Cologne District

Städteregion Aachen

Simmerath

Smuggler’s Trail between Steckenborn and Schmidt

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Simmerath

Smuggler’s Trail between Steckenborn and Schmidt

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Smuggler’s Trail between Steckenborn and Schmidt

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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March 20, 2022

Hiking

The Smuggler's Trail is numbered 60, the description of the local hiking trail can be read here: rureifel-tourismus.de/wandern/wanderland-rureifel/a-schmugglerweg

About coffee smuggling in the Eifel: spiegel.de/geschichte/schmuggel-in-der-nachkriegszeit-a-948482.html
or de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aachener_Kaffeefront

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🥾🚴Rasche 🚴🥾

October 7, 2022

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Steep climb and descent, but it's really fun to hike there

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Jörg Schnitzler 😃🎶😉

December 17, 2022

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Unfortunately, the way in the direction of Steckenborn is not possible. The explanation on the tablet is great.

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Location: Simmerath, Städteregion Aachen, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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