The Dauner Maare lie in the Vulkaneifel.
background
The Dauner Maars are three separate maars:
- 1 Gemündener Maar
- 2 Weinfelder Maar also Totenmaar
- 3 Schalkenmehrener Maar, a double maar (western maar lake and eastern dry maar)
They are mainly located in the area of Schalkenmehren and also reach the territories of Down (Gemünden district) and Mehren.
geological background
- In the main town Down is that Eifel volcano museum with information on the geological background of the maars.
- In Manderscheid is that Maar Museum.
getting there
In the street
- The maars are located about 1 km west of the BAB exit 121 "Mehren" on the
. The Schalkenmehrener Maar is best reached from Mehren, K16; the Totenmaar is on the K15; the Gemündener Maar is not far from the Dauner "Maarstraße" in the Gemünden district.
By train and bus
- The Gemündener Maar is very easy to reach with the bus stop "Maarstraße", bus line 300 Wittlich (IC stop) -Down; the bus also runs on weekends; Bicycles can be taken on a limited basis
- From bus line 500 Gerolstein-Cochem the bus stop "Weinfelder Maar" is approached; this line also runs via Daun-ZOB and is also served on weekends. It is equipped with the "Regio-Rader" offer, which requires a reservation, and an additional system fee is required.
- Mehren is from bus 503 Down approached; this connection only exists Mon.-Fri. (not on public holidays).
By bicycle
- The Maare-Moselle cycle path leads past the maars for a few km. The lake area itself is reached by MTB routes.
- The Gemündener Maar is 2 km away from the Daun train station (Bahnhofstraße / Mariä-Hilfstraße / Maarstraße) and 500 m from the Daun Youth Hostel.
On foot
- The Gemündener Maar lies on Readers' path of Down to Manderscheid or. Wittlich
mobility
Dynamic cardsThe maars are within walking distance (1 km).
Gemündener Maar
The Gemündener Maar is 406 m above sea level and 38 m deep. It is used as a swimming lake:
1 Gemündener Maar natural swimming pool. with changing rooms, water watch, kiosk and boat rental.Price: adults € 3.50, up to 16 years € 2.50.
kitchen
1 Waldcafe Daun, Maarstrasse 7. Tel.: 49 6592 1400, Email: [email protected].
Further restaurants and cafés are located in Daun-Gemünden and in the main town of Daun.
accommodation
1 Daun Youth Hostel, Maria-Hilf-Straße 21, 54550 Daun (1 km from the maar). E-mail: [email protected]. Price: from € 22.50.
Schalkenmehrener Maar
The Maarsee is 420 m above sea level and has a depth of 21 m. There is also a bathing area here:
2 Natural Maarbad Schalkenmehren. with kiosk, changing rooms, mini golf and boat rental.Price: adults € 4, up to 16 years € 2.50.
accommodation
2 campsite (directly on the maar).
Hotels, pensions and many holiday apartments are located in the town of Schalkenmehren, which is directly adjacent to the maar.
Weinfelder Maar
The Weinfelder Maar lies 484 m above sea level and is 51 m deep. In contrast to the other maars, swimming is not allowed here and there are no restaurants.
accommodation
In addition to the overnight accommodations mentioned in the article, which are in the immediate vicinity of the respective maars, you can also stay in the more distant places Mehren and Daun.
security
climate
trips
Deserted Weinfeld
The medieval settlement of Weinfeld was abandoned after an epidemic of the plague in 1562. Those are still available 4 Weinfeld Church (St. Martin) and the cemetery.
