Attractions and Places To See around Salm - Top 20

Nice view with markers for orientation. The tower, which was built in 1902, is only 11m high, but stands on top of the 560m high Mauseberg and is thus 166m above the Gemünder Maar, guaranteeing a magnificent view of the surrounding area.

Beautiful view with an information board for orientation. The tower, built in 1902, is only eleven meters high, but stands at the top of the 560-meter-high Mäuseberg and is thus 166 meters above the Gemünder Maar. This guarantees a magnificent view over the surrounding area.

A section of the Eifelsteig long-distance hiking trail runs right through the Dauner Maare. Very nice path past the witnesses of the volcanic past of the Eifel. https://www.eifelsteig.de/

The hiking car park and the hiking map with an overview of the various routes are located at the Waldcafe. This is a great place to start your tour and enjoy a coffee at the end.

Very beautiful Maar, more than 100m deep embedded in the "crater", the smallest of the three Dauner Maare offers a beautiful outdoor pool and the opportunity to explore the volcanic lake by boat. The forest café and the starting point for numerous hikes and tours are also located at the car park.

"If you come on foot from the Weinfelder Maar via the Eifelsteig hiking trail, the view from above opens up onto the Maar 150 meters below - a breathtaking scenery in dark blue and fresh green. In autumn the forest seems to glow colorfully, between leaves and wood fascinating mushrooms thrive. With around 7 hectares of water, the Gemündener Maar is the smallest of the three famous Eifel eyes - the Dauner Maare, created by volcanic activity. It is also embedded deepest in the volcanic landscape around Daun at 406 meters above sea level. The clear water looks deep, but it doesn't reach the bottom at 39 meters. The Dronketurm vantage point, which is named after Adolf Dronke, the founder of the Eifel Association, offers a unique view of both the Gemündener Maar and the neighboring Weinfelder Maar. On the Maarschaukel you can admire the Maar from above and let your legs dangle. The maar with its reed zones and rooted flat banks can also be discovered by boat. Fish will only show up with a lot of luck, because the low nutrient content makes the water livable for only a few species. Fishing and boating are among the water sports that bring fun and joy to the Gemündener Maar in summer. But swimmers also get their money's worth. Swimming is permitted in the Gemündener Maar natural swimming pool. Visitors can dive headfirst into the cool water from the diving board. Bathing fun is also guaranteed for the little ones. A baby pool and a non-swimmer pool are available. The children can also climb on the small climbing wall or dig in the sandpit." https://www.eifel.info/a-gemuendener-maar

"With an area of approx. 102 hectares, the area around the Gerolsteiner Dolomites has been a nature reserve since 1990. + occurring animal species: bat + occurring plant species: juniper, orchids, character plants calcareous grassland, grove rush-beech forest, woodruff-beech forest, orchid-limestone-beech forest Around 380 million years ago there was a warm, subtropical shallow sea here, in which mighty reefs of stromatopores - relatives of sponges - and corals formed. After the dolomitization, sinking and folding of the rocks, the Devonian deposits were lifted out again. Today's Gerolsteiner Dolomites were formed, which rise steeply above the Kylltal north of the center of Gerolstein. The rocks "Hustley", "Munterley", "Drohende Ley", "Große Kanzel" and "Auberg" characterize the cityscape from afar and form the landmark of Gerolstein. The most famous summit of the Gerolsteiner Dolomites is the "Munterley" - with a height of 482 meters - and offers a breathtaking view over Gerolstein, the Kylltal and far into the Vulkaneifel. Stone Age people, who settled here 30,000 years ago, obviously enjoyed this view, as evidenced by stone tools and bones found at the nearby Buchenloch Cave. Visiting the Gerolsteiner Dolomites can be perfectly combined with hiking the Felsenpfad - the northern part of the "Gerolsteiner Dolomiten Acht". The almost eight-kilometer round tour offers many magical places and geological traces." https://www.eifel.info/a-gerolsteiner-dolomites

In summer it's definitely fun to cool off in the Gemündener Maar's outdoor pool.