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Vulkanerlebniss Wartgesberg – Strohner Schweiz Runde von Gillenfeld

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Vulkanerlebniss Wartgesberg – Strohner Schweiz Runde von Gillenfeld

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June 3, 2022

Vulkanerlebniss Wartgesberg – Strohner Schweiz Runde von Gillenfeld

Moderate

03:55

14.5km

3.7km/h

190m

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Overview

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.79 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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5.47 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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6.41 km

Wartgesberg Quarry

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The elongated Wartgesberg probably consists of three large volcanic cinder cones, which, like pearls on a string, are lined up along a crevice running from north to south. The Sprinker …

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6.76 km

Wartgesberg Lava Quarry

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Not far behind the lava bomb in Strohn, in the direction of Strohner Switzerland, you reach the lava wall, which borders the lava fracture behind it and offers an excellent …

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6.97 km

Strohner Switzerland

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Those who hike here stroll through steep lava walls that tower up to the treetops to the right and left of the Alfbach. This magical place is part of the longest lava flow in the Eifel.

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7.08 km

Lava Flow in the Alftal Valley

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The longest lava flow in the Eifel.
The violent eruptions of the Wartgesberg volcanism were due to the high proportion of gas in the glowing magma rising from a depth …

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8.57 km

View of the Vulkaneifel

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If you take the mill path from Strohner Schweiz and then finally step out of the forest, the Eifel is at your feet. On a clear day you can see as far as the Moselle heights and the Hunsrück.

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13.6 km

The circular route is almost 2.5 kilometers, so it is also easy to manage with children. It is also wooded and therefore easy to hike even in midsummer. For a highlight, the Lastenhuddelhumpen, you should pack a stone.

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14.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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8.63 km

2.94 km

1.80 km

1.11 km

Surfaces

6.18 km

6.06 km

1.44 km

688 m

107 m

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Vulkanerlebniss Wartgesberg – Strohner Schweiz Runde von Gillenfeld

Strohner Määrchen Dry Maar

Strohner Lava Bomb

Wartgesberg Quarry

Wartgesberg Lava Quarry

Strohner Switzerland

Lava Flow in the Alftal Valley

View of the Vulkaneifel

Pulvermaar

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