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Beech halls and oak slopes - Theme Tour 2 - Eifel National Park

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Heimbach

Beech halls and oak slopes - Theme Tour 2 - Eifel National Park

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Beech halls and oak slopes - Theme Tour 2 - Eifel National Park

03:48

13.7km

260m

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Oaks and beeches take up around 26 and 24 percent of the forest area in the Eifel National Park and are on average 90 years old. On this hike through the Kermeter, however, you can come across 250-year-old specimens. Note that you will also see dead trees as they are…

by Nationalpark Eifel

Last updated: July 19, 2024

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1.22 km

View of the Rur Reservoir

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If you can, you should do this beautiful tour during the week, especially if you are out and about by bike.
In Corona times, it is also emptier. And when …

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1.30 km

Stream with a small waterfall flowing into the Rur Reservoir

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This inflow into the Rurstausee flows over some cascades and forms a small waterfall.

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5.96 km

View of Lake Rur

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The view of the Rursee is breathtaking. Unfortunately, on this hike you can only see the Rursee unhindered from the trees once.

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8.72 km

Paulushof Picnic Area

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Wild boars like to dig for food here.

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9.03 km

Sensory loungers at Wilder Kermeter, Eifel National Park

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The sensory loungers in the barrier-free Wilder Kermeter nature adventure area invite you to relax and unwind. 💚💭

ℹ By the way, this highlight is located in the Eifel National …

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9.31 km

Eifel view

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One of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful vantage point on the Rursee.

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13.7 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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10.4 km

3.26 km

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9.07 km

3.98 km

587 m

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Thursday 9 July

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August 17, 2025,Mal schauen, was so am Rursee los ist 🏞️🐾🐕🐾🍀🪵🌿🌳🌞

A beautiful hike to the Hirschley lookout point. With a fantastic view of the Rursee. It mostly went through the forest, which was great for the dogs. However, I would do this hike during the week. Today wasn't so great. Too many cyclists who showed little consideration for others. They zipped past you as if you were air. Some cyclists …

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September 29, 2024,Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge - Themen-Tour 2 | Trailpfoten

Today Asta and I went on a breathtaking 14 km tour in the Eifel National Park, on the "Beech Halls and Oak Slopes - Theme Tour 2". 🍁🌳 The colors of autumn shone in the sun and it was pure magic to hike through this autumnal forest.

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February 11, 2025,Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge - Themen-Tour 2 - Nationalpark Eifel

Really nice walk around the Rursee. Probably more popular in warmer temperatures and at the weekend. Today we had the walk almost to ourselves.

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September 12, 2025,Tour vom Wasserkraft Heimbach am Rursee Aufstieg Hirschley zurück zum Parkplatz.

Hello @Kathrin M. Demmler, if you like the photos of the historic hydroelectric power plant in Heimbach and the Rur Dam, then you could visit the Eifel region sometime.
Regards, Jörg 😉

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April 10, 2024,Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge - Themen-Tour 2 - Nationalpark Eifel

From the car park, I walked along above the Rursee and followed the hiking sign T2. After 6 km, I turned right and went up beautiful switchbacks. In the national park, it is well signposted when you come to a dry, dangerous spot where the bark beetle and the dryness are very clearly visible. When you arrive at the Eifel-Blick …

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August 4, 2024,Nationalpark Eifel - am Rand des Rursee

A circular tour that is suitable for hikers who like to walk on wide paths. It does not offer many highlights, apart from 2-3 views of the Rursee. The start of this tour is at the Büdenbach car park.

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April 18, 2022,Kermeter: T2

The T2 circular route at the Rurtalsperre Schwammenauel is 13.4 km long (with a common section at the beginning and end from the Büdenbach car park). Unfortunately, Komoot swallowed the beginning of the hike.

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May 8, 2022,SW-Rureifel_Themenweg 2 - Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge-2022-05-08#

Not my favorite tour on the Rursee. Mainly wide forest paths, the path from the Paulushof rest area down to the lake is paved or goes over beaten gravel. You can't see much of the Rursee because of the trees. They provide nice shade when the sun is shining, but there are no vantage points. The highlight was the way …

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August 11, 2021

Oaks and beeches take up around 26 and 24 percent of the forest area in the Eifel National Park and are on average 90 years old. On this hike through the Kermeter, however, you can come across 250-year-old specimens. Note that you will also see dead trees as they are part of any intact forest society

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View of the Rur Reservoir

Stream with a small waterfall flowing into the Rur Reservoir

View of Lake Rur

Paulushof Picnic Area

Sensory loungers at Wilder Kermeter, Eifel National Park

Eifel view

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