Simmerath: Water, Trails and Eifel Views
Accommodation in Simmerath
In Simmerath, you can shape your vacation in many different ways: swim in Woffelsbach or Einruhr, hike through the Eifel countryside, cycle around the Rursee, or visit a National Park Gate. The view from the “Wolfshügel” Eifel Viewpoint and activities related to regional agriculture add further possibilities. When choosing a holiday apartment, it is therefore worth first considering which experiences you would like to define your stay.
Swimming in the Lake or at the Nature Experience Pool
In Woffelsbach Bay, the swimming area is directly in the lake. Yellow swimming buoys mark its boundaries. In Einruhr, the Nature Experience Pool offers a different kind of swimming: it is completely free of chlorine and chemicals. The water is biologically cleaned in a reed pond. If swimming is part of your vacation plans, you can consider these two places as different reference points when looking for a holiday apartment in Simmerath.
Hikes with Different Starting Points
The 15.1-kilometre Panorama Trail starts at the village square in Simmerath-Strauch. It passes through typical Eifel farmland to the Michelshof wind farm. Along the way, panoramic views open up across the Eifel countryside, the Rursee and the Kermeter on the opposite shore. The route thus combines farmland and expansive views along a single described trail.
Another option is the 14.2-kilometre Rursee Heights Trail, which starts at the Rursee Centre in Simmerath-Rurberg. If you prefer to travel by bike, you could consider the 26-kilometre “Around the Rursee” cycling tour. The different route lengths can help you factor hiking and cycling trips into your vacation plans. Strauch and Rurberg are specific place names for starting points that you can take into account when choosing your vacation area.
Views and Nature Experiences
The “Wolfshügel” Eifel Viewpoint is located 360 metres above Einruhr. From there, the distant view stretches beyond the village, across the Obersee and as far as the Buhlert forest. The Eifelsteig and the local Püngelbach circular trail (No. 75) pass directly by the viewpoint. If you like to combine a hike with a view, you can include Wolfshügel in your plans when exploring these two trails.
After a hike or bike ride, the hiking rest stop at the Heilsteinhaus in Einruhr offers hikers a place to rest and have a picnic. The Einruhr National Park Information Point is located at the same site and provides information about activities in the Eifel National Park Experience Region. Einruhr therefore has both a place to stop for a break and an information point about activities in the region.
National Park and Regional Insights
The Rurberg National Park Gate in Simmerath features the “Lifelines of Nature” exhibition, a digital terrain model of the national park and National Park films. Free guided tours into the Kermeter forests start from there. The exhibition, terrain model and films offer different ways to discover the national park; the tours complement a visit with a guided look into the forests.
Guided tours and workshops can be booked at the Lammersdorf Farm Museum. These include the “From Grain to Bread” workshop. If you are interested in how grain is processed, this offers a specific topic to consider when planning your trip. Water, hiking, cycling, the national park and agriculture thus offer a range of ways to shape your stay.
Discover More Places
More places in Simmerath: Woffelsbach, Dedenborn, Einruhr, Steckenborn, Kesternich. More destinations: Aachen, Stolberg, Roetgen.
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