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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

(41)

96

hikers

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

02:23

8.67km

140m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Lindians Seifen

Rosenheimer Lay

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

460 m

St. Elisabeth Catholic Church, Elkenroth

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Beautiful old church, built 1869-72.

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2

1.43 km

Disused railway line

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3

3.00 km

Rosenheimer Lay Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

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

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4

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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5

6.48 km

Three Big Stones in the Elbbach Valley

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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8.67 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.64 km

1.62 km

1.23 km

188 m

Surfaces

4.38 km

1.87 km

999 m

993 m

335 m

101 m

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Lowest point (350 m)

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Saturday 31 October

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Comments

February 23, 2022,Elbbachtal 🥾🪵+ Rosenheimer Lay☀️🦆
Nice way. But not suitable at the moment you have to climb over fallen trees and it's very muddy 🤷🏼

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