Hiking club for day trips around NRW

Hello out there,
I am looking for some hiking partners to do some day trips around NRW, weekend trips, or even trips 'abroad' to do some 'wandern'. I just got back from the Santiago trail in Spain end of April and its fabulous, so I am ready to do some more - my shoes are broken in! Let me know if you are interested
cheers

I love to hike, so if you ever fel like coming on over to bavaria, then let me know.

Hey Lizzylou,

I am new to Düsseldorf, and I love to hike. I would be up for day trips on the weekend to start, since I'll be working during the week. Let me know if/when you have plans, and we can talk!

Hi,

I'd also be interested. I did the Milford Track in NZ last yr and it was amazing! I can't wait to start doing more trips. Keep me posted.

For your information, someone in Bonn organised a 7-hills hike series (in the Siebengebirge) last year.
I've done a couple of these which are not particularly demanding unless you start out on the Rhein itself.
Plenty of Cafe's etc in the vicinity to provide refreshments.
The Eifel also offers plenty of marked trails, including a large demilitarised zone.

I'm definitely interested in some hiking...keep me posted if anything happens! I live in Wiesbaden but it is still easy for me to get to the Mosel or the Eifel.

Cheers

I'm interested in seeing more of the Rhineland/Mosel. I work too so weekend day trips suit me best. Looking forward to seeing what's planned.

im seriously very very interested in this... preferrably in the mountains or even some mountaineering!!!

I am in Köln btw!

I would also be interested.

yeah, i d like to go hiking too. i only know the eifel but it seems good. i m game for sundays. anybody up for jan 13th?

I love to hike too. Can you please, let me know more about your plans. I would like to join you.

I would also like to join you all on a hiking trip. Please let me know of the dates and locations.

Always interested in a good hike. Done quite a bit in the Swiss Alps & in various areas in Western Canada & USA. Keep me posted when & where. Should be fun!

I saw the date of Jan 13th mentioned. I am up for that if it is still on.

I am very interested as well...is something being organized? Please keep me posted.

I would also be interested, but depends on the terraine as I think my walking boots are in storage somewhere in the Uk!

Are people still interested in this? I have not heard anything since the original posting. I am still up for some day, or even weekend, trips. Anyone else out there still up for it?

Yep, still interested... I guess we just have to settle for something concrete… e.g. what sort of destinations do we have in mind?

Great - I have not really done any hiking in Germany yet...only have been here a short time. Just based on some reading online, I think it would be cool to head down to Mosel for a first trip. Any suggestions would be welcome. How about the second or third weekend in February? We could do either a Saturday or a Sunday.

Mosel is a good place to start; we can search for specific locations. Somewhere in the Eifel could be also an option.
i kind of wanted to use this opportunity also in order to escape this area during the carnival as i am not a big fan of it. This is why i was thinking for instance about the 3/4.2 (?) but perhaps the trains will be extremely full. By the way, how do we intend to go? And who would like to join?...

I might be up for it. I have a car and wouldn't mind driving

aspiadas, great! so are you up to for Feb.3 or 4th?

Hi there,

we're not in NRW but next door in RLP. Would love to go on a hike in Eifel or Mosel area. The next few weekends are out as I have exams and then we have friends coming to stay. But if you do manage to get going another time a bit later in Feb or March, we'd love to join. Especially if there are a few nice cafes on the way.

turas

I am still interested. Sundays work best for me.

Turasteanga, you are welcome any time!
So, what do we have? heading either to Mosel or somewhere in the Eifel, aspiadas might come along and thus we’ll even avoid squeezing in the full trains of carnival. Does Sunday, Feb 3ed work for murfc, sportkiwi and anyone else who would like to join? We shall certainly decide on a bit accurate destination. I’ll do some research myself too and we’ll come up with some suggestions before next Sunday.
Meeting point?

Cheers dimibu!

I will have much more free time during end of Feb or March and it will be good for me to get to know the Eifel region as I will be basing my project on this particular Naturpark so lots of research (hiking, checking facilities for supply of refreshments and snacks) necessary.

About time we used those hiking boots we bought all those years ago

Have fun this time, and we will definitely be there next time!

turas

I was thinking it might be best to start up an email group for our "hiking club"...it might be easier to communicate through an email group...as well as organize events. Do you guys think this would be useful?

yep.. as long as the mail addresses don't get passed to a spammer

I have created a Google Group...just email nrw-hiking-group@googlegroups.com and I will add you to the group. I think this will help us all get a little better organized and get some events on the calendar.

Cheers,

Chris

Hii,

I would like to go hiking too, ive only recently arrived in colonge.. unfortunately ive left my hiking boots, goretex jackets..etc in london.. Im unfamiliar with this region so i dont know where these places are or how far/close it is. Ive noticed that this post was started last June, why so long for any action?
when is everyone going?

halfasleep

Scratch my earlier message...in order to join the group, do either of the following:

- If you have a gmail account, you can sign-up directly on the google groups website: http://groups.google.com/group/nrw-hiking-group?lnk=srg

- PM me your email address and I will invite you to the group.

Once added, you will be able to send messages to the nrw-hiking-group@googlegroups.com email address which will be posted to the google group page, as well as emailed to everyone on the list.

Cheers,

Chris

Will be away till the first weekend of Feb... would love to meet up for next hiking event

irishblueeyes

Hi,

Is anything happening with hiking feb 3rd? Don't have a google account.

somehow the communication via google didn’t really work. So, sportykiwi, it is really a perfect weather, but I guess it would be a too spontaneous to actually go today, would it? Where are you and how did you plan to go?… aspiadas offered to drive, not sure if he still in though. Chris tried to post something on google too, so I suppose he is still interested. Ok guys, let’s move!
next Sunday, Feb. 10th?

Sunday the 10th would be good. I can drive no prob. How about starting a walk starting in Königswinter - I can't drive too far away.

sounds good to me. where shall we meet then? I'm in Bonn... who else is interested?

Bonn is on the way... I have no problem picking up...

i'd be interested i live in colonge, whats the plan/schedule?

KS (halfasleep!!!)

Aspiadas that would be great. Thanks. If Sportykiwi, Chris and halfasleep are still in that means that there are 5 of us!
Königswinter is the goal… we don’t really have a plane, halfasleep. You can suggest one, if you’d like:)
Aspiadas, have you hiked in Königswinter before?
Since the communication via google didn’t really work, what’s the best for us to communicate beforehand?

Hi, yes I have hiked there before. It's not too long, I think there are various routes. Maybe we can get hold of
a guide - I think it comes under Westerwald. The highlight is probably the Drachenfels. Maybe it's a bit of a wimpy
hike but it's a start.

Ok so I got clearance from my g/f to be away on Sunday . So I would suggest leaving from Cologne at about
09:30. Pickup in Bonn at 10:00 - How does that sound ?

I guess we can PM each other for email addresses etc.

At this stage Sunday 10 is good for me. I also have a car if we need one.

Can someone post some details about the destination/routes here...i have limited (and unreliable) internet access so dont have much info.

i hope it doesn't rain...what time do you expect to arrive back?..

KS

Details not sorted yet. Hopefully get back for five o'clock in time for Liverpool against Chelsea.

I am interested in this too, please, let us know about the details. It looks like lot of us are interested...:-)

Hi.. yes.. we will leave from Cologne station at 09:30.

Some info i have found about konigswinter from wiki. Heres some of the highlights:

"Drachenfels is a mountain in Königswinter where, according to legend, Siegfried slayed the dragon that lived on the mountain.
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Near konigswinter:-
Siebengebirge - has Ölberg, the region's highest mountain, with a nice view on the landscape. (about half an hour)"

Current bbc weather forcast on sunday is Sunny!!!

rgds,

KS

I'd love to join in... Keep me posted...
Thanks!

PM'd Rosey and halfasleep

How was the hike, guys? Is there going to be a repeat?

The hike was really nice and yes, I think a repeat will be planned for sometime in April. The group's got a google thing going so if you'd like to join, the best thing to do is to PM murfc with an email address.