Attractions and Places To See around Weinfelder Maar - Top 2

The Daun Maars - 10,000-Year-Old Volcanic Lakes The Daun Maars were formed around 10,000 years ago from volcanic steam explosions. Hot lava rises from the Earth's interior and meets water, which suddenly evaporates. This blasts away entire mountain peaks. What remains is a deep crater that fills with water over the years and a wall of boulders surrounding the lake. The Daun Maars include the Gemünden Maar, the Weinfelder Maar, and the Schalkenmehrener Doppelmaar. One crater of the Schalkenmehren Maar has silted up over the millennia. The area is a nature reserve and a refuge for waterfowl and rare dragonfly species. Text / Source: deutschland-outdoor.der https://deutschland-outdoor.de/eifel/dauner-maare

Weinfelder Maar The Weinfelder Maar, formed by volcanic activity around 20,000 to 30,000 years ago, is the highest of the three Daun Maars at 487 meters above sea level. The lake is 51 meters deep and has a diameter of 396 to 429 meters. An almost melancholic atmosphere surrounds the maar. Many legends surround the tranquil Eifel eye. A castle is said to have once stood on the site of the crater, where a count lived with his wife and only child. After returning home from a hunt, the castle had sunk as punishment for the woman's nastiness, and he found only a lake where a cradle miraculously floated his child safely to the shore. If you look at the dark surface of the water long enough, it is said that you can make out the outline of the castle. The German landscape painter Fritz von Wille was so fascinated by the Weinfelder Maar that he repeatedly immortalized it in his paintings. Among his favorite motifs was the small chapel on the north bank, dedicated to Saint Martin. It was once the parish church of the village of Weinfeld, which was ravaged by the plague in the 16th century. Anyone who rings the bells inside by pulling the ropes can make a wish. To this day, the associated cemetery is maintained and used by the local community of Schalkenmehren. This is also where its second name, Totenmaar, comes from. Donkeys and goats have been introduced to the Weinfelder Maar to regulate vegetation. The maar's unique flora and fauna are protected. Swimming and other water sports are prohibited in the Weinfelder Maar, but a nearly two-kilometer-long path makes it a wonderful place to explore on foot. Parking: Guests can park along the L64 either in the parking lot at the Weinfelder Maar or on the Maarsattel between the Weinfelder Maar and the Schalkenmehrener Maar. Text / Source: GesundLand Vulkaneifel GmbH, Leopoldstr. 9 A, 54550 Daun https://www.eifel.info/a-weinfelder-maar

From the Dronketurm you have a beautiful panoramic view

Great view over the Eifel and the Dauner Maare.

For all ages, young and old

Beautiful hiking trails, some of which are challenging due to the terrain.

There is a car park on the road above the Maare. After crossing the road, a path leads down to the Maar, from where you can hike in various directions.

The Weinfelder Maar, also called Totenmaar, is a maar about two kilometers southeast of the city of Daun in the Eifel, Rhineland-Palatinate. The Maarsee was created around 10,500 years ago by a volcanic steam explosion and is around 525 m long, 375 m wide and 51 m deep. The water surface is about 16.8 hectares. The Maar lies at an altitude of 483.5 m above sea level. NHN. [1] The tuff wall surrounding the lake is higher on the western and southern sides than in the north and east. In the course of this wall are the Mäuseberg (561.2 m) and the Maarkreuz (534.5 m). The area of the lake is now a nature reserve. The name "Totenmaar" comes from the cemetery in the immediate vicinity of the Maars with a small chapel, some of which dates from the 14th century. It is the former parish church of Weinfeld. The village was abandoned in the 16th century (last documented mention in 1512) due to the plague. The chapel and the connected cemetery are used today by the municipality of Schalkenmehren for burials. In the entrance area of the chapel there are numerous thank-you boards with dedications such as: "Maria has helped."