クローネンバーグの絶景の山頂・トップ6

The White Stone is approximately 6.5 meters long, 3.5 meters wide, and 1.5 meters high; it weighs about 50 tons. It originated over 30 million years ago as part of a sandstone ridge and was transported by glaciers during the Ice Age to its current location in the Bocksvenn fen. People lived in the area around it as early as 8,000 years ago. Hearths, tools, and flint fragments have been found nearby, indicating that the stone served as a prominent landmark in the landscape from an early period. Over the millennia, it has been reinterpreted time and again – as a boundary stone, cult stone, sacrificial stone, or meeting place. To this day, the White Stone is considered mystical and fascinating, as numerous myths and legends have grown up around it.

The modern observation tower, approximately 30 meters high, was built in 2014. From its platform, one can enjoy an impressive panoramic view of surrounding mountains such as the Hohe Acht, the Aremberg, the Michelsberg, and the Nürburgring when visibility is good. Information panels explain the directions of the view and make orientation easier.

Behind the village of Mürringen, not far from the German border, in a wetland (Bocksvenn), you'll find a white-gray quartzite boulder, the so-called White Stone. The "White White Stone" is a Tertiary quartzite, a block of rock hardened by silica, some of which can still be found on the Eifel plateau, leveled by erosion, at elevations above 550 meters. Due to its hardness, this stone has not weathered like the other "young rock" in the surrounding area. At 692 meters above sea level, the White Stone is the second highest point in Belgium. Source: https://www.eifel.de/go/sehenswertes-detail/weisser_stein_buellingen.html

To clarify: Botrange is 694 metres high and not 964 metres. If you take the stairs in Botrange, you get to just under 700 metres. 964 metres would be a bit too high. Greetings Brian, nature guide High Fens/Eifel/Ardennes

The 30-metre observation tower was built at the end of 2014 to replace the previous tower that stood here from 1973 to 2011. Climb up the 147 steps to enjoy a panoramic view of your surroundings from an elevation of 720 metres.

At the bend of the path a slatted construction takes you to the Weise Stein (White Stone)

Coming from the Wifttal, it goes uphill on moderate asphalt with a gradient of up to 14%. (The asphalt is better for driving up than for driving down)

The Weisse Stein is located in the moor, in the immediate vicinity of the German-Belgian border, near the B265, in the municipality of Büllingen, province of Liège. This boulder, the deposit of a glacier (moraine) marks the second highest point in Belgium, 693.05 m. Anecdote: In 2010, the VRT (Flemish Radio) reported that the Weisse Stein was at a height of 701 m according to the latest measurements using Google Earth. Thus, Botrange (694 m) would have lost its status as the highest point in Belgium. This immediately got the engineers at the National Geographic Institute (IGN) on the scene. Their measurements resulted in 693.05m for the Weisser Stein and 964.26m for Botrange. The traffic offices breathed a sigh of relief, all was right with the world again