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A blue-glimmering lake, embedded in a picturesque basalt cliff.
The Mahlscheid is a subsidiary peak of the Hohenseelbachkopf and is located exactly on the border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate.
The Mahlscheid and the Hohenseelbachkopf represent several large basalt peaks that formed here about seven million years ago due to volcanic activities. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the basalt peak of the Mahlscheid was visible from afar. Basalt extraction for road construction – carried out until the 1950s – led to the removal of the peak and created the quarry crater we find today, with the Silbersee in it. In the steep walls of the crater, basalt columns up to 40 m high can still be seen.
The Mahlscheid, the Hohenseelbachkopf, and the Druidenstein, located only about 5 km away, were likely significant Celtic cult sites. Around the 4th century B.C., the area of the Mahlscheid consisted of Celtic hill fortifications.
You are welcome to view this nature reserve from the outside; however, entering is prohibited and incurs a fine.
Contact and directions
Bahnhofstraße 457567 Daaden
Contact
(0049)2743 929 0
touristik@daaden-herdorf.de
Related links
https://www.daaden-herdorf.de/aktivitaeten/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/#Ortsge
