until 9.30 clock You are very welcome! Arrival at the Brohltal/Laacher See information center, Kapellenstraße 12, 56651 Niederzissen. Welcome by your competent volcano park guide, then drive to Mendig.
10.00 - 12.00 a.m. Volcanic experience. Gather exciting impressions in the Mendig Lava Dome and then descend into the unique basalt column vault of the Mendig underground mine. Drive to the Wingertsberg volcano, in whose lava flow you were previously able to gather fascinating and lasting impressions.
approx. 12.20 pm “Window into volcanic-geological pasts”. Walk along the Wingertsbergwand with information on Laacher See volcanism.
approx. 13.10 hrs. After volcanic delights comes culinary delights: lunch break e.g. in the Vulkan Waldfrieden restaurant or the Laacher See log cabin. Short walk to the Lydia Tower with a fantastic view over Lake Laach. Continue to the seven-arched viaduct of the Brohl Valley Railway at the Jägerheim Inn in Brohl Valley.
approx. 15.00 hrs Devastating clouds of embers - profitable mining. Experience a guided hike through the Trass Caves and the wild and romantic Wolf Gorge to the Roman Fountain near Wassenach.
6.00 p.m. The bus picks up the group at the entrance to Wassenach. Finish in a convivial atmosphere. At the end of the tour there are various places to stop for refreshments in the regional gastronomy.
Laacher See volcanic region
10.00 a.m. Arrival at the Rauschermühle information center in Plaidt/Saffig 25-minute film: “Volcanoes of the Eastern Eifel - a hot story”
10.30 a.m. Tour of the information center. The Rauschermühle information center is the central point of contact in the volcano park in the district of Mayen-Koblenz and is a stop on the German Volcano Route. Visitors can find out about all the projects here. Films, computer animations, illuminated pictures, large-format photographs as well as antique and medieval original finds combine to create a unique presentation of Eifel volcanism.
The 7,000-year history of quarrying and the life of the people from and with the volcanic stones is vividly presented in the 30-minute documentary film “Stone Times”. The film fits in perfectly with the museum's archaeological exhibition and also creates a link to the 20 natural and landscape monuments in the volcano park.
It is possible to visit the house with the audio guide. If you would like a group tour, this must be booked separately in advance. Tour of the adjacent Rauscherpark The Rauscherpark is located directly behind the information center. Here, the Nette has been rushing through the lava flow of the Wannen volcano group for over 200,000 years. Over the millennia, the river has washed away basalt blocks, over which the Nette flows in small cascades. Visible traces in the rock bear witness to Roman mining activity.
- Lunch break
2.00 p.m. Tour of the Meurin Roman mine near Kretz The 2,000-year-old mine with its mining chambers, shafts and stairs is protected by a modern hall construction. The underground mining of the Romans is vividly explained using large illuminated pictures and interactive computer animations. The Roman mine can be visited with an audio guide. If you would like a group tour, this must be booked separately in advance.
3.00 p.m. Drive to the Ettringer Lay volcano park project in Ettringen, located directly on the German Volcano Route with its numerous technical remains from the early 20th century, the Ettringer Lay is a unique monument to quarry history.
If you look from the edge of the pit at the quarry parcel with the huge basalt wall, you can imagine how deep the old valley must have been before the eruption and the large quantities of hot lava that flowed from the edge of the Ettringer Bellerberg. Along the circular route, life-size steel figures depict scenes from the everyday life of the old quarrymen.
Vulkanpark GmbH
With the nature experience program, our certified nature and geopark guides and tour guides offer a varied, exciting and diverse nature experience for guests and locals.
Over 500 guided excursions and hikes invite you to discover the numerous natural beauties of the Volcanic Eifel in a variety of ways: Listening to stories of the battle of the elements or on the excursions around the volcanic lakes as part of our special Sunday series. Our tour guides take guests and locals on a journey through the history of the earth and bring them to the treasures of the fascinating landscape of the Volcanic Eifel.
The wide range of activities on offer includes, for example, a hike where visitors and locals can follow the tracks of martens and wildcats. The guided tour “Feierabend-Einstieg in die Birresborner Eishöhlen”, on the other hand, takes those interested into a mysterious cave world and on the dialect tour “Mit dem Eingeborenen um die Dauner Maare”, visitors get to know the volcanic Eifel in “Eifeler Platt”.
The complete offer summarized in a brochure with all nature experience offers and a calendar of dates is available at: www.geopark-vulkaneifel.de oder Tel.: 06592 933-203
