Shelter on the Drover Heide – Drover Heath loop from Drover Heide

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Düren

Kreuzau

Shelter on the Drover Heide – Drover Heath loop from Drover Heide

Easy

4.8

(69)

180

hikers

Shelter on the Drover Heide – Drover Heath loop from Drover Heide

01:44

6.72km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.10 km

Drover-Berg-Tunnel Waymarker

Highlight • Monument

Reference to the longest Roman tunnel north of the Alps.

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2.22 km

Shelter on the Drover Heide

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Ideally suited for a rest.

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2.76 km

Drover Heide

Nature Reserve

4.49 km

Drover Heath

Highlight • Natural

A gem for animals and plants.

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4.64 km

Meadow path in the Drover Heide

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The circular tour is signposted throughout with the trail logo [52].

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5.50 km

Wooden Boardwalks Through Drover Heide

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A very beautiful location for sure when the heather is in bloom!

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5.77 km

Meadow Path in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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6.28 km

Bench with a view of the Drover Heide

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From August 20th, the Drovener Heide will be in full bloom.

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6.48 km

Wooden boardwalk through Drover Heath

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The bars are in top condition.

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6.72 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.53 km

1.11 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.77 km

2.33 km

1.34 km

212 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

17°C

4°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

August 11, 2024,Photowalk Drover Heide • Nordeifel • Sommer • Sonnenaufgang

We went for a photo walk in the Drover Heath at sunrise. The Drover Heath is a beautiful nature reserve in the Eifel that stretches over 600 hectares. Here you will find a varied landscape with open heathland, green meadows, wild forest areas and idyllic small bodies of water.

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January 10, 2025,Drover Heide im Januar 2025 bei Schnee.

Hike in the Drover Heath with Davina

This morning I went to the Drover Heath with my Lagotto dog Davina. A wonderful sunrise bathed the snowy landscape in golden light - a magical moment that made the vastness of the heath seem even more impressive.

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September 5, 2024,Drover Heide im September.

Today at dawn I walked through the mystical Drover Heath with my trusty Lagotto Davina. The silence of the landscape enveloped us, only interrupted by the gentle rustling of the wind as it blew through the grass. The heather was no longer in full bloom, but here and there individual flowers still shone like little splashes of color in a …

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August 29, 2025,Drover Heide

Today we went to Drover Heath.
I took Finja to work with me 👩‍⚕️ and as soon as we were finished, we set off.
Unfortunately, we were two weeks too late for the heather bloom 🙄 only a few are still blooming here and there. But it was still a great walk with a wonderful cloud spectacle. We took a …

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