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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Hürtgenwald

View over the Kall Valley – Simonskall loop from Senkelbachquellen

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Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Hürtgenwald

View over the Kall Valley – Simonskall loop from Senkelbachquellen

Moderate

4.7

(449)

1,387

hikers

View over the Kall Valley – Simonskall loop from Senkelbachquellen

02:42

9.30km

250m

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: June 22, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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162 m

Kremer Mill (Kremer-Mühle), Simonskall

Highlight • Historical Site

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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786 m

View of the Surrounding Forests in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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The climb from Simonskall is a little long, but moderate.
The view is worth it

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1.64 km

View of the Eifel Forest

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Very nice panorama in a great forest area.

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3.11 km

Klafter- und Fringsklafterbachtal

Nature Reserve

3.48 km

Stream in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Beautifully situated bench, the brook babbles in the background, small basin to cool your feet, we like to stop here 🚴🏻‍♀️🥾

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4.17 km

World War II Bunkers at Buhlert

Highlight • Historical Site

Very nice hike on the Buhlert with unexploded bunkers from World War II worth seeing.

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5.95 km

View over the Kall Valley

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Nice view over the Kalltal

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5.96 km

Bunker on the Höhenweg in the Hürtgenwald

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Half way up this trail you get a sense of why the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest was so arduous. Steep slopes and narrow valleys blend together. Today you can …

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9.17 km

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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9.30 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.94 km

214 m

143 m

Surfaces

5.47 km

1.74 km

1.68 km

225 m

186 m

Elevation

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Comments

March 4, 2023,Westwall-Weg [86]

A grandiose tour that starts in the historical place. The hiking trail is well signposted.
class tour.

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August 28, 2022,Simonskall – Weitblick über die Eifel Runde von Simonskall

a beautiful hike along forest paths with a wide view and many relics from the Second World War.

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April 3, 2022,Weitblick über die Eifel – Simonskall Runde von Simonskall

Very nice round, which we will go again in the summer

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June 16, 2022,Wanderung

Simonskall is a pretty starting point with a small, gastronomic offer for this relaxing hike through forest and meadows.

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August 8, 2024,Westwall-Weg [86] 🌳🌲🥾

The start and finish is the town center in Simonskall.
From the town center, the route goes step by step to the medical bunker, which is the only preserved bunker of its kind in all of North Rhine-Westphalia. The tour continues to the blown-up "Group Shelter 59" beyond the Kallbach and in the direction of Buhlert, where other interesting bunkers …

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July 16, 2022,Wald und Tal von Simonskall

Nice round. Café Kern is a tip for cake lovers.

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July 29, 2022,Simonskall

Since Komoot lost the route after almost 700m, I had to restart the recording. Today's tour was to my liking. Forest (which fortunately still really looked like a forest), beautiful paths, wide views and a bit of history to discover. I can only recommend this round

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May 26, 2022,Um Simonskall

Beautiful landscape...steep climbs...large, wide paths mostly...relics from the war (various bunkers)...otherwise not too strenuous

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View over the Kall Valley – Simonskall loop from Senkelbachquellen

Kremer Mill (Kremer-Mühle), Simonskall

View of the Surrounding Forests in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

View of the Eifel Forest

Stream in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

World War II Bunkers at Buhlert

View over the Kall Valley

Bunker on the Höhenweg in the Hürtgenwald

Simonskall

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