Burned Mountain (Eifel)
| Burned mountain | ||
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| height | 516.2 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | near Wolfgarten ; District of Euskirchen , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Kermeter , North Eifel | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 36 '46 " N , 6 ° 26' 42" E | |
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The burned mountain near Wolfgarten in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Euskirchen is 516.2 m above sea level. NHN high elevation of the Kermeter , a mountain range of the Eifel partly Rureifel ; At the same time, Burned Mountain is a local area designation.
Origin of name
The origin of the name is unclear; one possible explanation are the numerous charcoal piles that existed at the Kermeter in the past.
Geographical location
The Burned Mountain rises in the Eifel National Park on the back of the Kermeter over the valleys of the Rur in the north and the Urft in the south. Its summit is about 260 m south of Landesstraße 15 ( Kermeterhochstraße ), which leads from the Rurtalsperre southeast over the ridge to the L 249; the latter then continues to the nearby Wolfgarten district of Schleiden .
flora
The area at the Burned Mountain is said to be one of the largest contiguous forest areas in the country. In addition to the beech forest, which largely corresponds to the potential natural vegetation , and the oak-hornbeam forest , which is more dominated by forestry , the district also has sections of forests made of sycamore and coniferous forest ( spruce ) as age-class forests .
In the 21st century, there is a forest landscape that has been left to its own devices on the paths, which are rarely used by hikers, which exemplarily implements the concept of the national park administration on the Kermeter (with old wood and dead wood ). Parts of the forest are already in a primeval forest -like state, also called primeval forest burned mountain. Tree trunks that have been left lying around are covered with moss, lichen and mushrooms. The "Lichtschneise" is a wetland with wildflowers and rushes ; occasionally young beech shoots sprout.
Traffic and walking
Functionally, the area changed into a hiking and nature reserve with the closure of the military training area and the establishment of the national park . The Eifelverein created several parking spaces for hikers on the northern edge of the district on Kermeterhochstraße (L 15) (Titzbruchwiese, Alte Buchen, Verbrannter Berg and Lichtschneise). They are used as starting points for access to the main hiking trail of the Eifelverein, which runs parallel to the road to the north
- north-east to the Trappist monastery Mariawald and on to Heimbach or
- to the southeast (via Wolfgarten to Gemünd)
used or for hikes south into the district, especially along the light path, which after about one kilometer allows a good view of the Urftsee region.
Between 1946 and 2005, all roads through the district, the southern edge of which was on the Vogelsang military training area , the restricted military area of the Ordensburg Vogelsang , were closed with warning signs after around two kilometers. A passage to the Urftseerandweg was not possible. This restricted access has made the area unattractive to hikers; Over time, these parking spaces and paths are covered with bushes.
Since the withdrawal of the Belgian troops on January 1, 2006, a descent to Lake Urft has been possible again. The national park administration re-measured and signposted the 5.3 km hiking trail from the Alte Buchen car park to the Urft reservoir. Nevertheless, it is a rarely used route; The parking bay offers only a few vehicles compared to the Kermeter car park, and access to the Urft reservoir is easier and shorter from both Rurberg-Paulushof and the Kermeter hiking car park (formerly Paulushof).
map
National park map, hiking map No. 50 of the Eifelverein, Eifel National Park. Hike. To go biking. Horse riding. Land survey office of North Rhine-Westphalia, 1: 25,000, 2008