Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry – Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay loop from Nisterau

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Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry – Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay loop from Nisterau

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Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry – Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay loop from Nisterau

01:48

6.59km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Bacher Lay

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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797 m

Bacher Lay — Basalt Quarry and Lake

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In the Bacher Lay basalt AG was mined in the open pit until the 1960s by Basalt AG in Linz near Neuwied. Then the basalt quarry was shut down and …

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1.11 km

Bridge Over the Schwarze Nister

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A rustic wooden bridge leads here over the Black Nister.

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1.14 km

Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

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It is a disused basalt quarry, which is located between Bad Marienberg and Nisterau directly on the Black Nister, an inlet of the large Nister. The name is derived from …

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1.48 km

Schwarze Nister

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When you see the stream, you know why it is called the "black nest".

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3.63 km

Bad Marienberg Church

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The Evangelical Parish Church is located on Kirchstrasse. This is a rectangular hall building from 1819 based on designs by master architect and director F.L. Schrumpf and E. Ph. Wolff, …

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5.41 km

Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay

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Impressive basalt wall in the forest.

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5.52 km

Bacher Lay Geotope Information Board

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So beautiful here

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5.55 km

Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay

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So beautiful this area!

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6.59 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.47 km

1.47 km

402 m

260 m

Surfaces

2.43 km

2.10 km

1.01 km

840 m

225 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 3 November

7°C

3°C

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Comments

June 30, 2023,Basaltsteinbruch-Tour mit Abstecher zur Kneippanlage 💦🥶👍

The pub facilities are also highly recommended. 😊 Nice and refreshing

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September 25, 2024,Bad Marienberg "Kleiner Wäller - Schwarze Nister" 25.09.2024

Last very small functional test before the "Ultra-Belgian" next weekend.

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January 7, 2024,Bacher Lay

Spontaneously and unplanned we drove across the Westerwald and finally explored the Bacher Lay

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January 13, 2025,4 km Fotografischer Spaziergang zu den Eiswelten in der Bacher Lay

Start, finish and free parking:
Hikers' parking lot at the Schorrberg ski lift in Bad Marienberg.
ATTENTION: When the ski lift is in operation, especially at the weekend, parking is not an option, so it is better to park in parking lots in the city center OR to be there very early... it is also better to be there early …

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March 27, 2022,Bacher Lay (Bad Marienberg)

From Nisterau through the Bacher Lay to the Marienquelle and back
We parked at the cemetery in Nisterau. Lots of space, shade and the small forest path down to the Nister is really spectacular.

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March 13, 2023,An der schwarzen Nister

Since yesterday I have Komoot Premium (thanks to
@ Christiane) and have tried different things. Walked a few meters along the black Nister when it was raining and windy.

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December 15, 2022,4 km Zu den Eiswasserfällen in der Bacher Lay

Start, finish and parking:
parking lot Schorrberg ski slope in Bad Marienberg

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If the temperature is below 0° Celsius for several days, impressive icicles form on the book wall of the former basalt mine, which almost look like ice waterfalls.

More hiking suggestions:
typical-Westerwald.de/Blog

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February 13, 2022,4 km Bacher Lay Foto Spaziergang

Start, finish and parking:
parking lot the Schorrberg ski lift in Bad Marienberg

more hiking suggestions:
typical-westerwald.de

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