the Internet, there should be …

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October 16, 2022,Eifelschleife "Frühstücksbuche"

Was once again with the clique around Klaus.

Hiked the loop "Frühstücksbuche" with a change to the right "Sev-Bus" today in nice hiking weather.
A nice path that leads to the sign "Breakfast beech, but the beeches are still very puny.
In addition, I was missing a bench in the hut there. What a pity!
Otherwise, the path was interesting …

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