From the starting point at the campsite in Hammer, the trail first leads us south until we reach the ford at the Hohlweg after a few hundred meters. What we experience today as a rustic hiking trail was once an important transport route. Due to centuries of use by carts and cattle, the path has cut deep into the ground. Due to its proximity to the Riffelsbach stream, the hollow path is damp and muddy for most of the year. Where heavy carts once had to be pulled through the stream bed at the ford, a small bridge now makes it easier for hikers to cross.

From the ford, the southernmost point of the tour, the route follows the Rur valley upstream through a beautiful floodplain landscape. The Rur meanders through the landscape in wide bends and, with a little luck and attention, traces of the beaver that settled here a few years ago can be found in this area. Gnawed trees bear witness to the habits of the water dweller, which builds its castles from the wood of deciduous trees and feeds on the bark. The small rodent was already extinct in the Eifel and it was only after the successful resettlement of some animals from Poland in the 1980s that the industrious landscape architects returned to the Eifel.

After about two kilometers, we reach the northernmost point of the tour and the path bends in a westerly direction. We follow the Brommersbach stream for a short distance, which has its source east of Eicherscheid and meanders through the Rur valley before flowing into the Rur at this point. Numerous rare plants grow to the left and right of the stream bed and many animals have also settled here. Because of these biotopes, the area has been declared a nature reserve. We leave the lively little stream after a few hundred meters and walk back through a wooded area towards Hammer, where our tour ends.