Strohner Lava Bomb – Strohner Switzerland loop from Gillenfeld

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Strohner Lava Bomb – Strohner Switzerland loop from Gillenfeld

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Strohner Lava Bomb – Strohner Switzerland loop from Gillenfeld

02:57

40.5km

660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.57 km

Volcano Café Strohn

Highlight • Cafe

From a simulated volcano in the beer garden, water runs through a channel. Here children, but also brave adult guests, can swim boats.

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3.09 km

Strohner Lava Bomb

Highlight • Natural Monument

The almost 120 ton heavy “lava bomb” from Strohn is a geological specialty. With its diameter of almost five meters, it is an impressive, unique testimony to earlier volcanic activity …

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3.86 km

Wartgesberg Geological Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

During a blast in the quarry on Wartgesberg in 1969, the Strohn lava bomb detached itself from the quarry wall from a height of 15 m.

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3.98 km

Strohner Switzerland

Highlight • Gorge

Those who hike here stroll through steep lava walls that tower up to the treetops to the right and left of the Alfbach. This magical place is part of the longest lava flow in the Eifel.

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4.20 km

Strohner Schweiz Gorge (Alfbach Valley)

Highlight • Gorge

The Alfbach gorge near Strohn is called "Strohner Schweiz" (Strohn's Switzerland) because of its steep slopes and wildly romantic landscape. From a bench, you can enjoy a beautiful view down …

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5.49 km

Schutzalf Memorial Bell Tower

Highlight • Monument

Until the end of the 19th century, the disappeared town of Schutzalf was located in the beautiful Alfbach valley, about one and a half kilometers east of Mückeln. The former …

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16.1 km

Elfengrotte and Teufelsbrücke at Elbesbach, Bad Bertrich

Highlight • Cave

A little outside the center of Bad Bertrich, a small grotto with a small waterfall right next to the road can be easily reached by bike or on foot!

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17.5 km

Maisquelle (Kennfus)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Maischquelle is presented in the Dreese brochure of the Vulkaneifel Nature and Geopark.

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40.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.0 km

8.98 km

8.27 km

147 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

22.5 km

11.8 km

6.03 km

168 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (480 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

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7°C

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Strohner Lava Bomb – Strohner Switzerland loop from Gillenfeld

Volcano Café Strohn

Strohner Lava Bomb

Wartgesberg Geological Formation

Strohner Switzerland

Strohner Schweiz Gorge (Alfbach Valley)

Schutzalf Memorial Bell Tower

Elfengrotte and Teufelsbrücke at Elbesbach, Bad Bertrich

Maisquelle (Kennfus)

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