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Eschweiler Valley Quarry – View of the Cologne Lowland loop from Bad Münstereifel

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Eschweiler Valley Quarry – View of the Cologne Lowland loop from Bad Münstereifel

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Eschweiler Valley Quarry – View of the Cologne Lowland loop from Bad Münstereifel

02:46

9.90km

200m

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: July 9, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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884 m

Bad Münstereifel City Wall

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The starting point for the settlement of Münstereifel was the founding of a monastery by the Prüm Benedictine abbey in the first half of the 9th century. The monastery experienced rapid growth after the acquisition of the relics of St. Chrysanthus and Daria as a sought-after place of pilgrimage from 844.

At the end of the 13th century and in the first half of the 14th century, under the rule of the Dukes of Jülich, the entire settlement of “Moenstere in der Eyffelen” was secured by walling as a valley fortress against the Archdiocese of Cologne. According to Renard, “Rheinische Städtebilder, p. 116”, Bad Münstereifel is considered “the clearest and best-preserved, but also the only example of systematic walling of an entire valley section” (in Germany)! The castle, as part of the curtain wall, was first mentioned in a document in 1317. Initially as the seat of the Lords of Jülich - Bergheim, later as the state castle of the Dukes of Jülich as the official residence of the bailiff and bailiff. The castle was destroyed in 1689 by troops of the French King Louis
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eifelverein-bad-muenstereifel.de/index.php/449-stadtmauer

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2.97 km

View of the Quarry on the Kräuterpfad

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beautiful, partly untouched landscape

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3.19 km

Old Quarry Nature Reserve

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3.56 km

Eschweiler Valley Quarry

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I join the others. Imposing and worthwhile.

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5.33 km

Eschweiler Valley Nature Reserve

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🎨 Below the Astropeiler Stockert 📡
💚Magnificent nature...soothing splashing of the stream 🌊💙
Great photo/landscape motifs 📸
Very nice area - always recommended 🥾🥾🎒👌🏼

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8.11 km

View of Bad Münstereifel

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Beautiful viewpoint over Bad Münstereifel to the lowlands to Euskirchen and beyond!

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8.11 km

View of the Cologne Lowland

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When the weather is clear, you have a fantastic view from here as far as the Bay of Cologne.
Beautiful!

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9.74 km

Orchheim Gate

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The Orchheim Gate is located in the south. It looks very massive because the gate tower was shortened by one floor. The gate has a baroque archway on the field side and a gothic pointed arch on the city side. The interior is used as housing.

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9.90 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.53 km

1.49 km

568 m

307 m

Surfaces

4.13 km

3.84 km

529 m

518 m

513 m

368 m

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Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

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Comments

March 2, 2024,Kalkkuppen – Teufelsloch 3 ⭐

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March 15, 2026,Blick auf Bad Münstereifel – Blick auf die Kölner Bucht Runde von Bad Münstereifel

A very beautiful hike through the Eschweiler Bachtal nature reserve. Great places to stop for refreshments in Bad Münstereifel.

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September 28, 2025,NRW-Eifel: Eschweiler Tal Runde von Bad Münstereifel 250928CE

After returning from South Tyrol, we headed to the Eifel region today. We started from Bad Münstereifel. The town is looking really good again after the devastating flood in July 2021. The restoration is going better in the towns in North Rhine-Westphalia than in the affected towns in Rhineland-Palatinate, in my opinion.
Our tour took us to the beautiful Eschweiler …

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April 30, 2025,Stadtmauer, Kräuterweg u. Teufelsloch - Bad Münstereifel🏰☀️

Bad Münstereifel – the pretty, medieval town in the Eifel region!🌳
A place where half-timbered houses, nature, and a touch of spa charm come together.

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June 30, 2025,Runde über alten Steinbruch von Bad Münstereifel

Vacation in Bad Münstereifel (population 17,500) – a historic spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, surrounded by an almost completely preserved city wall.

There are many half-timbered houses and a castle (partially inhabited).

After an extensive city tour, we walk back past the old quarry at the Teufelsloch and the Kneipp spa facility.

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October 7, 2023,Bad Münstereifel Stadtmauer – Kalkkuppen Runde

A lot has been rebuilt in Bad Münstereifel after the flood, fortunately the town is alive again and the area around it is ideal for hiking

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April 23, 2025,Bad Münster "Ei"fel 🥚 Eiersuche im Städtchen und ein Stück Eifelschleife

How nice that you can always pick up ideas, this time from @ram-soft, thank you.
Bad Münstereifel is worth a visit again. There are still many construction sites after the devastating floods, but much has already been rebuilt. The art egg exhibition was fun👍🏻worth seeing, until May 12, 2025.

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Eschweiler Valley Quarry – View of the Cologne Lowland loop from Bad Münstereifel

Bad Münstereifel City Wall

View of the Quarry on the Kräuterpfad

Old Quarry Nature Reserve

Eschweiler Valley Quarry

Eschweiler Valley Nature Reserve

View of Bad Münstereifel

View of the Cologne Lowland

Orchheim Gate

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