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Maarkreuz Schalkenmehren – Schalkenmehrener Maar loop from Gillenfeld

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Maarkreuz Schalkenmehren – Schalkenmehrener Maar loop from Gillenfeld

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Maarkreuz Schalkenmehren – Schalkenmehrener Maar loop from Gillenfeld

02:27

22.6km

320m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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4.65 km

Although the current location of the Maar Cross is no longer the original one, it offers hikers a relaxing place to rest and a fantastic view of the Schalkenmehrener Maar and the vast volcanic landscape. A saying was carved into the beam: “Maarkreuz be mentioned, for our salvation in this country. Emergency year 1932.” Since its construction, many pilgrims and hikers have taken a break on the mountain ridge with a view of the two maars.

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11.8 km

Viewpoint

12.1 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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The Schalkenmehrerener Maar is the southernmost and largest of the three Dauner Maars. There is another dry maar to the east of the Maarsee. It is one of the rare double maars and is only around 10,000 years old. There is a very beautiful circular path around the maar. To the south is the village of Schalkmehren with places to stop for refreshments.

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12.7 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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Pretty and small Maar to relax or to do pedal boat rounds in peace.

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13.6 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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The Maars are always worthwhile. The calm they radiate and also strength, just wonderful

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13.7 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

Lake

14.0 km

Path to Schalkenmehrener Maar

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Wonderful landscape, easy to walk, no asphalt road, nice lap around the lake possible.

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15.0 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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Definitely worth a stop!

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16.1 km

Old Schalkenmehren Train Station

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"Old Station" Schalkenmehren
Passenger service between Daun and Wittlich was discontinued on November 1, 1981.
Schalkenmehren. Approaching the Old Station in Schalkenmehren on the former railway line, today's Maare-Mosel cycle path, and seeing the station building, it's hard to believe that it was opened as a fourth-class railway station exactly 100 years ago.
But how did it all begin 100 years ago? Surveying for the Daun-Wittlich railway line began as early as 1897. General preparatory work for the single-track line began in 1907. But it would take some time before the Daun-Schalkenmehren-Gillenfeld section opened on December 1, 1909, with the line running over the 28-meter-high Daun viaduct and through the 560-meter-long Schalkenmehren railway tunnel, "Großes Schlitzohr" (Great Sly Fox). The extension from Gillenfeld to Manderscheid to Pantenburg was completed on May 1, 1910, and the extension from Manderscheid-Pantenburg to Wittlich, signifying the completion of the entire line, was completed on July 1, 1910.
The completion of the Daun-Wittlich railway line brought rapid development to the village of Schalkenmehren. In the first year of the line's existence (1910), 18,968 tickets were sold in Schalkenmehren, followed by 25,057 in 1913, 27,969 in 1919, and even 30,279 in 1922. In addition, Schalkenmehren station was designed for general cargo traffic and the receipt and dispatch of wagonloads.
Text / Source: volksfreund.de
volksfreund.de/region/vulkaneifel/ein-schmuckstueck-fuer-nostalgiker_aid-5712448

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22.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.5 km

1.85 km

1.83 km

1.64 km

821 m

Surfaces

8.23 km

6.22 km

3.96 km

3.08 km

844 m

265 m

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

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