The path leads east from the castle to the German border. With its neighboring hamlets, such as the peaceful Pützhag, which we cross, the village of Raeren is particularly extensive. This hike impresses with its diversity. The hiker wanders from an open hedgerow landscape to a more closed landscape with the large forest bordering Germany. A little further into the woodland, we cross the former Vennbahn route. Back then, the steam engines still spewed their soot into the greenery ... Nowadays, the RAVeL runs through the high forest. Once it reaches the top, the route leads back down to Raeren at the edge of the forest. And then it continues through the meadows over various stiles - a real pleasure. And how nice it is to see that biodiversity is preserved thanks to the numerous hedgerows, as the hedgerows are home to their very own fauna. The day slowly winds down and the turnstiles take us back to the village of Raeren, which is already freezing in the emerging winter.