Roman Canal Trail

"The long line of the Romans"

The approximately 100 km long Roman Canal is a two thousand year old masterpiece of engi-neering. Parallel to this former water line is the 116 km long Roman Canal Trail on seven sta-ges from Nettersheim to Cologne. On this hike you roam through the scenic landscape of the North Eifel all the way to the Rhineland and you will see relicts of Roman Times up close. Parallel to the trail you will see the railway Deutsche Bahn (DB) or the Cologne PublicTrans-port Company (KVB). 
The hiker friendly hosts along the Roman Canal Trail invite to stop for a bite to eat or spend the night. 

Roman Canal Trail

Take a look at the wonderful nature of the Eifel mountains with their forests, meadows and streams and you can guess why the Romans, almost 2000 years ago, decided to get their drin-king water from here.“
Prof. Dr. Klaus Grewe
Initiator of the Roman Canal Trail

The 7 stages from Nettersheim to Cologne

  1. Nettersheim to Kall-Dottel (15 km)
  2. Kall-Dottel to Mechernich-Feyer Mühle (16 km)
  3. Mechernich-Feyer Mühle to Euskirchen-Kreuzweingarten (13 km)
  4. Euskirchen Kreuzweingarten to Rheinbach (16km)
  5. Rheinbach to Bornheim-Brenig (22 km)
  6. Bornheim-Breiig to Brühl (Water tower) (15 km)
  7. Brühl (Water tower) to Cologne-Sülz (19 km)

•    order free or paid information material
•    Package deals for the Roman canal Trail
•    Pocket guide “Roman cal Trail”
•    Pocket guide as an e-paper
•    Plan your tours on the Roman Canal Trail online
•    www.roemerkanal-wanderweg.de