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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
Kottenheim

Junker Schilling Rock – Slag on basalt rocks loop from Ettringen

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Landkreis Mayen-Koblenz
Kottenheim

Junker Schilling Rock – Slag on basalt rocks loop from Ettringen

Moderate

4.1

(15)

52

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Junker Schilling Rock – Slag on basalt rocks loop from Ettringen

02:11

8.00km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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273 m

Basalt Cliffs at Kottenheimer Winfeld

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Interesting and enlightening section on mining basalt in the pit.

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313 m

Kottenheimer Winfeld is the name of the quarry in the district of Kottenheim. The other quarry area is in the district of Ettringen.
From 1858 to 1970, basalt columns were …

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577 m

Kottenheimer Winfeld Basalt Cliffs

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A wonderful place to explore... especially in autumn... a black wall behind colorful leaves

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748 m

Rock Path on the Vulkanpfad Dream Trail

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Nice section on the edge of the basalt pit.

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1.22 km

If you go along the forest path and come to the Junker Schilling Square you will initially see only the rocks. If you go around the rocks, you can see the picture of Junker Schilling ;-)

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1.26 km

Junker Schilling Rock

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2.19 km

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7.59 km

Slag on basalt rocks

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The rock walls of the Kottenheimer Winfeld are about 40 meters high.
The slag is the skin of the 200,000-year-old northeast-flowing lava flow that flowed from the Ettringer Bellersberg volcano.

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8.00 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.60 km

1.59 km

815 m

Surfaces

4.35 km

1.75 km

1.13 km

558 m

218 m

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Sunday 17 May

13°C

7°C

66 %

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