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Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Elkenroth

Rosenheimer Lay Nature Reserve – Rosenheimer Lay Basalt Lake loop from Elkenroth

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Altenkirchen
Elkenroth

Rosenheimer Lay Nature Reserve – Rosenheimer Lay Basalt Lake loop from Elkenroth

Moderate

4.7

(37)

110

hikers

Rosenheimer Lay Nature Reserve – Rosenheimer Lay Basalt Lake loop from Elkenroth

02:23

8.69km

140m

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: February 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Lindians Seifen

Rosenheimer Lay

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460 m

St. Elisabeth Catholic Church, Elkenroth

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Beautiful old church, built 1869-72.

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2.99 km

Rosenheimer Lay Nature Reserve

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Former basalt demolition area with a lake, is now a beautiful nature reserve de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosenheimer_Lay

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3.00 km

Rosenheimer Lay Basalt Lake

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The Rosenheimer Lay is an abandoned quarry, which was formerly also called Kotzenrother Lay, in which basalt was mined until 1976 and is now a wet biotope.

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6.48 km

Three Big Stones in the Elbbach Valley

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Say from the wild and romantic Elbbachtal about the "three thick stones":
The legend tells of the Hildburg on the Elkenrother side of the Elbe stream. The knight's wife was …

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6.53 km

Elbbach Gorge

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Very idyllic brook valley with bridge and Fuhrt. It runs like a deep swath through the mountain with imposing steep slopes on the right and left. Very beautiful.

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8.69 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.63 km

1.66 km

1.26 km

113 m

Surfaces

4.62 km

1.76 km

1.07 km

838 m

273 m

< 100 m

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Lowest point (350 m)

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Wednesday 20 May

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11 %

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