Maarsattel – Weinfelder Maar viewpoint loop from Schalkenmehren

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Maarsattel – Weinfelder Maar viewpoint loop from Schalkenmehren

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Maarsattel – Weinfelder Maar viewpoint loop from Schalkenmehren

01:58

6.56km

210m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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2.49 km

Panoramic View of the Vulkaneifel Hills

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All hikers / walkers, who are enjoying this view that presents itself to the eye here, I would like to invite with the words of the writer Otto Wilhelm Ullmann …

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4.32 km

Schalkenmehren

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Swimming and boat rental in the maar possible.
Beautiful route to the three maaren.

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4.53 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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4.94 km

View of Schalkenmehren

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Great panoramic view, even in winter

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5.38 km

From Maarsattel you have an impressive view of two Maare (Schalkenmehrener Maar and Weinfelder Maar) and their explosive history. You can see Schalkenmehren in one direction and the Weinfelder Kapelle …

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5.45 km

Weinfelder Maar viewpoint

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This hike can be done more often. Just beautiful.

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5.63 km

View of the Weinfelder Maar

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The maar is great for hiking and the view from the Dronketurm in clear weather also offers a grandiose view.

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5.73 km

View of the Weinfelder Maar and the Weinfelder Chapel

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Beautiful maar landscape to explore.

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6.56 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.77 km

1.82 km

1.14 km

835 m

Surfaces

2.85 km

1.57 km

902 m

753 m

493 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (400 m)

Weather

Monday 9 November

7°C

0°C

20 %

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Comments

September 10, 2023,Hiker‘s Guide to the Galaxy

Breathing in the universe
This was the motto of a hike that Science in Dialogue (WiD) invited to Schalkenmehren on September 17, 2023 as part of the 2023 Science Year “Our Universe”. The event took place as part of the 'Hiker's Guide through the Galaxy' project in cooperation with Astronomers For Planet Earth, the Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel GmbH and …

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