There are many great destinations to explore around the "Altes Forsthaus" and the Eifel!
Here is a list of excursion destinations, sorted by their accessibility:
You can reach the following on foot: Museum "Hürtgenwald 1944" - www.museum-huertgenwald.de (For guided tours of the area, please see here: https://huertgenwald-gaestefuehrer.jimdosite.com) High ropes course Raffelsbrand - www.wald-und-holz.nrw.de Vossenack parish church (historical building, All Souls' Day Battle 1944) Bronze crucifixion group by Father Laurentius (cemetery) Hürtgen and Vossenack military cemeteries Hürtgenwald mountain bike park - www.mtb-park-huertgenwald.de Guided hikes on the topic of "Battle of Hürtgenwald 1944/45"
from the hotel In about 30 minutes by car you can reach: Eifel National Park (ranger tours) - www.nationalpark-eifel.de Rursee (Germany's largest reservoir) - www.rursee.de Nideggen-Schmidt Zoo (beautiful zoo) - www.wildpark-schmidt.de Nideggen (red sandstone castle) - www.nideggen.de Heimbach (historic Art Nouveau hydroelectric power station) - www.heimbach-eifel.de Aachen (cathedral and old town) - www.aachen.de Monschau (historic old town) - www.monschau.de Mariawald (Trappist monastery) - www.kloster-mariawald.de Hambach opencast mine (lignite mining) - www.rwe.com Langerwehe (pottery museum) - www.langerwehe.de Düren (Hoesch museum) - www.dueren.de Krawutschke Tower viewing platform (panoramic view of the Hürtgenwald) Zülpich Lake Park (amusement park) - https://seepark-zuelpich.de
In about 45 minutes by car you can reach: NS-Ordensburg Vogelsang - www.vogelsang-ip.de Mining Museum Mechernich - www.bergbaumuseum-mechernich.de Hellenthal Zoo - www.greifvogelstation-hellenthal.de Kommern Open Air Museum - www.kommern.lvr.de High Fens Nature Reserve (Europe's only raised bog) - www.naturpark-eifel.de Eupen (Weser Dam - Belgium's most important dam, chocolate museum) - www.eupen.be Bad Münstereifel (historic town center, outlet centers) - www.bad-muenstereifel.de Kartcenter Michael Schuhmacher (indoor kart track) - www.ms-kartcenter.de
In about 60 minutes by car you can reach: Phantasialand Brühl (amusement park) - www.phantasialand.de Cologne (Rhine metropolis with cathedral and boat trips) - www.koeln.de Bonn (former federal capital with old Bundestag) - www.bonn.de Düsseldorf (old town, Hundertwasser House) - www.duesseldorf.de Neuss (summer ski hall) - www.allrounder.de Blankenheim (Ahrquelle) - www.blankenheim.de Amer. Henri Chapelle military cemetery - www.abmc.gov Liège (cultural center of Wallonia) - www.liege.be/tourisme-de Malmedy (cathedral and historic old town) - www.malmedy.be/de/Tourisme Blegny coal mine - www.blegnymine.be Spa-Francorchamps race track (traditional Belgian race track) - www.spa-francorchamps.be/de Tongeren (oldest city in Belgium) - www.tongeren.be Maastricht (city worth seeing) - www.holland.com/de/tourist/reiseziele/maastricht.htm
In about 120 minutes by car you can reach: Maria Laach (place of pilgrimage) - www.maria-laach.de Kevelaer (place of pilgrimage) - www.kevelaer.de Kobelnz (Deutsches Eck and Ehrenbreitstein Fortress - www.koblenz.de Bitburg (brewery) - www.bitburg.de Ahrtal (wine-growing region) - www.ahrtal.de Nürburgring - www.nuerburgring.de Trier (buildings from Roman times) - www.trier.de Brussels (seat of the European Union, Atomium, Manneken Pis) - https://visit.brussels/de Memorial to the Battle of Waterloo 1815 - www.waterloo1815.be/ Namur (citadel - one of the largest fortifications in Europe) - www.namurtourisme.be/de/
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