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Rhineland-Palatinate

Bernkastel-Wittlich

Meerfeld

Meerfelder Maar

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Bernkastel-Wittlich

Meerfeld

Meerfelder Maar

Meerfelder Maar

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    1. Unkenstein Tunnel – Grünewald Tunnel loop from Wittlich Hauptbahnhof

    90.4km

    04:11

    1,080m

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    May 31, 2021

    A great destination with a fantastic panorama:

    The maar is at least 30,000 years old and, according to the latest findings, is probably even 40,000 years old. [2] In 1978 the lake deposits were examined to determine the exact age. Numerous drillings have been carried out in the Meerfelder Maar to date.

    It was created by a huge underground phreatomagmatic explosion that is triggered when hot magma hits a water-rich rock layer as it ascends. Due to the explosively evaporating water, the surrounding rocks are shattered and partly thrown upwards. The resulting cavity fills with rock again and a burglar funnel is created on the surface. The magma chamber from which the magma rose is about 2000 to 6000 m below the Meerfelder Maar.

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

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