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Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry – Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay loop from Nisterau

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Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry – Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay loop from Nisterau

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Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry – Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay loop from Nisterau

01:48

6.59km

100m

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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: July 24, 2026

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Bacher Lay

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797 m

Bacher Lay — Basalt Quarry and Lake

Highlight • Natural Monument

In the Bacher Lay basalt AG was mined in the open pit until the 1960s by Basalt AG in Linz near Neuwied. Then the basalt quarry was shut down and in 1996 the NSG Bacher Lay. In recent years, the rumors that basal mining should be resumed, but this could be prevented by many objections.

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1.11 km

Bridge Over the Schwarze Nister

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A rustic wooden bridge leads here over the Black Nister.

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1.14 km

Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

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It is a disused basalt quarry, which is located between Bad Marienberg and Nisterau directly on the Black Nister, an inlet of the large Nister. The name is derived from the formerly independent place Bach, which is now part of the municipality of Nisterau; Lay in this case means quarry. The area extends in parts over the districts of Bad Marienberg, Bach, Eichenstruth and Stockhausen-Illfurth.

The Bacher Lay is characterized by a mighty, almost vertical basalt stone wall, which was created by the earlier basalt mining. The nearby "Pfaffenmal", an 18-meter-high columnar basalt cone in the construction of a mile, is also worth seeing. (Source Wickipedia)

The place is really great and the bike path is just very nice. Just check it out for yourself !!

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1.48 km

Schwarze Nister

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When you see the stream, you know why it is called the "black nest".

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3.63 km

Bad Marienberg Church

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The Evangelical Parish Church is located on Kirchstrasse. This is a rectangular hall building from 1819 based on designs by master architect and director F.L. Schrumpf and E. Ph. Wolff, who also took over the construction management. The tower, which remained unfinished, was expanded in 1900 and the spire was added in its current form.

It is assumed that around 1000 there was a chapel, perhaps made of wood, on the striking hilltop above today's Bad Marienberg, which was replaced in medieval times by a chapel dedicated to St. Mary. The church on the mountain belonged to the Haiger deanery, which was subordinate to the archdeaconry of St. Lubentius in Dietkirchen an der Lahn. The church in Marienberg was therefore under the authority of the Archbishop of Trier.

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Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay

Highlight • Natural Monument

Impressive basalt wall in the forest.

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5.52 km

Bacher Lay Geotope Information Board

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So beautiful here

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5.55 km

Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay

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So beautiful this area!

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6.59 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.61 km

1.21 km

423 m

347 m

Surfaces

2.38 km

2.31 km

884 m

824 m

188 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 28 July

32°C

16°C

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Comments

June 30, 2023,Basaltsteinbruch-Tour mit Abstecher zur Kneippanlage 💦🥶👍

The pub facilities are also highly recommended. 😊 Nice and refreshing

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September 25, 2024,Bad Marienberg "Kleiner Wäller - Schwarze Nister" 25.09.2024

Last very small functional test before the "Ultra-Belgian" next weekend.

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January 7, 2024,Bacher Lay

Spontaneously and unplanned we drove across the Westerwald and finally explored the Bacher Lay

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January 13, 2025,4 km Fotografischer Spaziergang zu den Eiswelten in der Bacher Lay

Start, finish and free parking:
Hikers' parking lot at the Schorrberg ski lift in Bad Marienberg.
ATTENTION: When the ski lift is in operation, especially at the weekend, parking is not an option, so it is better to park in parking lots in the city center OR to be there very early... it is also better to be there early …

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March 27, 2022,Bacher Lay (Bad Marienberg)

From Nisterau through the Bacher Lay to the Marienquelle and back
We parked at the cemetery in Nisterau. Lots of space, shade and the small forest path down to the Nister is really spectacular.

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March 13, 2023,An der schwarzen Nister

Since yesterday I have Komoot Premium (thanks to
@ Christiane) and have tried different things. Walked a few meters along the black Nister when it was raining and windy.

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December 15, 2022,4 km Zu den Eiswasserfällen in der Bacher Lay

Start, finish and parking:
parking lot Schorrberg ski slope in Bad Marienberg

Tip:
If the temperature is below 0° Celsius for several days, impressive icicles form on the book wall of the former basalt mine, which almost look like ice waterfalls.

More hiking suggestions:
typical-Westerwald.de/Blog

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February 13, 2022,4 km Bacher Lay Foto Spaziergang

Start, finish and parking:
parking lot the Schorrberg ski lift in Bad Marienberg

more hiking suggestions:
typical-westerwald.de

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Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry – Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay loop from Nisterau

Bacher Lay — Basalt Quarry and Lake

Bridge Over the Schwarze Nister

Bacher Lay Basalt Quarry

Schwarze Nister

Bad Marienberg Church

Basalt cliff at Bacher Lay

Bacher Lay Geotope Information Board

Schwarze Nister in Bacher Lay

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