EifelSteig over short distances
As an alternative to the official stages of the premium hiking trail EifelSteil - Germa-ny’s most beautiful hiking trail 2015 - in the northern Eifel, you can hike shorter sta-ges. This way you still have plenty of time to enjoy the attractions left and right of the EifelSteig. Transfers are possible with public transport.


Experience the EifelSteig in the North Eifel on four stages. Between Einruhr and Ge-münd you walk on rocky trails around the water reservoirs until you reach the former NS- Ordensburg Vogelsang IP with the new visitor centre and the two exhibitions “Socialist documentation” and “Wilderness Dreams and Spaces”. From there, the Eifel-Steig leads you through the narrow valleys to the next stage town of Gemünd.

The next stage between Gemünd and Steinfeld Monastery offers a varied mix of forests, panoramic valleys, and mountain trails. Stage destination is the medieval Steinfeld Monastery with its Romanesque Basilica. From there you walk through floodplains and wetlands with rare plants and colourful butterflies through Nettersheim to Blankenheim. The last stage, from Blankenheim to Mirbach, leads over the heights of Blankenheim down into the “Schafbachtal” and up again to the plateau by Ripsdorf. It continues through meadows, woodlands, and high plateaus to the juniper areas around Mount Calvary by Alendorf and down to the Lampertstal with its unique flora.
Again in 2021, the EifelSteig hiking bus is in operation and provides a convenient and environmentally friendly connection to the EifelSteig and its partner trails.
Stage suggestions
- Einruhr - Vogelsang IP (12km)
- Vogelsang IP - Gemünd (8km)
- Gemünd - Kall (13km)
- Kall - Steinfeld Monastery (Urft) (9km)
- Steinfeld Monastery (Urft) - NEttersheim (12km)
- Nettersheim - Blankenheim (12km)
- Blankenheim - Ripsdorf (7km)
- Ripsdorf - Mirbach (10km)
Services
Overnight stays with high quality friendly hosts along the EifelSteig, breakfast, double room, hiking map EifelSteig, guest card Eifel National park region
Price
From €69,00 p. p., per stage in a double room, from €10 per dog
Optional
Single room surcharge from €20 per night, luggage transfer, additional night, packed lunch, tickets to special attractions along the way.