EIFEL NATIONAL PARK
In the middle of a landscape of FOREST and WATER, you can experience the fascination of WILDNESS up close in the Eifel National Park. Because in this large protected area 65 kilometers southwest of Cologne, nature is finding its way back into its own cycle of growth and decay. Covering an area of around 110 square kilometers, the equivalent of around 17,000 soccer pitches, the motto is “Let nature be nature”, as in all national parks worldwide.
Discover the primeval forests of tomorrow. Wild cats, black storks and over 1,450 other endangered animal and plant species that researchers have already identified in the national park live here. You can join rangers almost every day of the year - free of charge and without registration. Enjoy unique views of the Rur-, Ober- and Urftsee reservoirs. Relax while you hike along the Wilderness Trail, for example, through romantic stream valleys and impressive beech forests. In spring, you will be greeted by carpets of yellow wild daffodils. The Dreiborn plateau around Vogelsang is not only radiant when the broom is in bloom. In the fall, the deer rut is a special experience, and in winter, animal tracks are particularly easy to spot.
