• The Most Beautiful Hiking Trails
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The Most Beautiful Hiking Trails in the Vulkaneifel

Excellent hiking trails offering unique experiences in nature

Discover the most beautiful hiking trails in the Vulkaneifel: Here you’ll find all the trails that made it onto the podium in the hiking magazine’s reader poll for “Germany’s Most Beautiful Hiking Trail.” Look forward to excellent hiking tours through impressive volcanic landscapes, quiet forests, and diverse natural scenery.

These hiking trails have been recognized

Hikers have voted. These award-winning hiking trails, offering unique nature experiences, await you:

  • HeimatSpur MaareGlück (2nd place, 2026)
  • HeimatSpur Waterfall Adventure Trail (1st place, 2023) 
  • VulkaMaar Trail (1st place, 2021)
  • Manderscheider Burgenstieg with Rittersteig (3rd place, 2020)  
  • In the Valley of the Wild Endert (1st place, 2019) 
  • Lieser Trail (2nd place, 2018) 
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    Hiking

    Der Lieserpfad - Von der Quelle bis zur Mündung

    Boxberg
    Distance:75.8 km Duration:22:00 h Difficulty:Difficult

    2018 - Platz 2 bei Deutschlands schönstem Wanderweg! Auf vier Etappen erleben Wanderer wie sich der kleine Bach Lieser zum Fluss entwickelt. Fernab von Alltagstress und Straßenlärm kannst du die anregende Kraft der Natur genießen.

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  • View of the Weinfelder Maar with yellow gorse in the foreground and blue sky in the background.
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    Hiking

    HeimatSpur MaareGlück

    Schalkenmehren
    Distance:11.3 km Duration:2:43 h Difficulty:Medium

    Circular hiking trail around the Daun maars.

    learn more about: HeimatSpur MaareGlück
  • A stone pavilion with a pointed roof stands in a green landscape under a blue sky.
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    Hiking

    HeimatSpur Wasserfall-Erlebnisroute

    Bad Bertrich
    Distance:13.3 km Duration:4:30 h Difficulty:Difficult

    Circular hike (approx. 13 km) in the GesundLand Vulkaneifel from/to Bad Bertrich to the Klidinger waterfall. Germany's most beautiful hiking trail 2023

    learn more about: HeimatSpur Wasserfall-Erlebnisroute
  • Hiking

    Im Tal der Wilden Endert

    Ulmen
    Distance:21.0 km Duration:5:45 h Difficulty:Difficult

    Deutschlands Schönster Wanderweg 2019 - Platz 1! Zum 16. Mal hat das Wandermagazin den schönsten Wanderweg Deutschlands gekürt. Der Weg "Im Tal der Wilden Endert" hat gewonnen!

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  • Ruins of Manderscheid Castle surrounded by green forests.
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    Hiking

    Manderscheider Burgenstieg

    Manderscheid
    Distance:5.4 km Duration:2:00 h Difficulty:Medium

    or castle trail, offers ever-changing perspectives onto the impressive dual castle complex and the town

    learn more about: Manderscheider Burgenstieg
  • Windsborn crater lake with a jetty, surrounded by autumn forest.
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    VulkaMaar Trail

    Manderscheid
    Distance:27.1 km Duration:8:30 h Difficulty:Difficult

    Manderscheid - Meerfeld - Manderscheid

    learn more about: VulkaMaar Trail