ナイターセンの天然記念物・トップ20

A small highlight in Rhineland-Palatinate. The almost continuous cycle path is really great.

Visit Döttesfeld

The blue stones, also called "pillars of the earth", are obviously once again a hiking highlight, see also https://www.komoot.com/de-de/highlight/787607

A geological peculiarity from the old volcanic times can be seen here: the basalt steles that can be seen at this point have been given the name "The Pillars of the Earth". I don't know whether Ken Follet also knows this place :-)

A pretty, narrow hiking trail, a little above the river "Große Nister". One could describe it as "wild and romantic" - which might sound kitschy to some.

Not only the path is interesting, but also the large boulders. Especially if you pay attention to the straight edges.

A very attractive route.

The basalt crater, located just a few meters from the magnificent panoramic view above Windeck-Kuchhausen, is considered a natural monument. The volcanic rock, solidified into angular columns, is particularly impressive here. Basalt is a rock that was formed in the Miocene period between five and 25 million years ago. At that time, large areas of lava emerged from the earth's interior to the earth's surface in the area of today's Westerwald. At today's Kuchhausen, however, the liquid interior of the earth burst through the bedrock in a vent. Much of the lava got stuck in the funnel-shaped vent and solidified into the distinctive square or hexagonal columns.