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Cross-Country Skiing recommended route Cross-Country Skiing  · Eifel

Trail Windhaag

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    As soon as snow falls in the Eifel, the landscape turns into a winter paradise, and it’s time for sledding, cross-country skiing, or downhill skiing! The small ski resorts of the Eifel offer many advantages for winter sports enthusiasts: short travel times, a friendly atmosphere, cozy huts, and great opportunities for sledding and cross-country skiing. Around the Monschau region, there are numerous trails where cross-country skiers can have fun, for example in Lammersdorf, Eicherscheid, Kalterherberg, Höfen, and Rohren. The approximately 10 km long trail "Windhaag" shown here is located in the south of Monschau near Kalterherberg, close to the German-Belgian border.
    Classic
    moderate
    Distance 10.1 km
    2:00 h
    206 m
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    587 m
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    Discover the Monschau region in winter and enjoy the clear winter air in a landscape that glistens like it’s enchanted, covered in hoarfrost in the sun. If the weather is right, there will be plenty of snow in the Eifel and the Monschau region with the adjoining forests and meadows around the Monschau villages turns into a paradise for ski and snow enthusiasts.

    Three different trail circuits with lengths between 5 and 11 kilometers are available in the Monschau-Kalterherberg area, for example, under suitable snow conditions that allow the use of grooming equipment.

    • Trail "Auf der Höhe", approx. 5.0 kilometers,
    • Trail "Krummer Ast" approx. 7.5 kilometers,
    • Trail Windhaag, approx. 10.5 kilometers,

    The trail "Windhaag" shown here can be combined with the two trails "Antioniusbrücke (Höfen)" and "Krummer Ast."

    Author’s recommendation

    Up-to-date information about the snow conditions and the status of the trails can be obtained from Monschau-Touristik GmbH. It is recommended to check there before your trip whether the trail is really open and groomed at the current time.
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    moderate
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    moderate

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    Safety information

    Especially during storms, snow, and thunderstorms, you should avoid entering the forest for your own safety. Please note that using the trails in the National Park and in the Monschau region is at your own risk.

    Tips and suggestions

    Monschau - Touristik GmbH
    Stadtstr. 16
    52156 Monschau
    Tel.: +49 2472 80480 Fax: +49 2472 4534
    e-Mail: touristik@monschau.de
    Internet www.monschau.de

    Roadbook

    The "Windhaag" cross-country ski trail is a 10.5 km long ski touring route. The ski touring route is only machine-groomed when there is sufficient snow cover. The trail runs through the nature reserve "Perlbach and Fuhrtsbach Valley" and the magnificent side valleys of the "Jägersief". The route length and profile place special demands on fitness and mastery of the skiing technique.
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    Public transport

    DB Train:

    Take regional trains to "Aachen Hbf." and then continue with the AVV regional buses.

    • Take line SB 63 towards "Simmerath Bushof" and change at the "Post" stop in Roetgen
    • to line 66 towards "Monschau Parkhaus/Schmiede", which takes you to the final stop.
    • There change to line 85 towards "Monschau Kalterherberg Oberdorf" and get off at the stop "Monschau, Kalterherberg, Oberdorf".
    • Follow the street further in the direction of travel and walk through "Kleinfrankreich" and "Heistertweg" to the starting point (approx. 1.7 km)

    Since the nearest stop is about 2 kilometers away from the starting point, traveling there by public transport is discouraged and it is recommended to arrive by taxi or car.

    Bus:
    The stop closest to the starting point, "Monschau, Kalterherberg Oberdorf," is served by line 85 during the winter months. Follow the street further in the direction of travel and after a few hundred meters turn left onto "Auf der Höhe," which leads to the starting point.

    Connection information and fare details for travel by public transport are available at:

    www.avv.de

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    Directions

    Use our route planner for individual planning of your arrival by car and enter "Kalterherberg, Heistertweg" as your destination.

    Parking

    Park your car conveniently at the Gut Heistert hiking car park (Kalterherberg, Heistertweg), which is also the starting point of the route.

    Coordinates

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    50.505471, 6.247770
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    50°30'19.7"N 6°14'52.0"E
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    32U 304845 5598452
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    Equipment

    With weather-appropriate clothing, enough water, and some provisions, you are well equipped for the route.

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    Cross-country skiing technique
    Classic
    Difficulty
    moderate
    Overall difficulty
    moderate

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    10.1 km
    Duration
    2:00 h
    Ascent
    206 m
    Descent
    206 m
    Highest point
    587 m
    Lowest point
    479 m
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