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Windsborn Crater summit

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Windsborn Crater summit

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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    May 9, 2017

    Hiking

    One of the few volcanic crater lakes north of the Alps: the Windsborn crater lake, formed around 30,000 years ago. While maars are blasted into the earth as craters when …
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    October 12, 2016

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    The Windsborn crater lake is almost circular and is completely surrounded by a 20-30 meter high rampart. This quiet place is ideal for a breather and for a short break, because here is usually not much going on. The best thing is to round the crater lake - it's only a few hundred meters.
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    July 18, 2019

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    The Windsborn crater certainly offers one of the most beautiful and interesting hiking experiences in the Vulkaneifel. If you want to get a good overall view of the Moseberg volcanic massif, to which the Windsborn crater belongs, and the unique maar landscape, you can take a sightseeing flight from the Daun-Senheld airfield, which is located between the Schalkenmehrener, Gemündener and Weinfelder Maar possible every day during the holiday season.
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    1. Rundtour Windsborn-Kratersee und Meerfelder Maar

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    Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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