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The GeoRoute "Basalt and Base Metals" takes me on a trail to the powerful volcanic forces that once shaped the ridge above the Wied valley. On the 8.8-kilometer-long, partly demanding hiking route, which carries the "discovery route" certificate, I come across many information points that tell about the formation of today's landscape with its basalt domes like the Bertenauer Kopf, as well as the history of ore and basalt mining.
A highlight of my route is the GeoTop of the year 2021, the ripple marks, in the National GEOPARK Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus. The almost vertical rock wall with its striking wave structures is a prime example of a fossil seabed from the Devonian period and for me geology to touch. Near the Bertenauer Kopf I discover the small crater “Wolkenstein”, which, together with the Manrother See, lets me guess the efforts once made in the region to extract the volcanic rock. In the three pits Wilhelminensegen, Schiefer and Bertenauerkopf by the hiking trail, base metals (copper, lead, etc.) were once mined.
Wiedpark Neustadt (Wied); Raiffeisenstraße 9; 53577 Neustadt (Wied)
The route is signposted as a GeoRoute of the GEOPARK Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus.
Take enough fluids with you. Refreshment options are not available everywhere.
Please wear hiking shoes suitable for the path, which provide you with sufficient grip even on slippery and steep or rocky and uneven paths.
If you think that certain sections of the path are not passable for you, you should bypass them. Especially in adverse weather conditions, natural paths can have muddy and slippery sections.
In particular, in autumn you should be aware that the leaves lying on the ground can cover unevenness, roots, stones or holes in the path. You have to expect path impairments of this kind when you go hiking.
Although the path is continuously very well marked, you should always carry a suitable hiking map for safety reasons.
Wear sturdy footwear as well as weather-appropriate, practical clothing that protects you from cold and wet conditions or heat and sun.
From the GeoView Jungfernhof, above Neustadt, I enjoy a great panoramic view over the Asbach region all the way to the Siebengebirge.
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