Monastery Route

Hiking trails & Routes

Städteregion Aachen

Monschau

Monastery Route

Hard

4.7

(524)

2,015

hikers

Monastery Route

06:15

22.4km

430m

Hiking

This wonderful tour starts in the half-timbered town of Monschau and takes you through the picturesque Rur Valley to the Reichenstein Monastery. On the way back you will pass the beautiful Perlenbachtalsperre. Magnificent views over the Eifel are the icing on the cake.

Getting out of Monschau is not that…

by Eifel Tourismus

Last updated: March 5, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.71 km

Ehrensteinley Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

The short ascent to the Ehrensteinley: along the Rur, through a picturesque forest, over stony paths. When the canopy clears, it's done! A fantastic view past the summit cross is the reward for every hiker.

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4.53 km

View of Kloster Reichenstein and Pond

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exalted from one side, derelict/under construction on the other

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5.27 km

Norbertus Chapel, Monschau

Highlight • Religious Site

A nice little chapel. Conveniently there is a drinking water fountain.

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17.5 km

Perlenbach Dam

Highlight • Lake

From the 17th to the 19th century, freshwater pearl mussels were even farmed in the waters of the Perlenbach stream—hence its German name. From here, you have a magnificent view of the Perlenbach reservoir and the surrounding valleys.

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20.5 km

Teufelsley Rock Formation

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The Teufelsley is the counterpart to the larger Engelsley—both offer excellent vantage points over the Rur Valley above Dreistegen. The names suggest this; the rock formations are associated with legends …

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21.9 km

View of Monschau from the Kierberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the way over the Kierberg, Monschau is fantastic from a bird's eye view.

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22.3 km

Monschau Old Town

Highlight • Settlement

Shortly before reaching the old town, there is a top vantage point on the corpse alley. Nicely located, with a wonderful view of the evangelical church and the Red House, among other things.

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22.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.1 km

4.00 km

901 m

182 m

112 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.22 km

5.89 km

4.03 km

2.79 km

1.27 km

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Monday 5 October

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Comments

November 3, 2024,Kloster-Route (bei Monschau)🥾🎒🕶️🍁🍁🍂🌻☀️☀️🎃

So this time not a city hike like Berlin or Lisbon. Off into nature. Today I took advantage of the beautiful autumn weather 🍁🍂. Hiked in the Eifel again. I discovered the monastery route by chance. A very nice tour. Part of it is also on the Eifelsteig. I didn't start in Monschau but a few km earlier. You can …

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May 25, 2023,Klosterroute ab Monschau

Very nice varied tour. Better to go only in dry weather because of some difficult passages

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September 21, 2024,Monschau: Klosterroute

Today I was out and about in the Eifel. The monastery route leads around Monschau. Lots of narrow root paths, lots of fir forests, covered in a green carpet of moss and a clear view along the fields - that's how my tour began, which I was very excited about.

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August 11, 2023,Klosterroute Monschau (Eifel)

That was my 2nd Eifel tour on Friday after I had chosen the moor route on Thursday. This tour was now much more demanding because it was really a mountain and valley tour. Early in the morning I hiked almost 100 meters down from my accommodation to the city center. It was still a heavenly peace before I could climb …

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May 25, 2023,Klosterroute Monschau Partnerweg des Eifelsteiges

Because of parking fees you should
do not start in Monschau. We have found a good free parking space for 10 cars outside of the city, directly at the short entrance to the monastery route.

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June 15, 2025,Klosterroute PWE

Today, I headed for the Monastery Route near Monschau. It's a partner trail of the Eifelsteig. After parking the car at the glassworks, I first headed uphill on the Eifelsteig. After a brief detour around Monschau, the trail led me up to the castle. After descending back to Monschau, the Monastery Route started at kilometer 1.9, directly below the Felsenkeller …

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July 15, 2023,Klosterroute rund um Monschau

A really great path with many panoramas, moss-root paths and a lot of variety. Extremely many beautiful impressions made the tour an unforgettable experience. Highly recommended and rich in ridge paths with Engels-, Teufels- and Ehrensteinley.

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June 8, 2024,Monschau – Toller Weg an der Rur Runde von Küchelscheid

Hey, really cool...everything was perfect...👍😉🤪😁

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May 4, 2021

This wonderful tour starts in the half-timbered town of Monschau and takes you through the picturesque Rur Valley to the Reichenstein Monastery. On the way back you will pass the beautiful Perlenbachtalsperre. Magnificent views over the Eifel are the icing on the cake.
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Getting out of Monschau is not that

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