Simonskall – View of the Eifel Valley loop from Senkelbachquellen

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Hürtgenwald

Simonskall – View of the Eifel Valley loop from Senkelbachquellen

Moderate

4.8

(63)

270

hikers

Simonskall – View of the Eifel Valley loop from Senkelbachquellen

02:17

8.02km

170m

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: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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244 m

Simonskall

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Simonskall is a district of Hürtgenwald and is located directly on the former Westwall, the Allied defensive line along the western border of the German Reich. There are some reminders …

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278 m

Kremer Mill (Kremer-Mühle), Simonskall

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The Kremer Mühle is a memorial in Simonskall, Hürtgenwald municipality, Düren district.
The smelter Simon Kremer built the Kremer-Hof, the so-called castle, in 1643. The mill was built in 1622. …

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803 m

Senkelsbach Stream

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Here the Senkelsbach runs very idyllically through the meadows and valleys.

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3.59 km

View of the Eifel Valley

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Here you should stay a bit.

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4.96 km

Demonstration charcoal kiln in the Huschelbach Valley

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Traditional charcoal kiln as a cutaway model to illustrate how energy was provided for the smelting furnaces of the Eifel steelworks in pre-industrial times.

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6.02 km

Kall Bridge

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One of the few crossings that survived the flood disaster of 2021 unscathed due to its stable construction - the beaver dams are particularly worth seeing.

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7.44 km

Rest Area by the Kall River with Swimming Spot

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7.59 km

The Kall Stream

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A very beautiful river. Highly recommended

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8.02 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.17 km

639 m

124 m

101 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

1.84 km

1.00 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

11°C

4°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

November 6, 2022,Herbstblicke 🌳🍂übers Kalltal

The beech and hazel bushes are already in spring. They are all already sprouting and have small new leaves!🙈

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July 9, 2023,Morgens um 7 ist die Welt noch in Ordnung… 🌳🌲🌳🌅

Getting up early was definitely worth it, at 7 a.m. it was only 18.5°C in Simonskall!!! I walked a shady lap, up to Teufelsley, back down to Kall and back up to Simonskall. At 24°C back in Simonskall I'm still pretty warm....🥵

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