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Westerwaldkreis

Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

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Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Westerwaldkreis

Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

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Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

01:43

6.34km

90m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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1.59 km

Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay

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Impressive basalt wall in the forest.

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1.70 km

Bacher Lay Geotope Information Board

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So beautiful here

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1.80 km

Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

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It is a disused basalt quarry, which is located between Bad Marienberg and Nisterau directly on the Black Nister, an inlet of the large Nister. The name is derived from …

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1.84 km

Bridge Over the Schwarze Nister

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A rustic wooden bridge leads here over the Black Nister.

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2.15 km

Bacher Lay — Basalt Quarry and Lake

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In the Bacher Lay basalt AG was mined in the open pit until the 1960s by Basalt AG in Linz near Neuwied. Then the basalt quarry was shut down and …

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3.21 km

View Over the Westerwald Heights

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At the height of Stockhausen-Illfurth you have a wonderful all-round view over the small villages Stockhausen-Illfurth, Fehl-Ritzhausen and Höhn but also in the other direction to Nisterau-Bach and -Pfuhl and Bad Marienberg with the TV tower.

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4.76 km

View of Wildpark Hotel

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Nice to see from here

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4.78 km

View of the Bad Marienberg TV Tower

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From the hill above Bad Marienberg-Eichenstruth you have a magnificent view of the TV tower of Bad Marienberg, but also the Aussiedlerhof Weyl with the houses of the village Nisterau-Pfuhl …

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6.34 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.75 km

313 m

188 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.16 km

1.33 km

989 m

875 m

805 m

173 m

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Friday 3 July

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9°C

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Comments

November 11, 2021,7km Bacher Lay auf der Suche nach dem Schutzengel

Start, finish and parking:
Parking lot Schorrberg ski lift, Bad Marienberg

Only if you look very closely will you find the two guardian angels in the Bacher Lay! So ... be careful and look carefully.

further hiking suggestions:
typisch-westerwald.de/blog

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December 27, 2021,7 km Fotospaziergang an der Schwarzen Nister und rund um die Bacher Lay

Start, finish and parking:
Parking lot for the ski lift on the Schorrberg in Bad Marienberg

further hiking suggestions:
typisch-westerwald.de/blog

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August 27, 2023,Imposante Felswand aus Basalt – Bacher Lay Runde von Bad Marienberg

In any case, run the lap anti-clockwise, then you can really enjoy the Kneipp pool at the end of the lap 🙂

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July 12, 2022,Rundwanderung an der Schwarzen Nister

A beautiful hike in varied nature. Absolutely recommend this area!

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January 3, 2026,Bacher Lay-Runde❄️, 03.01.2026

Inspired by @Petra and @Opiharry, we went to Bacher Lay today.

In glorious winter weather, we set off from Bad Marienberg for a hike in the Bacher Lay nature reserve. Our starting point was the Protestant church in Bad Marienberg. The circular hiking trail is very well maintained and signposted (follow the "E4" signs). The Bad Marienberg ski lift was …

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February 12, 2022,Bad Marienberg zur Bacher Lay entlang der Schwarzen Nister

Just always super nice along the black Nister and the Bacher Lay 👍

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May 4, 2025,Bad Marienberg Rundwanderweg M4

We originally only wanted to do a short loop from Bad Marienberg through the Bacher Lay.
There, we took small paths to find a few photo opportunities.
However, since the M4 circular trail at the beginning of the route is identical to our planned loop, we decided to hike the entire route.

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July 25, 2024,Bacher Lay Rundweg

Unfortunately, the detour to the Pfaffenmal is quite overgrown, so I preferred to turn back.

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Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay – Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry loop from Bad Marienberg (Westerwald)

Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay

Bacher Lay Geotope Information Board

Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

Bridge Over the Schwarze Nister

Bacher Lay — Basalt Quarry and Lake

View Over the Westerwald Heights

View of Wildpark Hotel

View of the Bad Marienberg TV Tower

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