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Ernstberg

Ernstberg

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Ernstberg

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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Location: Hinterweiler, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Sebastian Kowalke

July 31, 2018

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The almost 700 meters high Ernstberg is not only the highest volcano in the Western Eifel, but also the second highest mountain in the Eifel - only the Hohe Acht is a little higher. The summit is densely forested and offers no view, but still worth a hike up. The mountain slopes are dotted with exciting rock formations that tower out of the forest floor. In combination with the huge beeches here comes a primeval mood.

Around the summit beautiful hiking trails lead through the forest, which are also popular with mountain bike riders.

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R.Bungartz

July 7, 2024

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The Ernstberg is an old Pleistocene stratovolcano with a distinctive ring-shaped arrangement of welding slag and basalt deposits. Its summit consists of welding slag, which builds up a crater wall that is open to the east. This is where the basalt masses flowed out, forming a semicircle on the eastern slope of the mountain; from the Middle Ages until around 1930, millstones were quarried at the foot of the mountain. Source: Wikipedia

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April 23, 2019

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Interesting rock formations covered in moss. Cave entrances from the times of basalt stone mining that are no longer accessible, but can still be seen.
If the trees have no leaves, a view is certainly possible from the flat summit.

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HeimatSpur Ernstberg-Panoramaweg – GesundLand Vulkaneifel

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Ernstberg – View over the Vulkaneifel loop from Daun

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View from Wachtberg – Ernstberg loop from Waldkönigen

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 690 m

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Sunday 31 May

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18 %

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Location: Hinterweiler, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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Ernstberg

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HeimatSpur Ernstberg-Panoramaweg – GesundLand Vulkaneifel

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Ernstberg – View over the Vulkaneifel loop from Daun

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View from Wachtberg – Ernstberg loop from Waldkönigen

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