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In the heart of the Eifel - between the Ahr Mountains in the north and the Volcanic Eifel in the south - lies the High Eifel, which gives the High Eifel Trail (HWW 14) its name. Here, near Nürburg and the Nürburgring, this main hiking trail begins, leading further west into the Upper Kyll Valley up to Kronenburg.
moderate
Distance 61.8 km
16:21 h
936 m
991 m
611 m
387 m
Route: Nürburg – Kronenburg (61.9 km)
The entire distance of 61.5 km is divided into 5 relatively short daily stages, which can be arranged flexibly.
- Stage: Nürburg – Bodenbach (14.5 km)
- Stage: Bodenbach – Niederehe (10.5 km)
- Stage: Niederehe – Hillesheim (10.9 km)
- Stage: Hillesheim – Lissendorf (11.5 km)
- Stage: Lissendorf – Kronenburg (14.5 km)
Marking signs of our main hiking trails: Tricolored "E" (blue: for sky and water; brown: for earth and soil; green for meadows and forests) on a white background; above "EIFELVEREIN", below on a green field the name of the trail.
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Route descriptions: Ria Borchardt
Author
Hans-Eberhard Peters
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
611 m
Lowest point
387 m
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Nürburg CastleWinter sports in Nürburg
Nürburgring Schnuppertribüne
Ferienwohnung Mönig
Haus Claudia
Lydia Stahl
Museum in der Landschaft - Römische Villa Bodenbach
Bodenbacher Drees
Heyerberg mit Kapelle
Ruine Dreimühlen
Wasserfall Dreimühlen
Kalkofen
Klosterkirche in Niederehe
Naturschutzgebiet Hönselberg
Burg Kerpen
Kerpen - Das kleine Landcafé
Weinberg Kerpen
Wehrkirche Berndorf
Hillesheim- Ristorante "Lo Stivale"
Hillesheim- Klosterstube, Augustiner Hotel
Hillesheim - EIFELkrimihotel
Eiskeller
Ferienwohnung Gertrud Wieser
Birgel - Inn "Zum Sägewerk" (The Sawmill)
Eifel Blick - Schüller
Fishing - Stadtkyll, Wirft lake
Pfarrkirche - Stadtkyll
Stadtkyll - Café Doppelfeld
Angeln an der Kyll
Kronenburg
Coordinates
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50.340485, 6.951455
DMS
50°20'25.7"N 6°57'05.2"E
UTM
32U 354231 5578495
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Author’s map recommendations
The High Eifel Trail is shown on the following hiking maps of the Eifel Club:
- WK25 No. 11 High Eifel with Nürburgring
- WK25 No. 13 Around the Hochkelberg
- WK25 No. 16 Holiday Region Hillesheim
- WK25 No. 15 Upper Kyll Valley
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Parts of this content were machine translated from German.
Difficulty
moderate
Overall difficulty
moderate
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
61.8 km
Duration
16:21 h
Ascent
936 m
Descent
991 m
Highest point
611 m
Lowest point
387 m
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