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Gerolsteiner Dolomiten Rock Formations

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Gerolsteiner Dolomiten Rock Formations

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Gerolsteiner Dolomiten Rock Formations

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Location: Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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1. Buchenloch Cave Entrance – Gerolstein Dolomites loop from Gerolstein

4.90km

01:33

170m

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

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2. Millstone Cave at Rother Kopf – Gerolsteiner Dolomiten loop from Bewingen

22.7km

06:34

540m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Buchenloch Cave – Gerolstein Dolomites loop from Gerolstein

17.2km

05:03

480m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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R.Bungartz

November 21, 2020

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.

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

March 13, 2022

"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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September 13, 2020

On the rock path we encounter some beautiful rock formations.

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Location: Gerolstein, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Gerolsteiner Dolomiten Rock Formations

1. Buchenloch Cave Entrance – Gerolstein Dolomites loop from Gerolstein

2. Millstone Cave at Rother Kopf – Gerolsteiner Dolomiten loop from Bewingen

3. Buchenloch Cave – Gerolstein Dolomites loop from Gerolstein

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