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Those seeking a sporting challenge are exactly right on the 230 km long Eifel-Höhen-Route. It lives up to its name: there are climbs – the 600-meter elevation mark is broken several times – and descents; sometimes very fast!
During the ride over the Eifel heights, you will repeatedly enjoy wonderful distant views. In the northern sections, you cycle through the Eifel National Park. The surroundings are as varied as the elevation profile: sometimes open highlands on the Dreiborner plain, sometimes dense coniferous forests around the Dahlemer Binz, sometimes narrow gorges like the juniper-covered Lampertstal, sometimes wide panoramic views into the High Fens. Whether the wild daffodil meadow in Hollerath or the reservoir landscape of Rursee, Urftsee, and Obersee – the view surprises around every corner. Occasionally getting off the bike is worth it, as along the Eifel-Höhen-Route there are numerous places to stop where regional specialties are served.
Highlights along the route:
- historic town/original centers Monschau, Blankenheim
- Monschau/The Red House
- Monschau/Historical mustard mill
- Nature experience village Nettersheim
- Eifel National Park
- former Nazi “Ordensburg” Vogelsang
- LVR Open-Air Museum Kommern
- Heimbach, reservoir landscape
- Heimbach/Art Nouveau power plant
- Heimbach/Hengebach Castle
- Kall/Monastery and basilica
- Freilinger Lake
- Dreimühlen/Kakus Cave
- Numerous viewpoints "Eifel views" along the route (eifelblicke)
- Dahlem/Sailplane airfield Dahlemer Binz
Author’s recommendation
Eifel Tourismus GmbH offers attractive cycling packages for you. (Accommodation with breakfast, luggage transfer, packed lunches, and Eifel cycle atlas)
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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Stay on the designated paths.
Tips and suggestions
Eifel Tourismus (ET) GmbH
Kalvarienbergstr. 1
54595 Prüm
Phone: +49 (0)6551 - 96 56 0
Fax: +49 (0)6551 - 96 56 96
E-mail: info@eifel.info
Homepage www.eifel.info
Bike service stations
Eifel-Camp
Freilinger Lake
53945 Blankenheim
Tel.: (0 26 97) 2 82
www.eifel-camp.de
Electric bike rental Eifel
Förberichstr.10
53945 Blankenheim/ Blankenheimerdorf
Tel.: (0 24 49) / 9 19 99 37
Mobile: (0 15 7) / 88 70 48 45
www.elektro-fahrradverleih-eifel.de
Bike service and accessories Wergen
Kalberbenden 3
53940 Hellenthal
Tel.: (0 24 82) 60 64 30
www.wergen-bikes.de
Bike rental National Park info point Hellenthal
Rathausstr. 2
53940 Hellenthal
Tel.: (0 24 82) 8 51 15
www.hellenthal.de
Fee Radsport
Rental of MTBs (in stock), racing and touring bikes (on order), one child seat, guided bike tours as well as pickup and delivery service on request, bike repairs
Reifferscheider Street 6
53940 Hellenthal-Blumenthal
Tel.: (0 24 82) 60 62 12
Mobile: (01 70) 1 85 22 47
www.fee-radladen.de
National Park info point Zerkall
Auel 1
52393 Hürtgenwald-Zerkall
Tel.: (0 24 27) 90 90 26
www.infopunkt-zerkall.de
Bike rental Wolter
Trierer Str. 15
53925 Kall
Tel.: (0 24 41) 85 00
www.ivo-wolter.de
Roller Schulz
Gielsgasse 22
53894 Mechernich-Kommern
Tel.: (0 24 43) 68 68
www.roller-schulz.de
eifel-rad - Uwe Kolke
In der Vlötz 12
52156 Monschau-Konzen
Tel.: (0 24 72) 98 78 98
www.eifelrad-verleih.de
Two-wheel rental Monschau
Herbert-Isaac-Str. 20
52156 Monschau
Tel.: (0 24 72) 8 02 44 89
Mobile: (01 73) 5 27 34 38
www.zweirad-verleih-monschau.de
Two-wheel Offermann
Hengstbrüchelchen 50
52156 Monschau-Imgenbroich
Tel.: (0 24 72) 73 95
www.offermann.zeg.de
MTB-Guide-Eifel M. Stein
Am Kirchrott 8
52156 Monschau-Rohren
Tel.: (0 24 72) 57 55
Mobile: (01 71) 7 50 97 24
www.mtb-guide-eifel.de
Bike rental at Nature Center Eifel
Urftstrasse 2 - 4
53947 Nettersheim
Tel.: (0 24 86) 12 46
www.nettersheim.de, www.naturzentrum-eifel.de
Bike shop Nettersheim
Rental and repair, tube vending machine (24 hrs)
Bahnhofstr. 1
53947 Nettersheim
Tel.: (0 24 86) 10 00
Guided tours: Tel.: (0 24 86) 80 29 56
www.projekt-bike.de, www.eifelonbike.de
Car service Leonard Cremer
Pickup and delivery service and guided tours possible by arrangement
Kölner Straße 101
53937 Schleiden-Gemünd
Tel.: (0 24 44) 23 08
www.eifel-fahrradverleih.de
Bike Treff
Fuggerstr. 29-31
52152 Simmerath
Tel.: (0 24 73) 9 27 49 90
E-Mail: info@bike-treff-simmerath.de
www.bike-treff-simmerath.de
Bike rental Joachim Schellberg
Auf dem Stein 19
52152 Simmerath
Tel.: (0 24 73) 9 27 49 90
www.bike-treff-simmerath.de
Two-wheel Spitzl
Kölner Str. 99
53937 Schleiden-Gemünd
Tel.: (0 24 44) 91 10 70
Roadbook
Route guidance:
The route is completely signposted with the Eifel-Höhen-Route logo.
Route character:
The route mainly leads along cycle and farm roads and partly also smaller streets. The route mostly runs on a bound gravel surface. Some stages are rather flat or downhill, while in parts the route truly lives up to its name with its hilly sections. Suitability therefore depends on the choice of stages.
Dahlemer Binz
Historic Monschau
Rurtal
Rursee Lake
Eifel National Park
Urfttalsperre
Weidenhövel Rurberg
The Art Nouveau power station of Heimbach
Hengebach Castle - Heimbach
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Train:
Numerous train stations along the Cologne-Trier route allow for individual route and stage planning. With the Rurtalbahn, you travel between Düren and Heimbach station (www.rurtalbahn.de), with the Oleftalbahn between Kall, Gemünd, and Schleiden (www.oleftalbahn.de), and with the regional train line Cologne-Trier (www.bahn.de) travel is easy.
The station at Blankenheim (Wald) can be reached by various regional trains. The stage starts here.
Your personal connection information with fare details for arrivals and departures by public transport can be found at:
Bus:
You can get the online timetable of the Aachen transport association at www.avv.de. Please note, however, that the transport of bicycles on AVV buses during weekdays is only possible during off-peak times. On Sundays and public holidays, the AVV bike bus from Aachen offers attractive options for comfortable arrival by public transport.
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Directions
For individual planning of your arrival by car, use our route planner and enter "Blankenheim Wald, station" as your destination.
Parking
You can park your car in the parking lot at the station (Blankenheim Wald, station).Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Equipment
With weather-appropriate clothing, enough water, and some provisions, you are well equipped for the route.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Weather at the starting point
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