Discover Stadtkyll

Stadtkyll offers a range of starting points for planning a hotel stay: the group facilities in the Wirfttal, views over the Kyll Valley from the Eifel-Blick Hasenberg viewpoint, and the history of St. Hubertus Chapel in Niederkyll. This lets you focus on nature, leisure or architectural history. In the Vulkaneifel destination region, geological, sporting and cultural themes provide additional regional context.

Leisure in the Wirfttal

The Wald-Jugendcamp in the Wirfttal in Stadtkyll is a group facility that can be booked year-round. It comprises 16 cabins, communal rooms and kitchens. Fire and barbecue areas, a football pitch, mini golf and a children’s playground round out the facilities. This provides accommodation alongside shared spaces and a range of leisure areas. A nearby recreational lake offers opportunities for fishing and pedal boating. As facilities and inventory may change, check the latest booking and amenity details before your trip.

Hasenberg, hiking trails and chapel

From the Eifel-Blick Hasenberg viewpoint in Stadtkyll, you can see across the Kyll Valley towards the southern edge of the Dollendorf Limestone Basin. The surrounding Vulkaneifel region has hiking trails of varying lengths and difficulty, with designated viewpoints. If you are planning a hike, bear in mind that trail conditions can change.

The late Gothic St. Hubertus Chapel stands in Niederkyll, a district of Stadtkyll. It is dated to the early 17th century; the high altar is dated 1755. Other details include wooden altar structures and figures. A Roman monument is set into the exterior wall. The chapel thus brings together a range of historical and artistic features in one place.

Geology in the Vulkaneifel

So far, 77 maars have been identified and 350 eruption centers counted in the Vulkaneifel, around 270 of them from a more recent phase. The Ulmen Maar marks the most recent volcanic eruption in the Vulkaneifel; it took place about 10,900 years ago. The crater lakes can also be distinguished by their characteristics: the Gemünden Maar has a water surface of about seven hectares and is the smallest of the three famous “Eyes of the Eifel.” The Windsborn crater lake near Bettenfeld is the only natural crater lake north of the Alps.

Hiking and cycling in the Vulkaneifel

The Vulkaneifel trails lead to scenic highlights on either side of the Eifelsteig. They are marked and signposted, and include half-day hikes, day hikes and multi-day hikes. Two specific routes illustrate different formats: the Vulcano Trail is a 26.2-kilometer circular route east of Schalkenmehren. The eleventh stage of the Eifelsteig runs from Daun to Manderscheid and is 23.4 kilometers long. One route is a loop, while the other is a stage with named endpoints.

For mountain bikers, the Trailpark Vulkaneifel has a network of trails about 750 kilometers long, with more than 17,500 meters of elevation gain. These figures describe the network as a whole, not an individual route. As route conditions can change, it is advisable to check them before a specific hike or bike ride.

Museums and buildings in the Vulkaneifel

The museums explore different aspects of volcanism. 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 geological exhibits include a lava fissure wall about 30,000 years old, around six meters long and four meters high.

The Gerolstein Natural History Museum is considered the largest and oldest geomuseum in the Eifel. Across three floors, it displays stone records of the region’s geological history. Buildings are also part of the landscape here: Ulmen Castle ruins rise above the steep shore of the Ulmen Maar, with parts of the upper castle still standing. Near Manderscheid, the narrow Lieser Valley separates the two castles. At the Strohn lava bomb, visitors can explore how it formed on site and experience the effects of volcanism in the Eifel; local access conditions may vary.

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