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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Vulkaneifel
Kalenborn-Scheuern

Millstone Cave at Rother Kopf – Unfinished Millstone loop from Kalenborn-Scheuern

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Vulkaneifel
Kalenborn-Scheuern

Millstone Cave at Rother Kopf – Unfinished Millstone loop from Kalenborn-Scheuern

Moderate

4.7

(15)

59

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Millstone Cave at Rother Kopf – Unfinished Millstone loop from Kalenborn-Scheuern

03:33

12.4km

290m

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: April 2, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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Bus stop

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3.28 km

Millstone Cave at Rother Kopf

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It is unbelievable under what conditions people mined millstones here in the Middle Ages. The porous volcanic rock is popular because it does not become smooth when it is ground, but remains sharp-edged.

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3.31 km

Unfinished Millstone

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Here you can see how the stones for the mills were formed from the stone in the past

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4.01 km

From here you have a beautiful view of the village of Oos, which belongs to the town of Gerolstein.

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4.21 km

Bench with a view of Rother Kopf

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This place is on the 9th stage of the Eifelsteig.

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9.87 km

Fantastic location with an idyllic path

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9.99 km

Felssturz and Fuchsröhre

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Rock heaps on the southern and south-eastern slopes of Lenzerathes.

Parts blasted from a formerly uniform boulder under the influences of the last ice age, which plummeted to the valley. …

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11.7 km

View of Kalenborn

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12.4 km

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Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.77 km

2.30 km

1.52 km

848 m

Surfaces

3.47 km

2.91 km

2.22 km

1.78 km

1.72 km

180 m

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (380 m)

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Monday 25 May

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