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Windsborn-Kratersee – Aussichtsturm Landesblick Runde von Meerfeld

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Windsborn-Kratersee – Aussichtsturm Landesblick Runde von Meerfeld

Norbert Ballenberger planned a hike

July 9, 2022

Windsborn-Kratersee – Aussichtsturm Landesblick Runde von Meerfeld

Moderate

04:34

16.0km

3.5km/h

380m

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

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.77 km

Windsborn Crater summit

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One of the few volcanic crater lakes north of the Alps: the Windsborn crater lake, formed around 30,000 years ago. While maars are blasted into the earth as craters when …

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5.66 km

Wolfsschlucht (Vulkaneifel)

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A detour to the Wolfsschlucht takes you into another world. The moss-covered rocks, rare ferns and the sound of the stream have their own charm.

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5.75 km

Basalt Columns in Wolfsschlucht

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Perhaps the most beautiful section on the way from Manderscheid to the Windsborn crater lake. The Horngrabenbach eats its way into the terrain as it becomes steeper and steeper. Shortly …

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6.88 km

Listening station: Dendrophone, humming stone, and listening tube

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Here you can test a buzzing stone, an ear tube and a dendrophone. Different listening experiences with different utensils. Very exciting.

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13.4 km

View of the Meerfelder Maar

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There are parking spaces in front of Meerfeld and also in the village. I recommend the panorama or high-altitude trail, which leads after a stretch through the forest over an …

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13.7 km

Landesblick Observation Tower (Meerfelder Maar)

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The ascent to the "crater rim" is tough, but the view makes up for it. From the observation tower, you have a great view over Meerfeld. You can clearly see …

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14.1 km

Panorama Trail Above Meerfelder Maar

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It is the largest maar of the volcanic Eifel. The crater has a diameter of about 1.7 kilometers. After new datings of the GFZ Potsdam, the Maar emerged in an …

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16.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.61 km

3.51 km

1.80 km

1.42 km

950 m

457 m

207 m

Surfaces

6.29 km

3.59 km

2.05 km

1.71 km

1.17 km

704 m

421 m

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Windsborn-Kratersee – Aussichtsturm Landesblick Runde von Meerfeld

Windsborn Crater summit

Wolfsschlucht (Vulkaneifel)

Basalt Columns in Wolfsschlucht

Listening station: Dendrophone, humming stone, and listening tube

View of the Meerfelder Maar

Landesblick Observation Tower (Meerfelder Maar)

Panorama Trail Above Meerfelder Maar

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