The Schneifel is a mountain range in the western EifelAt 692 m, the Black Man is the highest point.
Regions
- The Schneifel is a mountain ridge and belongs to the German-Belgian Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park. Most of it lies in Rhineland-Palatinate, but also achieved North Rhine-Westphalia and Belgium.
- Also included in this article is the one that sounds similar Snow Eifel, which is the region. Geologically, compared to other parts of the Eifel, it is a rather old area with less sharp contours.
- Distance information and tips on how to get there refer to the location Knaufspesch, Municipality of Olzheim, directly on the B265 not far from the mountain top Black man.
places
Other goals
- Saint-Vith, 32 km
- Burg-Reuland, 38 km
- Malmedy
background
language
- German, partly in Rhenish or Moselle-Franconian form
- in Belgium partly French
getting there
Airports
- Cologne Bonn Airport, 100 km, by train from Jünkerath via Cologne takes 2 hours
- Luxembourg Airport, 100 km, by train from Gouvy 1 1/2 hours
- Maastricht Aachen Airport, 110 km, 3 hours by train from Gouvy via Liège
- Brussels Zaventem Airport, almost 200 km, by train from Gouvy almost 2 3/4 hours via Liège
- Frankfurt-Hahn Airport, 100 km, cumbersome with public. Means of transport
- Self-flyers can use the airfield Dahlemer Binz (20 km) use.
Railway lines
Railway lines keep a distance to the Schneifel region
- the DB line runs to the east trier - Cologne; the most favorable is the breakpoint Jünkerath, it is from the bus route 416 Prüm approached via Neuendorf, and is 16 km away from Knaufspesch.
- the line of the Luxembourg and Belgian railways runs to the west Luxembourg city - Liege; the breakpoints Gouvy and Vielsalm are about 50 km away.
- next IC breakpoint is Wittlich (70 km), on the Belgian route network Liege (90 km).
Car
- The A60 / A27 (in Belgium) Wittlich - Verviers happens to the region in the south at Lead alf.
- The B265 Bitburg - Schleiden runs east of the main ridge of the Schneifel and is the most important continuous street in the region.
By bicycle
- from Aachen on the Vennbahn and RAVeL line 45.
- from the south on the Prümtalradweg, in combination with the Enztalradweg
- from the east on the Eifel-Ardennes cycle path
mobility
Tourist Attractions
activities
- Winter sports on Black man and on White stone; further possibilities at Prüm and at Hellenthal
- Hikes and walks, including daffodil meadows, Westwall
- Cycle touring: the upper end of the Kylltal cycle path; it is also possible to cross into the valleys of Olef and Urft with transition to Rur-Ufer cycle path, as well as in the valley of the Ourover which you can use the Moselle cycle path as Luxembourg can reach.
kitchen
nightlife
security
- From November to April, drivers should put on winter tires. Road accidents are more common in the region.
- In the summer half of the year, dangers from and for motorcyclists are to be expected.
- Game crossing is to be expected all year round.
climate
It is about 6 degrees colder than in Cologne. Snow is more likely at higher altitudes than in the other sub-regions of the Eifel.
