Basalt and Non-ferrous Metals Wäller Tour

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

Rhineland-Palatinate

Basalt and Non-ferrous Metals Wäller Tour

Moderate

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307

hikers

Basalt and Non-ferrous Metals Wäller Tour

02:35

9.02km

220m

Hiking

This exciting tour, marked as a GeoRoute by GEOPARK Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus, takes you over nine kilometers through the Wiedtal and to the impressive basalt rocks around Neustadt (Wied). In prehistoric times, this rugged landscape was formed by volcanic forces, the work of which you can still marvel at today.

You start…

by Westerwald - Die Urlaubsregion

Last updated: September 26, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.60 km

View from Bertenauer Kopf Shelter

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Bertenauer Kopf invites you to rest at its refuge. You can enjoy the distant view.

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5.12 km

Manroth Crater

Highlight • Volcano

The crater is not far from the main path. You can look right into it - but entering it is not permitted (at least not at the moment). And that …

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5.78 km

View of Manrother See

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Manrother See is a former basalt opencast mine. Relics of the volcanic past accompany us throughout the hike. A display board at the Bertenauer Weitblick provides information about the panorama that can be seen.

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9.02 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.52 km

2.26 km

1.69 km

961 m

337 m

242 m

Surfaces

3.73 km

1.88 km

1.58 km

1.35 km

312 m

104 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

37 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

August 21, 2025,Wäller Tour Basalt und Buntmetalle – Neustadt (Wied) 21.08.2025

Such beautiful light today and a varied tour 🥰
Almost back in Neustadt, I wished I could get some ice cream somewhere.
Unbelievable... when I got down there, there was an ice cream parlor opposite 🍦

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October 9, 2022,10 km Wällertour ,, Basalt und Buntmetall" Neustadt/Wied

Start, finish and parking:
Wiedpark Neustadt (Wied); Raiffeisenstrasse 9; 53577 Neustadt (Wied)

Refreshment tip:
Eiscafé Silberlöffel Wiedtalstraße 9, 53577 Neustadt (Wied)
Very tasty waffles and ice cream!

More hiking suggestions:
typical-Westerwald.de

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January 4, 2025,WällerTour "Basalt und Buntmetalle"

A WällerTour that also serves as a georoute and is themed around THE stone of the Westerwald - basalt. Almost as omnipresent is the Wied, on whose banks the hiker starts in Neustadt (bus stop "Neustadt, Ev. Kirche"). Gradually it goes up into a sparse deciduous forest. The detour to the Bertenauer Kopf should not be missed - just follow …

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July 3, 2022,Georoute „Basalt und Buntmetalle"

The new Georoute "Basalt and non-ferrous metals" is a really nice hiking trail. The first kilometer is quite asphalt-heavy, then it continues on hiking trails, forest paths and meadows. Special skills (apart from a little stamina and sure-footedness) are not necessary. One or the other bank could still be repaired and the inscription on the Jungfernbrunnen is still missing... The …

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May 18, 2025,Westerwald Wäller Tour „Basalt und Buntmetalle" 2025-05-18

The Wäller Tour "Basalt and Non-Ferrous Metals" is sparsely signposted under the name Georoute Basalt and Non-Ferrous Metals. But signs aside, you'll find basalt everywhere on the tour: in Lake Manrother amidst steep basalt cliffs, in built-up basalt along paths and walls, and in the steep basalt domes that have withstood millions of years of erosion. Non-ferrous metals such as …

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November 21, 2025,Wäller Tour Basalt und Buntmetalle – Neustadt (Wied)

A really great, small, and cozy loop. There are a few spots that can be slippery when the ground is wet.

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December 29, 2023,Wäller Tour „Basalt und Buntmetalle"

Since the weather forecast for today announced better weather than on the last few days, I drove back from Waldbreitbach to Neustadt (Wied) and hiked the Wäller Tour Basalt and Buntmetall here.
A circular hiking trail marked with the Geo Tour sign. At first it's relatively flat and later it goes uphill until you can celebrate a mountain festival in …

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October 16, 2022,GeoRoute- Basalt und Buntmetall

Very beautiful, varied and scenic circular route, which leads through Neustadt/Wied at the beginning and end.

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May 25, 2023

This exciting tour, marked as a GeoRoute by GEOPARK Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus, takes you over nine kilometers through the Wiedtal and to the impressive basalt rocks around Neustadt (Wied). In prehistoric times, this rugged landscape was formed by volcanic forces, the work of which you can still marvel at

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