Kalenborn-Scheuern: Volcanic Landscape and Hiking Trails

Kalenborn-Scheuern is surrounded by a volcanic landscape. At the edge of the settlement, the ancient volcanic spur of Rossbüsch rises directly from the outskirts to an elevation of 539 metres. The area around the extinct volcano is also home to a prehistoric millstone and millwheel quarry. Together, the rise and the quarry give the village a distinctive landscape and historical character.

Hiking and local history

An extensive network of hiking trails winds through the surrounding hills and forests, offering views across the Eifel landscape. The trails make the landscape a defining feature of a stay outdoors. Kalenborn-Scheuern’s cultural heritage also includes two protected chapels. Thus, alongside the volcanic landscape, historic buildings form another distinctive aspect of the village’s character.

Kalenborn-Scheuern offers a specific local focus; the following examples provide an overview of the broader travel destination. This helps you decide what kind of trip you’re looking for before comparing individual accommodations.

The Vulkaneifel as a broader destination

A total of 77 maars have been identified across the wider Vulkaneifel destination. In addition, 350 eruption centres have been counted there, around 270 of them dating from a more recent period. The Ulmen Maar marks the most recent volcanic eruption in the Vulkaneifel, which took place about 10,900 years ago. This broader regional perspective adds a larger geological story to the local focus on Rossbüsch and the prehistoric quarry. Mountain bikers will also find plenty of room to explore in the wider Vulkaneifel destination: the Trailpark Vulkaneifel has a mountain bike trail network around 750 kilometres long, with more than 17,500 metres of elevation gain.

Hikes for different time frames

The Vulkaneifel trails include half-day hikes, full-day hikes and multi-day hikes; they are marked and signposted. Longer options include the 26.2-kilometre Vulcano Trail loop east of Schalkenmehren and the eleventh stage of the Eifelsteig from Daun to Manderscheid, measuring 23.4 kilometres. One route is designated as a loop, the other as a stage. These details can help you take route type and distance into account in your further planning. Check current trail conditions before setting out on a specific hike.

Discover volcanism in museums too

If you’d like to explore the volcanic landscape not only outdoors but also learn how it formed, the wider destination offers further points of interest. The Eifel Volcano Museum in Daun features three-dimensional landscape models of cinder cones, maars and mineral springs, as well as exhibits on West Eifel volcanism. The Strohn Volcano House is an interactive museum; its exhibits include a lava fissure wall around 30,000 years old, approximately six metres long and four metres high. The two museums offer different perspectives: one presents landscape models and exhibits, while the other features a large geological formation.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Birresborn, Gees, Müllenborn, Rockeskyll, Salm, Pelm, Hinterhausen, Oos.

To the overview of the wider destination: Gerolstein.