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Strohner Lava Bomb – Pulvermaar loop from Gillenfeld

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Strohner Lava Bomb – Pulvermaar loop from Gillenfeld

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Strohner Lava Bomb – Pulvermaar loop from Gillenfeld

03:12

11.9km

140m

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

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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80 m

View over Gillenfeld

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the way from Gillenfeld to Pulvermaar, at the end of the long, almost perfectly straight dirt road, you have a beautiful view over the town.

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648 m

Forest path on the ridge of Pulvermaar

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful, natural narrow path.
You should be sure-footed.

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1.28 km

Two beech trees with resting area

Highlight • Natural Monument

Natural monuments between Pulvermaar and Römerberg

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1.86 km

Strohner Määrchen Dry Maar

Highlight • Natural Monument

Right at the edge of the hiking trail there is a beautiful wooden lounger with a panoramic view of the dry maar.

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5.55 km

Strohner Lava Bomb

Highlight • Natural Monument

The almost 120 ton heavy “lava bomb” from Strohn is a geological specialty. With its diameter of almost five meters, it is an impressive, unique testimony to earlier volcanic activity …

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10.6 km

"Lastahuddelhuppen" with wellness bench

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you believe the legend, you must prepare for this highlight and pack a stone. Everything else will be explained on site. Have fun letting go!

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10.6 km

Pulvermaar

Highlight • Lake

Great view at the Lastahuddelhuppen location with a view of the powder maar.

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10.9 km

Pulvermaar

Highlight • Lake

Circular in shape, deep blue in water and unfathomably deep, that is the Pulvermaar near Gillenfeld. It is one of the best-known and most popular Maare, as you can go …

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.01 km

1.57 km

1.22 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

5.19 km

3.26 km

1.77 km

1.33 km

330 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 22 August

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Comments

May 8, 2024,Pulvermaar – Strohner Lavabombe Runde von Gillenfeld

Today I took a little trip from the Pulvermaar towards Strohn, visited the lava bomb and then came back again.
And today it was all there again. Root paths over the volcanic crater (even if it wasn't visible at first glance😬). Endless views 👀👀.... Paths that were closed 🚫. In Strohn there is a nice café where I treated myself …

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Strohner Lava Bomb – Pulvermaar loop from Gillenfeld

View over Gillenfeld

Forest path on the ridge of Pulvermaar

Two beech trees with resting area

Strohner Määrchen Dry Maar

Strohner Lava Bomb

"Lastahuddelhuppen" with wellness bench

Pulvermaar

Pulvermaar

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