Bunker in the Todtenbruch – Todtenbruch Soil Trail loop from Peterbachquellgebiet

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Hürtgenwald

Bunker in the Todtenbruch – Todtenbruch Soil Trail loop from Peterbachquellgebiet

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Bunker in the Todtenbruch – Todtenbruch Soil Trail loop from Peterbachquellgebiet

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5.68km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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758 m

Bunker in the Todtenbruch

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It's really interesting how nature devours the past. And yet the past is so meaningful that it enables a journey into a past time in the present and even in …

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1.09 km

Memorial Cross for 2nd Lieutenant John Charles Eisenhauer

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As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials or war memorials are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the …

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1.36 km

View of the Aachen Region

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In clear weather you have a beautiful view towards Aachen from here.

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1.70 km

The main river is the noticeably longer White Wehebach, which rises on the southern edge of the Todtenbruch forest near Hürtgenwald-Raffelsbrand, flows north through the Hürtgenwald and absorbs numerous smaller …

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3.96 km

Todtenbruch Soil Education Trail

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The nature trail was built by the State Forestry Administration of North Rhine-Westphalia and inaugurated in 2003 by Environment Minister Bärbel Höhn. The soil nature trail is 4.5 km long and leads through Todtenbrucher Moor.

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4.75 km

Todtenbruch

Nature Reserve

5.05 km

Todtenbruch Soil Trail

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The Todtenbruch is the northeasternmost branch of the High Fens. These were old forest areas which - together with the surrounding areas - were planted with coniferous wood around 1830. …

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5.42 km

Memorial Stone for the First Settlers of Raffelsbrand

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The memorial stone commemorates the first settlers from Raffelsbrand, who found their home here after the devastating Second World War and the battle in the Hürtgenwald in 1952.

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5.68 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.90 km

2.46 km

314 m

Surfaces

2.28 km

2.24 km

621 m

506 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (430 m)

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August 4, 2025,Bunker im Todtenbruch – Todtenbruch Runde von Simonskall

The part where the bunker is can be accessed again.

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July 24, 2026,Bunker im Todtenbruch – Bodenlehrpfad Todtenbruch Runde von Peterbachquellgebiet

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November 12, 2025,Bodenlehrpfad im Todtenbruch-Venn ab RAFFELSBRAND

A short hike (6-7 kilometers) in the Todtenbruch-Venn nature reserve along the Todtenbruch Soil Nature Trail. It is also known as the Raffelsbrand Soil Nature Trail. This hiking trail in the Todtenbruch moor provides information about various soil formations and moorland plants.

However, it is closed when wet, as the trail partially follows wooden boardwalks.

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November 16, 2024,🇩🇪 Bodenlehrpfad "Todtenbruch in Hürtgenwald - Raffelsbrand. Leider ist das Wegstück über den Bohlen zur Zeit wegen Sanierung geschlossen.Fertigstellung offen .

The "Todtenbruch" soil educational trail in Hürtgenwald-Raffelsbrand is the first soil educational trail in North Rhine-Westphalia and teaches you the importance of soil as a habitat and plant location.

The "Todtenbruch" with its old coniferous forest areas is the northeasternmost foothill of the "High Fens". Informative diagrams are offered to you on the 4.5-kilometer-long forest walk.

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