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Mosenberg Volcano Experience Park

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Mosenberg Volcano Experience Park

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Mosenberg Volcano Experience Park

Recommended by 523 hikers out of 535

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Please check local regulations for: Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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

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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. Whirlpools of the Kleine Kyll – Windsborn Crater summit loop from Manderscheid

15.0km

04:24

350m

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

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November 26, 2018

You should take a little time for the volcano adventure park. There is a pavilion here with some information boards. But also a collection of different volcanic rocks that you can touch. The whole thing is located on the site of a former lava mining area. Very interesting!

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Gudrun

August 17, 2017

Former quarrying of volcanic rock, it was not filled in and renatured after it was shut down, but the geological outcrops that were revealed were preserved, which give an exciting look into the history of the Moseberg as a former volcano. An open pavilion with information boards was set up. There is also an area with typical rocks and explanations on information boards on the site. Very informative. The geopath leads directly through it. By laying grass pavers, the site is easily accessible, even with prams or the like.

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Wodi🕊🇺🇦

September 14, 2017

Here you should bring a lot of time and read everything.
Then you can learn a lot.

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🐕‍🦺 Susi 🐾 und 👩 Bettina 🐌

November 7, 2019

Whether in summer or in winter - a great trail that also requires a lot of surefootedness. If you want, you can also make a detour to the Wolfsschlucht gorge from there

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Volker🏃🏻

August 22, 2022

Well done, everyone can find out a lot about the Eifel and volcanism here in a simple and clear way. But you have to take some time for this.

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

March 10, 2022

"... For geologists, the Vulkanererlebnispark Moseberg is really an experience. Mining on the Moseberg uncovered chimneys, lava layers of different grain sizes and slag - this is how the large cross-section through the volcanic cone became visible. Geological outcrops are windows into the history of the earth, they tell us exciting stories about the formation and development of rocks.
Even from afar, the densely wooded Moseberg massif looks like a world of its own enthroned above the landscape. It is part of a three-kilometre-long volcanic ensemble between Bettenfeld, Meerfeld and Manderscheid, which, with maars, bizarre basalt column walls and gorges, is one of the eighty best geotopes in Germany.
The Moseberg near Bettenfeld is not a single volcano, but a whole group of five cinder cones. One of them is the Windsborn, the only real crater lake north of the Alps. The small lake is only up to 1.50 meters deep and gradually silts up. Rare plants, insects and waterfowl have settled in the shore zones of the still waters - a strictly protected biotope. It is surrounded by a protective ring wall made of sweat slag, up to thirty meters high and equipped with a summit cross. This is joined by the Hinkelsmaar and the Meerfelder Maar, forming the unique Moseberg volcanic system. ..."
geopark-vulkaneifel.de/eifel/landschaft/ausfluege-in-die-erdgeschichte/vulkanerlebnispark-mosenberg.html

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Jan

June 25, 2018

A rugged Martian landscape can be explored here

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Melanie

May 5, 2019

Impressive feeling to stand in a crater. Many information boards, very screeching paths. You should not climb up hill. The rock is very sharp.

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Maya unterwegs

March 16, 2020

Here you get a good impression of the geological history of the earth

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Franzi

October 18, 2020

Here you can find a lot of information about the different types of rock in our history.

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4 Pfoten unterwegs 🐾

April 25, 2021

Different rock forms are presented here, all of which occur in the Vulkaneifel.

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Philipp Thiel

May 30, 2021

Here you can learn about stones. An open-air museum.

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Petra Gr.

July 2, 2022

The Vulkanerlebnispark Moseberg offers an interesting insight into the different types of rock.

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Schapp u. die Kegelrobbe🏃🦭🌲🌞🇩🇪

July 30, 2023

Well done

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Schapp u. die Kegelrobbe🏃🦭🌲🌞🇩🇪

July 30, 2023

Well done, you can learn a lot

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Jan

June 27, 2018

At the volcano adventure park you can observe the rugged area of the former volcano. At the info house you can rest well.

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Jakwandern

October 27, 2022

In this place you need time, because the different rocks and their formation are explained. Very nice to learn more about volcanism in the Eifel.

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iganzer

October 30, 2022

Looks like the volcano erupted just a few decades ago. Impressive with all the boulders and visible layers.

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Maya unterwegs

February 7, 2022

Stones from different parts of the Eifel are presented here in a clear and instructive way. You can learn a lot about stones

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Volker🏃🏻

August 22, 2022

Nicely done - you can learn something here!

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Anita/Awa🐕 Und Bianca

July 29, 2023

You really have to see it... and bring time

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haertera

October 7, 2024

The volcanic crater was mined here and today you have a good view of the rock layers. Numerous information boards provide explanations of the geology. There is also a large shelter with benches here.

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Jakwandern

October 27, 2022

Here you can learn a lot about the rocks of volcanism. You need time on site. Very good explanations, beautiful adventure trail.

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🚶‍♀️Verdwaalspoor door Gea 🐕

May 12, 2025

Learn all about the volcanoes in the Eifel and the types of stone. It is explained in detail on the information boards. The different types of stone can be seen there.

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