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Great Wolfstein – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Nisterau

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Great Wolfstein – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Nisterau

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Great Wolfstein – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Nisterau

03:26

12.5km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

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Bacher Lay

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Start point

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4.58 km

Great Wolfstein

Highlight • Natural Monument

According to legend, the devil is said to have had the idea to build a staircase to heaven. But when he flew with his load from Kirburg towards Marienberg, the …

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5.39 km

Kleiner Wolfstein

Viewpoint

6.01 km

Kletterwald am Wildpark

Forest

6.37 km

Hedwigsturm at the Bad Marienberg wildlife park

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The 18 meter high Hedwig Tower was built at the suggestion of the local Westerwald association. The tower is named after Hedwig Weber, a patron of the association. The open …

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8.80 km

Schwarze Nister Riverside Trail

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Beautiful path section along the stream. Enjoy the lapping of the water, the fresh air of the forest and the lush flora along the way.

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8.82 km

Viaduct of the former railway line between Bad Marienberg and Großseifen over the Schwarze Nister

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Impressive structure, if you drive under it.

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11.0 km

Schwarze Nister

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When you see the stream, you know why it is called the "black nest".

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11.3 km

Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

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It is a disused basalt quarry, which is located between Bad Marienberg and Nisterau directly on the Black Nister, an inlet of the large Nister. The name is derived from …

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11.4 km

Bridge Over the Schwarze Nister

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A rustic wooden bridge leads here over the Black Nister.

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11.7 km

Bacher Lay — Basalt Quarry and Lake

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In the Bacher Lay basalt AG was mined in the open pit until the 1960s by Basalt AG in Linz near Neuwied. Then the basalt quarry was shut down and …

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12.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.09 km

3.34 km

1.55 km

513 m

Surfaces

6.01 km

2.49 km

1.64 km

978 m

908 m

464 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Wednesday 2 September

18°C

12°C

67 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

January 29, 2023,Nisterau-kleiner Wolfsstein-Bacher Lay

A very nice round that I stole from Opiharry, thank you for the template 👌😉 in nice, crisp, cold winter weather from Nisterau via the small Wolfsstein and the Bad Marienberger wildlife park to the always fascinating Bacher Lay 👍

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February 9, 2025,Nisterau - Wolfssteine - Bacher Lay

A beautiful and always great round trip from Nisterau to the Wolfssteine. In between, a good coffee in the Steig-Alm, down to the Basaltsee and along the Black Nister to the Bacher Lay😉

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September 24, 2022,Freud und Leid um Bad Marienberg

A beautiful, but also sad round around Bad Marienberg. I haven't been to the Wolfsteinen for a long time and was shocked at how much the forest is suffering there 😕

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Great Wolfstein – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Nisterau

Great Wolfstein

Hedwigsturm at the Bad Marienberg wildlife park

Schwarze Nister Riverside Trail

Viaduct of the former railway line between Bad Marienberg and Großseifen over the Schwarze Nister

Schwarze Nister

Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

Bridge Over the Schwarze Nister

Bacher Lay — Basalt Quarry and Lake

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