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Vulkaneifel Trail: VulkaMaar Trail: Stage 1: Manderscheid-Bettenfeld-Meerfeld
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Manderscheider Burgen_Vulkaneifel-Pfad: VulkaMaar-Pfad: Etappe 1: Manderscheid-Bettenfeld-MeerfeldPhoto: D. Ketz, GesundLand Vulkaneifel GmbH
From the Manderscheider castles to the Wolfsschlucht gorge to the largest Eifel maar.
Highlights along the way:
- Manderscheid Local History and Maar Museum- Manderscheid castles- Wolf Gorge- Valley of the Kleine Kyll- Mosenberg volcano experience- Windsborn mountain crater lake- Meerfeld Maar
Tour planner:
VulkaMaar Trail (2-day tour): Manderscheid-Meerfeld-Manderscheid
2nd stage: Start: Meerfeld Finish: Manderscheid Length: 13.8 km Walking time: 4.5 hrs.
Author’s recommendation
GesundLand Vulkaneifel GmbH will be happy to put together an individual hiking tour for you, including hotel and luggage transfer.
Track types
Show elevation profileRest stops
Gasthaus WeilerGasthaus-Pension Brunnenstübchen
Hotel-Restaurant Poststuben die post
Ferienwohnung Kappen
NaturPurHotel Maarblick
Safety information
Stay on the marked hiking trails.Stay away from steep edges and rock faces (danger of falling).
Keep an eye on your children if necessary.
Small steps and a steady pace save energy uphill and protect your joints downhill.
Take something to drink with you, drinking is important even if you are not thirsty.
And: Please keep nature clean.
Tips and hints
GesundLand Vulkaneifel GmbHLeopoldstrasse 5, 54550 Daun
Phone +49 (0)6592 951370
E-mail: info@gesundland-vulkaneifel.de
GesundLand Tourist Information Manderscheid
Grafenstraße 21, 54531 Manderscheid
E-mail: manderscheid@gesundland-vulkaneifel.de
Eifel Tourism (ET) GmbH
Phone: +49 (0)6551 - 96 56 0E-mail: info@eifel.info
Start
Destination
Turn-by-turn directions
You can also find a photo of the corresponding trail logo in the picture gallery.
Note
Public transport
Bus:Line 300 (RadBus): Daun - Bernkastel-Kues (via Manderscheid)
Mon.-Sun. at least every two hours
runs between 1 April and 1 November as a RadBus with bicycle trailer, information and booking at www.radbusse.de
Line 351: Manderscheid - Wittlich
Mon.-Sat. two-hourly; Sun. four-hourly
Line 352: Meerfeld - Manderscheid
Mon.-Fri. single trips during the day; (not all trips are offered during the kindergarten holidays)
RufBus line 533: Gerolstein - Manderscheid as RufBus (Tel.: 0651/99 98 78 99; Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m., early booking recommended!).
Runs every two hours Mon.-Sun.; additional buses run without prior notification during school transport.
RufBus line 553: Daun - Manderscheid as RufBus (Tel.: 0651/99 98 78 99; Mon.-Fri. 8am-6pm, early booking recommended!)
Mon.-Sun. every two hours
You can also find all bus connections at www.vrt-info.de or in the VRT App.
DB Rail:
Cologne-Gerolstein-Trier railway line to Gerolstein station and on by bus.
Railway line Koblenz-Trier/Luxembourg to Wittlich main station and continue with bus line 300.
You can find all rail connections at www.bahn.de
Getting there
Please use the navigable start address in the Parking section to enter in your navigation device.Or use the online route planner at the end of the stage description.
Parking
At the Kurhaus Manderscheid / Kurpark, Grafenstr. 21, 54531 ManderscheidCar park Burgenblick
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Author’s map recommendations
No. 33 "Volcanic Eifel around Manderscheid"
ISBN: 978-3-921805-70-1
Scale: 1:25.000
Equipment
Backpack food and sturdy shoes are recommended.Walking poles may be helpful for the trails.
Statistics
- 25 Waypoints
- 25 Waypoints
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