Scheidbaum Trailhead Parking – Through the Schlehbachtal loop from Schmidt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

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Scheidbaum Trailhead Parking – Through the Schlehbachtal loop from Schmidt

Hard

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1,148

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Scheidbaum Trailhead Parking – Through the Schlehbachtal loop from Schmidt

05:14

18.6km

390m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nationalpark Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7 m

Scheidbaum Trailhead Parking

Highlight • Parking

Unpaved hiking car park, popular for a short tour to Rursee.

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2.91 km

Forest Path with Shelter in Eifel National Park

Highlight • Forest

8.54 km

Pasture with Cows in Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

Highlight • Natural

The trail encloses pretty pastures where numerous cattle graze

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9.20 km

Mushroom shelter at the entrance to the Schlehbachtal

Highlight • Rest Area

Here you can take a short break protected from the weather.

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11.9 km

Bench with a view of the Eifel Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ideal rest bench with a wonderful view of the Eifel

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13.9 km

Beaver Pond in Schlehbachtal

Highlight • Lake

On the wilderness trail you pass this pretty forest lake

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14.6 km

Through the Schlehbachtal

Highlight (Segment) • Gorge

Beautiful valley: beautiful path, green meadows, the Schlehbach and grazing cows, what more could you ask for?

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16.1 km

Shelter on the Wildnis Trail, Eifel National Park

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Pretty and lovingly furnished refuge, which certainly invites you to take a longer break or a picnic. Numerous seating inside and outside the hut offer enough space and make this …

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18.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.3 km

2.66 km

1.56 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.49 km

5.03 km

4.75 km

2.03 km

234 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

July 29, 2024,Wanderung

4th stage of the wilderness trail, unfortunately I didn't record the other stages. Wonderful tour with lots of peace and quiet and few other visitors.

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June 21, 2024,Kevin allein in der Eifel - Etappe 4 - Eifel Wildnis-Trail Heimbach nach Zerkall

Kevin alone in the Eifel - Part 4.
Motto of the day: You can't rely on the Eifel weather!

We set off today at around 9 a.m.
Well... first a quick descent, not the direct route back to the trail, but around the corner, so I missed a few hundred meters of the trail here.. 😉
... down... and then …

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April 10, 2023,🇩🇪 Eifel Wildnis-Trail Etappe 4: Heimbach-Hasenfeld - Zerkall

Today it's time to say goodbye again. But your feet are looking forward to a short break again... unfortunately the last stage has little to offer... very long sections through the forest with few views. Unfortunately, the extent of the forest dieback became very clear, many monoculture sections look really terrible.

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November 11, 2024,Wildnis-Trail - Etappe 4: von Heimbach/Hasenfeld nach Zerkall

Last stage of the Eifel Wilderness Trail! The day began with a hearty breakfast. No food options along the way, which means an extra portion of scrambled eggs 😋
It rained overnight and continued during breakfast. The rain radar says the rain will stop at ten. Forever, for today. Perfect. So we set off at half past ten. Unfortunately, we …

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October 1, 2022,Wildnis-Trail: Eine Wanderung im Zeichen der Wildkatze... - Tag 4 - Wanderung

So done !!!
The weather was still OK from time to time light rain showers but in between also sun.
It was a bit better with my knees today, but it was also much shorter.

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May 9, 2023,Wildnis-Trail (Etappe 4)

Stage 4/4 done 🤗.

What can I say, this stage could have been saved, yes, you walk through beautiful countryside, but apart from the 1st and the last 3 km it is not a trail. A good hike over wide farm roads, where one or the other bench could stand more.

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October 28, 2024,NRW_Heimbach-Zerkall_Wildnis-Trail - Nationalpark Eifel Tag 7_28.10.2024

Today Friederike and I started our last stage of the wilderness trail. The hike from Heimbach to Zerkall is the shortest of the four stages but our longest, as we shortened the previous stages to our level. It leads through the north of the national park over a length of 17.8 km.

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July 30, 2025,Wildnis-Trail - Nationalpark Eifel - 04 (K)

Yep, done... finished... the "so-called" 🥳Wilderness🥳Trail Stage 4: 😫👎... --->>>🚽🪠

... but the cheese sandwich was really delicious... and the train attendant was a 👀😍

Summary of the entire trail: in the collection:

komoot.com/de-de/collection/3743353/-der-sogenannte-wildnis-trail

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