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Dreiborn Plateau – View of the Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

Dreiborn Plateau – View of the Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

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Dreiborn Plateau – View of the Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

03:57

13.9km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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2.34 km

Schöpfungspfad Alpine Section and Bat Cave

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The surroundings are constantly changing on this great hiking trail. Simply great!

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3.73 km

Dreiborn Plateau

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The Dreiborn plateau in the Eifel National Park is a unique ecosystem with a mixture of open land, heathland, forests and species-rich meadows. Due to decades of military use, the area remained largely untouched by intensive agriculture, allowing many rare animal and plant species to survive.

In August 2024, several wolves were confirmed in the national park region around Schleiden, including by photographs.

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4.20 km

Meadow Trails on the Dreiborn Plateau

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A very important "rule of the game" when hiking across the Dreiborn plateau (and of course also for the other parts of the Eifel National Park and other protected areas): Always stay on the paths. If you simply walk "back and forth" through the fields and meadows, you are destroying the very nature that we can admire and enjoy here.

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4.59 km

View over the Dreiborn Plateau and stream valleys

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Anyone familiar with the often large forest areas or agricultural land from their hikes in the Eifel will be surprised and certainly overwhelmed by the Dreiborn plateau. From personal experience, I can only recommend visiting it in the most diverse seasons, because this area unfolds its very own charm at any time of the year.

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View of the Dreiborn Plateau

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The Dreiborn Plateau is an open upland landscape and part of the national park. It lies at an altitude of approximately 500 meters between the valleys of the Rur, Urft, and Olef rivers and is characterized by expansive meadows, heathland, and scattered wooded areas. From 1946 to 2006, the area served as a military training ground and consequently remained largely uninhabited for a long period. Since the establishment of the national park, the plateau has been accessible via designated trails. Today, it serves as a nature reserve, providing habitat for numerous animal and plant species as well as offering panoramic views.

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10.5 km

View of the Dreiborn Plateau

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A Tuscan world that awaits you up here. Here you can simply listen to the silence and let your mind wander at the views

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10.9 km

Dreiborner Plateau

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The Dreiborn plateau is certainly one of the most rewarding hiking areas in the Eifel National Park.

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11.4 km

Gierberg – Dreiborn Plateau, Eifel National Park

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Here, too, there are great views over the Dreiborn plateau and the valleys of the Eifel National Park.

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13.1 km

Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

Nature Reserve

13.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.62 km

3.46 km

1.50 km

1.34 km

Surfaces

3.91 km

3.63 km

3.34 km

2.04 km

1.01 km

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (330 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

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12 %

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Dreiborn Plateau – View of the Dreiborn Plateau loop from Erkensruhrtal mit Nebenbächen und Felsen am Oberseeufer

Schöpfungspfad Alpine Section and Bat Cave

Dreiborn Plateau

Meadow Trails on the Dreiborn Plateau

View over the Dreiborn Plateau and stream valleys

View of the Dreiborn Plateau

View of the Dreiborn Plateau

Dreiborner Plateau

Gierberg – Dreiborn Plateau, Eifel National Park

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