The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
The Eifelsteig crosses the Eifel in western Germany from Kornelimünster, by Aachen, to Trier on the Moselle, in 15 stages of 14 to 29 km: by Monschau and the Rur valley, Gemünd and Kloster Steinfeld, Blankenheim, the volcanic country round Gerolstein, Daun and Manderscheid, and Kloster Himmerod. Its own site gives 313 km; the line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 312 km. Nights are in the towns and villages at the stage ends.
Stages
A suggested split into 15 days of about 21 km (13 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Kornelimünster to Roetgen 12.6 km · 12.6 km from the start
- Day 2 Roetgen to Monschau 18.6 km · 31 km from the start
- Day 3 Monschau to Einruhr 24 km · 56 km from the start
- Day 4 Einruhr to Gemünd 21 km · 77 km from the start
- Day 5 Gemünd to Kloster Steinfeld 17.5 km · 94 km from the start
- Day 6 Kloster Steinfeld to Blankenheim 23 km · 117 km from the start
- Day 7 Blankenheim to Mirbach 17.9 km · 135 km from the start
- Day 8 Mirbach to Hillesheim 26 km · 161 km from the start
- Day 9 Hillesheim to Gerolstein 20 km · 182 km from the start
- Day 10 Gerolstein to Daun 25 km · 206 km from the start
- Day 11 Daun to Manderscheid 22 km · 229 km from the start
- Day 12 Manderscheid to Kloster Himmerod 18.5 km · 247 km from the start
- Day 13 Kloster Himmerod to Bruch 20 km · 267 km from the start
- Day 14 Bruch to Kordel 28 km · 295 km from the start
- Day 15 Kordel to Trier 17.3 km · 312 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Modenhübel 485 m · 71 km from the start
- Gemündener Maar · 209 km from the start
- Mäuseberg 561 m · 210 km from the start
- West Eifel Volcanic Field 600 m · 211 km from the start
- Hoher List 549 m · 215 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Kornelimünster, Aachen (district). 50.72827, 6.18248
Finish: near Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. 49.77000, 6.63361
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Kornelimünster, Aachen (district) · The start Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Roetgen, Aachen (district) · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Monschau, Aachen (district) · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Einruhr, Aachen (district) · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Gemünd, Kreis Euskirchen · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Kloster Steinfeld, Kreis Euskirchen · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Blankenheim, Kreis Euskirchen · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Mirbach, Landkreis Vulkaneifel · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Hillesheim, Landkreis Vulkaneifel · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Gerolstein, Landkreis Vulkaneifel · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Daun, Landkreis Vulkaneifel · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Manderscheid, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Kloster Himmerod, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich · After day 12 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Bruch, Landkreis Bernkastel-Wittlich · After day 13 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Kordel, Landkreis Trier-Saarburg · After day 14 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate · The finish Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
