There is a lot to experience along the trail this first day, enchanted forests, beautiful pastures and some lovely burbling streams. You never quite lose the sense of civilisation, though, as there are always houses, roads and other non-wilderness stuff near where you are. If you’re interested in industrial history, you’ll also be passing a few sites of old mines and factories, now overgrown and quite wild. So if you’re looking for a retreat from the world, this stretch will give you some lovely views but you’re never far from modern conveniences except when you’re atop the Struffelt. From there you can see villages down in the valleys below, but the vast sky and the moor stretching out in all directions makes it a tranquil spot. The same applies to wildlife. Along the route you might catch some interesting birds, but on the whole it’s a not a great place for fauna, again except on the Struffelt.
All in all, this is a great start of the Eifelsteig, and I believe that the rest of the trail will provide a lot of exciting sights and experiences!