Hellenthal: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

More than 220 kilometers of marked hiking trails cross forests, valleys, and upland areas within the municipality of Hellenthal. For travelers who would like to rent a holiday apartment in Hellenthal, specific trails, landscapes, cultural sites, and encounters with nature are the main attractions.

Hiking

Within the municipality of Hellenthal, the EifelSchleifen trails form circular hiking routes with varying levels of difficulty. In the wider regional area of the Eifel, there are more than 240 kilometers of hiking trails of varying lengths and difficulty levels, leading through forests, moorland, lake and river landscapes.

Landscape

Approximately 56 hectares within the municipality of Hellenthal lie in Eifel National Park. These include beech and oak forests, stream valleys, and rocky terrain. Also within the municipality, the Rur-Olef Route leads through deciduous forests, meadows, fields, rocky sections, streams, and open landscapes on the ridges of Eifel National Park.

On the Way

Within the municipality of Hellenthal, a 13.5-kilometer circular route around Lake Olef is suitable for hiking and cycling. Swimming and water sports are not permitted in Lake Olef because it is used as a drinking-water reservoir. The Castles Route begins in Hellenthal below the Olef Dam and continues to the ruins of Reifferscheid and Wildenburg.

The Weißer Stein observation tower is 30 meters high, located at an elevation of 720 meters, and reached via 147 steps.

Culture

Within the municipality of Hellenthal, Reifferscheid Castle consists of castle ruins, an outer bailey, and a fortified settlement; it is freely accessible. Reifferscheid was first documented in 1106 and preserves half-timbered houses as well as old lanes with a medieval character.

Within the municipality of Hellenthal, Grube Wohlfahrt is a visitor mine presenting the history of mining from the late Middle Ages through the 19th and into the early 20th century. The visitor mine route through the Deep Tunnel and its side passages extends for approximately 900 meters. An above-ground mining trail and the EifelSchleife Bergbaupfad offer hiking opportunities around Grube Wohlfahrt.

Nature and Wildlife

Hellenthal has a bird-of-prey station and a wildlife enclosure. The facilities offer encounters with birds of prey and native wildlife, as well as informative guided tours and flight demonstrations.

Transport Connections

Hellenthal is connected to Kall railway station by bus route SB81/829.

More local pages: Hollerath, Hönningen, Ramscheid, Oberschömbach, Wollenberg, Reifferscheid, Udenbreth, Rescheid, Schnorrenberg.

To the higher-level travel overview: Euskirchen.