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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Moin Weite Welt (Markus)

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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KOHR

July 18, 2019

Hiking

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

17.1km

04:56

360m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. HeimatSpur Kraterseen Mosenberg

4.99km

01:25

120m

110m

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

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3. Kleine Kyll Stream – Kleine Kyll River loop from Manderscheid

14.4km

04:13

330m

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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Elevation 500 m

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Location: Bettenfeld, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Windsborn Crater summit

1. Rundtour Windsborn-Kratersee und Meerfelder Maar

2. HeimatSpur Kraterseen Mosenberg

3. Kleine Kyll Stream – Kleine Kyll River loop from Manderscheid

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