View of the Kesselbach Valley – Basalt columns at Basaltkrater, Naturpark Bergisches Land loop from Kuchhausen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Rhein-Sieg-Kreis

Windeck

View of the Kesselbach Valley – Basalt columns at Basaltkrater, Naturpark Bergisches Land loop from Kuchhausen

Moderate

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View of the Kesselbach Valley – Basalt columns at Basaltkrater, Naturpark Bergisches Land loop from Kuchhausen

02:36

9.06km

220m

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: August 18, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.91 km

Forest Trail in Naturpark Bergisches Land

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2.25 km

Celtic Ringwall Mütterberg

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According to recent archaeological research, the site dates back to the 2nd to 1st century BC.
For those interested in this study (found in Update 2):
epflicht.ulb.uni-bonn.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:5:2-1316010

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3.08 km

Rest Area at the Ringwall

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Perfect place to take a break for those who are on the Sieg natural trail. After fighting your way up the mountain, you can take a break here.

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3.10 km

Iron Age ring wall

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At this point, in the middle of the forest, the hiker not only comes across a small rest area, but also a powerful leap back in human history, long before …

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4.75 km

View of the Kesselbach Valley

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The Kesselbachtal near Windeck-Stromberg in the Sieg-Westerwald is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers. It is part of the "Wälderweg" (Erlebniswege Sieg) and leads up to a historic …

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5.43 km

Stone Bridge Over the Kesselbach

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The Kesselbachtal near Windeck-Stromberg in Sieg-Westerwald is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers. It is part of the "Wälderweg" (Erlebniswege Sieg) and leads up to a historic ringwall. …

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8.63 km

Basalt columns at Basaltkrater, Naturpark Bergisches Land

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A geological peculiarity from the old volcanic times can be seen here: the basalt steles that can be seen at this point have been given the name "The Pillars of …

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8.98 km

Basalt Crater 'Blauer Stein' Hiking Car Park

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Spacious car park just 3 minutes' walk from the "Blauer Stein" basalt crater

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9.06 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.56 km

987 m

295 m

197 m

Surfaces

4.01 km

3.24 km

1.28 km

511 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

September 17, 2024,Von der Sieg zum Blauen Stein

We decided to take a short evening walk to the "Blue Stone" in the Windecker Ländchen.
We didn't find a blue stone 🤔🫣 but we were there 😰☀️
A very beautiful, varied path, and on Tuesday afternoon we were almost alone, a 🚵 and a ♀️ with 🐕‍🦺

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