Gerolsteiner Dolomiten Rock Formations

A hike through the Gerolsteiner Dolomites is probably one of the most beautiful tours that you can undertake in the Eifel. Absolutely worthwhile, also for children.

"With an area of around 102 hectares, the area around the Gerolstein Dolomites has been designated a nature reserve since 1990.
+ animal species found: bat
+ plant species found: juniper, orchids, characteristic plants, calcareous grassland, woodrush beech forest, woodruff beech forest, orchid calcareous beech forest Around 380 million years ago, there was a warm, subtropical shallow sea here, in which mighty reefs of stromatoporoids - relatives of sponges - and corals formed. After the dolomitization, sinking and folding of the rocks, the Devonian deposits were lifted out again. This created today's Gerolstein Dolomites, which rise steeply above the Kyll valley north of the center of Gerolstein. The rocks "Hustley", "Munterley", "Drohende Ley", "Große Kanzel" and "Auberg" characterize the cityscape even from afar and form the landmark Gerolsteins. The most famous peak of the Gerolstein Dolomites is the "Munterley" - with a height of 482 meters - and offers a breathtaking view over Gerolstein, the Kyll valley and far into the Volcanic Eifel. This view was obviously also enjoyed by Stone Age people who settled here 30,000 years ago, as evidenced by stone tools and bones found in the nearby Buchenloch cave.
Visit to the Gerolstein Dolomites can be perfectly combined with hiking the rock path - the northern part of the "Gerolstein Dolomites Eight". The almost eight-kilometer-long circular tour offers many magical places and geological traces."
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On the rock path we encounter some beautiful rock formations.