High Fens – Eifel Nature Park

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The German-Belgian High Fens – Eifel Nature Park, often called the North Eifel Nature Park, is a cross-border nature park with elements in the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate as well as the Belgian province of Liège. It has a total area of 2,485 km². ()

Local name: Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel Established: 1960 (65 years ago)Area: 942.86 mi²Elevation: 1932 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°30'29"N, 6°22'12"E

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North Rhine-WestphaliaGermany

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High Fens – Eifel Nature Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ordensburg Vogelsang, Wildenburg Castle, Wildfreigehege Hellenthal, Burg Reifferscheid.

6.3 miNE
Resort on former Nazi training ground
Ordensburg Vogelsang, Schleiden
161 min walk • Nestled in the rolling hills of the Eifel region in Schleiden, Germany, the imposing Ordensburg Vogelsang stands as a monumental relic of a bygone era. This expansive building complex, constructed during the National Socialist period of Germany's history, initially...
6.3 miSE
Forts and castles
Wildenburg Castle
161 min walk • The Wildenburg lies in the North Rhine-Westphalian part of the Eifel Mountains in the national park district of Hellenthal in the German county of Euskirchen.
2.6 miE
Zoo, Aquarium
Wildfreigehege Hellenthal, Hellenthal
68 min walk • The Hellenthal Game Reserve with the Hellenthal Bird of Prey Station incorporated into the game reserve is a 65-hectare zoo south of the Eifel National Park, in Hellenthal.
4.7 miSE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Burg Reifferscheid, Hellenthal
121 min walk • The ruins of Reifferscheid Castle stand at a height of 450 metres above sea level near the German-Belgian border between the mountains of the Eifel and the Ardennes in the municipality of Hellenthal.
5.5 miNE
Nazi architecture
Vogelsang Military Training Area, Eifel National Park
140 min walk • Vogelsang Training Area lay in the German North Eifel hills between the villages of Simmerath, Heimbach and Schleiden in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
2.3 miNE
Mountain
Eigart, Schleiden
58 min walk • The Eigart is a hill located in the county of Euskirchen in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia at 565.5 m above sea level, in the North Eifel. The Eigart is situated in the High Fens-Eifel Nature Park a little east of the Eifel National Park. It lies west of the village of Berescheid in the borough of Schleiden.
7.8 miNE
Nature, Forest
Kermeter, Eifel National Park
198 min walk • The Kermeter is an upland region, up to 527.8 m above sea level, which is part of the Rureifel within the North Eifel in the districts of Aachen, Düren and Euskirchen in the southwestern part of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.
5.5 miNE
Church
St. Rochus, Eifel National Park
141 min walk • The former church of St. Rochus was the Roman Catholic parish church of the former village and today deserted Wollseifen in the urban area of Schleiden in the district of Euskirchen.
5 miW
National park
Perlenbach-Fuhrtsbachtal
128 min walk • Perlenbach-Fuhrtsbachtal in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany is a nature lover's paradise. This stunning nature preserve is located in the picturesque town of Monschau and offers visitors a chance to escape into the tranquility of the great outdoors.