Back to the Eifel

On Sunday Kevin and I went back to the Eifel National Park for a hike. Last time we were there we purchased a trail map, so we decided to see a different section of the park. On our first trip we entered through the Simmerath-Rurberg gate. This time we started at the entrance at Heimbach.

Heimback is a small town within the park. It has a train station and a few shops and restaurants. Though the park's Web site says that there are steep climbs from this portion of the park, and in fact recommends that children under 10 don't go on the R2 guided hike, we couldn't locate the difficult trails.

Instead, Kevin and I took a trail that wandered along both sides of a river and the local reservoir basin. Along the way we saw vineyards and farms with adorable goats and sheep.