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Baumweg Educational Trail – View of Vulkan Kalem loop from Kopp

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Baumweg Educational Trail – View of Vulkan Kalem loop from Kopp

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Baumweg Educational Trail – View of Vulkan Kalem loop from Kopp

02:24

7.92km

270m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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Bus stop

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511 m

Forest in Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

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Beautiful forest with quite good hiking trails

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1.59 km

Giant Bench With View of the Eifel

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Huge bench with a great view of the Eifel

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5.04 km

Genshandewald Forest Nature Trail – Vulkaneifel Nature and Geopark

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👍 a must for families, a nice change on the forest path to the ice caves

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5.08 km

Baumweg Educational Trail

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Interesting not only for children

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5.26 km

Former Reichle Quarry Site

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From 1955 to the early 1960s, the Reichle company operated a small Steinburch plant here. Gravel and chippings were produced for road construction. After the shutdown, a larger quarry was …

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6.25 km

View of Vulkan Kalem

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With a little imagination you can go back in time to the active volcanic Eifel.

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6.31 km

Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

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The ice caves were not created naturally, but rather through the mining of millstones. That is why they are also known as "millstone caves" and have been a listed building …

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7.92 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.60 km

1.50 km

306 m

Surfaces

2.24 km

2.10 km

1.63 km

1.16 km

786 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (340 m)

Weather

Thursday 27 August

21°C

14°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

June 8, 2025,Birresborn - Wanderung zu den Eishölen

The short circular trail leads to the Birresborn Ice Caves. Millstones were once mined there. The cold caves serve as winter quarters for bats from October to April.

The village of Birresborn – from the Old High German for "Birgis's farmstead" – is one of the oldest settlements in the wild Eifel region. The Kalem volcano, rising west of Birresborn, …

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October 31, 2021,Wanderung

We were with our rescue dog group Eastern Ruhr area for Halloween 🎃 Trailen in the Vulkaneifel. That was our trail ..... With 5 mantrailers and an area search dog. It was really exhausting, but really nice. But instead of pouring rain, you might have wanted a little more dry weather 😁.

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March 1, 2024,Runde zu den Eishöhlen und der Riesenbank von Birresborn

We took this lovely short hike in the late afternoon. Starting from Birresborn via a worthwhile side path first to the Riesenbank and from there to the ice caves. To protect bats, only one of the 5 ice caves is accessible between November and April each year. But at least you can penetrate about 30m into it. We went back …

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Baumweg Educational Trail – View of Vulkan Kalem loop from Kopp

Forest in Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Giant Bench With View of the Eifel

Genshandewald Forest Nature Trail – Vulkaneifel Nature and Geopark

Baumweg Educational Trail

Former Reichle Quarry Site

View of Vulkan Kalem

Birresborn Ice Caves (Birresborner Ice Caves)

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