Rescheid: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Rescheid is home to the Wohlfahrt Mine, a visitor mine offering insights into the former lead ore mines. Underground, visitors can see a fossilized seabed and historic miners’ graffiti; the site also includes a small museum in the mine building. Special treasure-hunting tours are offered for children and adults.

Culture and History

In the wider region around Rescheid are Vogelsang Castle, the Foundation Scheibler Museum Rotes Haus Monschau and the Hünert development area. The Cistercian monastery of Steinfeld is located near Rescheid.

Nature and Landscape

Herrend, Rauher Berg, Lichte Hardt and Kuppertsberg are located in the immediate vicinity of Rescheid. The Mining Trail connects Rescheid with the protected Prether Bachtal and Nebenbäche nature reserve, as well as with wooded former mine entrances, a section of the former Westwall fortification line and information boards about mining.

Hiking

A moderately difficult circular trail covering 11.3 kilometers takes around three hours, passes directly by Rescheid’s St. Barbara parish church, and starts and ends at the parking lot of the Wohlfahrt Mine visitor mine.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment in Rescheid can then continue their accommodation search.

More local pages: Oberschömbach, Ramscheid, Reifferscheid, Udenbreth, Hönningen, Hollerath, Wollenberg, Schnorrenberg

To the overarching travel overview: Hellenthal.