THE GERMAN VULCAN STREET

39 EXPLORED GEOLOGICAL, CULTURAL-HISTORICAL & INDUSTRIAL-HISTORICAL SIGHTS

INFO-HOTLINE: 02636 194 33

The Laacher See National Geopark and the Vulkaneifel Nature and UNESCO Global Geopark invite visitors to take a discovery tour along the 280 km long “German Volcano Route”. The signposted vacation and adventure route connects 39 accessible geological, cultural-historical and industrial-historical sights around the theme of Eifel volcanism. Visitors are presented with a variety of volcanic remains such as maars, cinder cones, lava flows, domes and numerous bubbling springs. In museums, information centers and mines, the fiery natural heritage is presented in a clear and understandable way. 

GEOLOGY

1ST HARVEST CROSS: HOT ASHES - STILL LAKE!

CULTURAL HISTORY

2. MARIA LAACH: MONASTERY AND VOLCANOES?

GEOLOGY

3. EPPELSBERG: STONE INFERNO!

CULTURAL HISTORY

4. MEURIN ROMAN MINE

MUSEUMS & INFORMATION CENTERS

5. RAUSCHERMÜHLE INFORMATION CENTER

MUSEUMS & INFORMATION CENTERS

6. LAVA-DOME: WELCOME TO THE LAVA-DOME

GEOLOGY

7. WINGERTSBERG: GEOLOGICAL GEM!

INDUSTRIAL HISTORY

8. MAYEN MINE FIELD: EXCAVATED, MINED, VIEWED

GEOLOGY

9. SLIDING FOLD: ICE IN THE VOLCANO!

GEOLOGY

10. ASH FLOW: YOUNG ASH ON OLD STONE!

INDUSTRIAL HISTORY

11TH TRASS CAVE

GEOLOGY

12. BAUSENBERG: BREACHED VOLCANO

MUSEUMS & INFORMATION CENTERS

13. TOURIST-INFO: VOLCANIC REGION LAACHER LAKE

CULTURAL HISTORY

14. TUFF CENTER: TUFF - STONE FROM VOLCANIC ASH!

GEOLOGY

15. HIGH EIGHT: HAVE YOU EVER CLIMBED THE HIGHEST PEAK OF A MOUNTAIN?

GEOLOGY

17. MOSBRUCH: THE POND - A MAAR!

GEOLOGY

18. ULMEN: YOUNG HOTSPUR

GEOLOGY

19. VOLCANO INFO PLATFORM: CHEEKY PEAKS

GEOLOGY

20. BAD BERTICH: THERMAL SPRINGS AND CHEESE GROTTO

GEOLOGY

21. IMMERATH: A VOLCANO SEES GREEN

GEOLOGY

22. PULVERMAAR: MOOR, MOUNTAIN, LAKE

GEOLOGY

23. LAVA BOMB STROHN: HOT SNOWBALL

GEOLOGY

24. HOLZMAAR: WEATHER REPORT FROM MUD

GEOLOGY

25. DÜRRES MAAR: POOR & VALUABLE

GEOLOGY

26. WEINFELDER MAAR UND SCHALKENMEHRENER MAAR

GEOLOGY

27. GEMÜNDENER MAAR: SIBLINGS - AND YET SO DIFFERENT!

MUSEUMS & INFORMATION CENTERS

28. EIFEL VOLCANO MUSEUM IN DAUN

GEOLOGY

29. DREISER WEIHER

GEOLOGY

30. ARENSBERG: HOLLOWED-OUT VOLCANO

GEOLOGY

31. PALAGONITE TUFF RING AND VOLCANIC GARDEN STEFFELN

CULTURAL HISTORY

32. MILLSTONE CAVE ROTHER KOPF: HARD AT WORK

GEOLOGY

33. PAPENKAULE WITH SARRESDORFER LAVASTROM AND MUNTERLEY MAGMA ON THE MOVE

GEOLOGY

35. WALLENBORN: COLD WATER GEYSER

GEOLOGY

36. MEERFELD: IN THE EYE OF THE VOLCANO

GEOLOGY

37. MOSENBERG: MEAGER FARE IN PARADISE

MUSEUMS & INFORMATION CENTERS

38. MAARMUSEUM MANDERSCHEID

GEOLOGY

39. ROCK FOLD: A SHALLOW, WARM SEA.

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