Hiking between maars, lava and history

The Volcanic Eifel is a landscape that you don't just walk through - you read it like an open history book of the earth. Between Neroth and Manderscheid, it tells of explosive forces, of cooled lava, of maar lakes that today lie quietly and almost meditatively in the landscape. This Eifelsteig offer invites you to get to know this special natural area intensively - not on a transit route, but from a fixed location.

The starting point is the Sporthotel Grafenwald above Daun, nestled in the wooded heights of the Volcanic Eifel. From here, shortened stages of the Eifelsteig stages 10 and 11 open up, which exemplify what makes this region so unique: narrow paths through ancient beech forests, sweeping views over the Daun maars, volcanic rock formations that can be felt underfoot and, time and again, places where natural and cultural history overlap.

There is time to really take in the landscape: the interplay of open land and forest, the special light over the maars, the cool air in the valleys where volcanic activity once raged. The volcanic Eifel here is not spectacular in the loud sense, but impressive in its depth, tranquillity and geological uniqueness.

After the hike, the trail leads back to the Sporthotel Grafenwald, where regional cuisine meets contemporary indulgence and the swimming pool and wellness area offer space to relax - a soothing balance between active exercise and conscious relaxation.

This offer is an invitation to discover the Volcanic Eifel with all your senses: as a primeval landscape, as a place of remembrance of the earth and as a formative section of the Eifelsteig.

The hiking offer can be booked on the following dates:

• 17.-21.05.2026
• 23.-27.08.2026
• 04.-08.10.2026