EifelSteig over short distances

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 2020, the EifelSteig hiking bus is in operation and provides a convenient and environmentally friendly connection to the EifelSteig and its partner trails.