Themed tours in the Eifel National Park
Themed tours - Books
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Altogether, there are ten advanced and twelve easy themed tours in the Eifel National Park. They are described in the Themed tours - Books published by Bachem publishing. The tour book can be purchased at the National Park Gates or at book stores.
"Hiking without books"
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Five themed tours in the Eifel National Park are consistently sign posted, therefore tour books are not required for those hikes. See below for detailed information about those tours.
• Themed Tour 1 "Biber, Bäche, Eichenwälder" (Beaver, creeks, oak forests) start-ing point is the parking lot “AM Scheidbaum” need Nideggen-Schmidt (length: 16km, shortcut: 10km including 1.75km detour. Marking T 1
• Themed Tour 2 "Buchenhallen und Eichenhänge" (Beech halls and oak hillsides) starting point is the parking lot “Bübenbach” at the Schwammenauel dam (length: 14.5km, shortcut: 7.5km) Marking T 2
• Themed Tour 3 "Schieferbrüche und Fledermäuse" (slate quarries and bats) start-ing point is “Hirschrott” which you can reach from the parking lot “Finkenauel” near Simmerath-Erkensruhr. (length: 12.5km) Marking M 3
• Themed Tour 5 "Orte der Kraft" (Places of strength) starting point is the parking lot of Mariawald Abbey near Heimbach (length: 14.5km, shortcut: 4.5km) Marking M 5
• Themed Tour 7 "Auf verschlungenen Pfaden" (On winding paths) starting point is the Gemünd National Park Gate (length: 11.5km, shortcut: 4.5km) Marking T 7