Absolutely impressive - when I was there, the crater lake was frozen with a thin layer of ice and was idyllic. However, I would like to go back here in spring/summer to discover the local flora and fauna... because according to the information board there is a lot to observe here. 😊

Translated by

•

PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 10, 2022

Hiking

"... The Windsborn Crater Lake is a water-filled volcanic crater in the Eifel, which is part of the Rhenish Slate Mountains. It is located near Bettenfeld in the Bernkastel-Wittlich district of Rhineland-Palatinate and belongs to the Mosenberg crater group, which consists of four craters and is named after the 517 m above sea level high Mosenberg. ..."
+++ CONTINUATION and MORE INFORMATION:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windsborn-Kratersee

Translated by

•

Nearby routes

Best routes near Windsborn Crater Lake

4.8

(353)

1,252

hikers

1. 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.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.8

(353)

1,252

hikers

2. 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.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

4.8

(353)

1,252

hikers

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.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Hard

Details

Informations

Elevation 480 m

Weather

Thursday 12 March

10°C

4°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See nearby routes

Take Me There

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

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Hörstation Dendrophon, Summstein und Hörrohr

View of the Manderscheid Castles

Felsenpfad Manderscheid

Speicherbach Stream Trail

Entlang des Speicherbachs

View of Mosenberg

Bench With View of Meerfelder Maar

Wolfsschlucht (Wolf Gorge)

View of Niederburg Manderscheid

Narrow Forest Trail in Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Windsborn Crater Lake

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

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

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

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️