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View of Aremberg – Hidden Basalt Lake loop from Hoffeld

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Rhineland-Palatinate

View of Aremberg – Hidden Basalt Lake loop from Hoffeld

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4.6

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32

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View of Aremberg – Hidden Basalt Lake loop from Hoffeld

01:49

6.58km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. 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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Rhein-Ahr-Eifel

Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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631 m

View of Aremberg

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The Aremberg can be seen from afar in the area and is a striking landmark. For Aremberg and the village of the same name see de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aremberg

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2.15 km

Access Trail to the Ahrsteig

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Rustic hiking trail with all kinds of "garbage" from the former mining of stone

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3

2.90 km

Dohl Cross Outdoor Chapel

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The Dohl Cross or Scher Cross near Hoffeld is a historic pilgrimage site on the way to the pilgrimage church in Barweiler. Pilgrims gather here in small groups or individually …

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3.57 km

Hunting Lodge at Wildsee

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5

3.78 km

Hidden Basalt Lake

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Due to the large amounts of rain, the lake has grown so large that we went the way a little differently than originally planned.

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4.85 km

Hofelder See or Hofelder Kopp Section of the MTB3 Rad Arena

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4.89 km

Hoffelder Kopp Quarry Lake

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Former basalt mining pit filled with water

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6.13 km

Ridge Trail above Hoffeld

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High path above Hoffeld.

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6.58 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.99 km

838 m

684 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.72 km

1.86 km

1.42 km

458 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

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Sunday 23 August

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August 22, 2021,Zum kleinen und großen Basaltsee in Hoffeld
Today we only had time for a short walk to the small and large basalt lake in Hoffeld with a detour to the forest chapel. Most of the paths are ok, only in some places the path has been washed out due to the heavy rainfalls in the past (therefore only recommendable at the moment if you are good on …

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