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Rhineland-Palatinate
Vulkaneifel
Hohenfels-Essingen

Visible Millstone Quarry – Basalt Cliff and Lupine Meadow loop from Hohenfels-Essingen

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Germany
Rhineland-Palatinate
Vulkaneifel
Hohenfels-Essingen

Visible Millstone Quarry – Basalt Cliff and Lupine Meadow loop from Hohenfels-Essingen

Moderate

4.7

(11)

36

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Visible Millstone Quarry – Basalt Cliff and Lupine Meadow loop from Hohenfels-Essingen

02:28

8.97km

150m

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 9, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1,000 m

Visible Millstone Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Here you can still see some half-finished millstones. What backbreaking work that must have been!

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2

3.09 km

View of the Eifel Hills

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3

5.75 km

Nice rest area

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A nice rest area on the Döhmberg, but with a view of a dubious sight: the remains of a WKA, which have been there for many years.

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4

7.59 km

Basalt Cliff Path

Highlight • Natural Monument

The basalt wall is impressive

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5

7.67 km

Basalt Cliff and Lupine Meadow

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Who will find the giraffe? ;-)

P.S. A real lupine sea can be found here :-)

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6

7.94 km

There are even a few anchor points / eyes for climbers ;-)

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8.97 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.57 km

1.21 km

796 m

340 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.74 km

2.59 km

1.74 km

470 m

427 m

< 100 m

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Friday 16 October

13°C

6°C

45 %

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