Monastery Route

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 easy, because one building worth seeing chases the next on the left and right. You can also take an extensive tour through the alleys after your hike. On the outskirts, there is an immediate ascent to Ehrensteinley, which is immediately rewarded with a great view over the woods.

Then the route is more lovely and leads you through the valley of the Rur, where you can admire the Reichenstein monastery with its wonderful water lily pond. Then you cross the river and climb uphill again on the other side of the valley. Here it goes through slightly hilly terrain to the Perlenbachtalsperre, which is framed by wooded slopes in the next valley.

Behind the dam wall you hike on the slopes high above the Perlenbach back to Monschau. Shortly before the final descent, the Eifel-Blick Kierberg gives you a fantastic view over the city, where you can end your hike with a stroll through the beautiful alleys.