Schalkenmehren – Schalkenmehrener Maar loop from Schalkenmehren

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Schalkenmehren – Schalkenmehrener Maar loop from Schalkenmehren

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Schalkenmehren – Schalkenmehrener Maar loop from Schalkenmehren

00:50

3.16km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark Vulkaneifel

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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195 m

Schalkenmehren

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Swimming and boat rental in the maar possible.
Beautiful route to the three maaren.

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402 m

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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Pretty and small Maar to relax or to do pedal boat rounds in peace.

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633 m

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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The Schalkenmehrener Maar is one of the three Dauner Maaren. It was formed by volcanic activity around 20,000 to 30,000 years ago. On a hot summer day you can refresh …

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1.10 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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The lake in the western part of the maar varies in diameter between 500 and 575 m and is up to 21 m deep.
The Schalkenmehrener Maar is the largest …

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1.28 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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The Maars are always worthwhile. The calm they radiate and also strength, just wonderful

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1.43 km

Picnic Area at Schalkenmehrener Maar

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The Schalkenmehrener Maar was named after the village Schalkenmehren and is located about 3 km southeast of Daun.
It belongs to the Dauner Maaren and is a Doppelmaar, consisting of …

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2.76 km

At the edge of the Schalkenmehrer Maar

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A bit off the railroad bike path, but definitely worth the detour. Here you are on top of the former crater rim and have a great view of the wide …

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2.86 km

Schalkenmehrener Maar

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The lake in the western part of the maar varies in diameter between 500 and 575 meters and is up to 21 meters deep. The Schalkenmehren Maar is the largest …

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3.16 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.34 km

624 m

132 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.69 km

215 m

132 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

14°C

7°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

March 6, 2022,Schalkenmehren: Eifel-Tour - Rund um das Schalkenmehrener Maar

ich-geh-wandern.de/eifel-tour-rund-um-das-schalkenmehrener-maar

"We hike in Schalkenmehren, a town with 600 souls, and circumnavigate the Schalkenmehrener Maar there. The Schalkenmehrener Maar is one of the most famous "eyes of the Eifel", the three maars around Daun. Gemündener Maar, Weinfelder Maar ( also called Totenmaar) and Schalkenmehrener Maar towards the southeast between Gemünd and Schalkenmehren.

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July 25, 2025,Rundweg Schalkenmehrener Maar

We needed an infinite amount of time for this round... Flora incognita was in constant use, we have hardly ever seen such a diversity of species 🌻🥀🌸💮🪷🌿

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February 22, 2025,Eifel - Schalkenmehrener Maar

Wellness in the Eifel 😍 After breakfast, we went for a walk around the Schalkenmehrener Maar with our mum. The area here is beautiful and makes you want to go hiking. I think I'll come back... to hike and maybe for a bit of wellness too 😊

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May 31, 2025,Senioren🥾Tour - Rollator-Premiere - Vulkaneifel 🌋 Barrierefreier Rundweg Schalkenmehrener Maar 😎 mit Einkehr "Café Maarblick"

... somehow Senior hasn't dared to walk with his walker yet🤪 ... today was our first time together with me on the barrier-free circular trail at the Schalkenmehrener Maar 😉 ... along the way we performed a small "heroic deed" 😅 ... in a group of five girls there was a tick victim ... Thanks to tick tweezers and disinfectant …

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November 5, 2022,🐕Susi, die Neuen 🥾 und ich 🚶‍♀️ am Schalkenmehrener Maar

After the last blister I bought new hiking shoes.
The first test run took place today – initially just a small, cautious lap around the Schalkenmehrener Maar. We still lacked that for the start of the new hiking tour.
Everything is perfect, the shoes fit and nothing pinches or scrapes.
I am very, very happy about that and now we …

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