The basalt cone Parkstein above the town of the same name is one of the "100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria" and is the only national geotope in the region! It is at its top at 595 meters, the basalt wall itself is 38 meters high. The basalt cone is of volcanic origin. It formed in the Tertiary around 24 million years ago. Since July 2013, the Parkstein volcano experience has been enriched by the new volcano museum below the basalt cone with an hourly volcanic eruption.

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Rombea

August 10, 2021

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The "volcano experience" Parkstein includes the basalt cone, the geopath and the rock cellars. On a footpath one reaches the summit of the "volcano" with its wonderful view, the basalt wall and the castle ruins with the mountain church. You can visit the inside of the volcano in the rock cellars! In addition, the museum "Vulkanerlebnis Parkstein", the info point and the guided tours round off this great and worth seeing experience place. Even Alexander von Humboldt was once impressed by the Hohe Parkstein and ennobled it as the “most beautiful basalt cone in Europe”.

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Kay Low

May 30, 2020

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There are somewhat hidden doors on the basalt cone that lead into the volcano. Here you can practically walk a bit into the volcano.

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1. Waldnaab Bike Path – Parkstein Basalt Cone loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

55.5km

03:47

680m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Upper Gate, Old Town of Weiden – Parkstein Basalt Cone loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

28.0km

01:49

210m

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Parkstein cycle path section – Parkstein Basalt Cone loop from Latsch

17.8km

01:10

190m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Location: Parkstein, Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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Parkstein Basalt Cone and Volcano Experience Museum

1. Waldnaab Bike Path – Parkstein Basalt Cone loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

2. Upper Gate, Old Town of Weiden – Parkstein Basalt Cone loop from Weiden (Oberpf)

3. Parkstein cycle path section – Parkstein Basalt Cone loop from Latsch

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