Discover Volkesfeld: Panoramic Trails and Basalt Fountain

Panoramic Trails and a Village Landmark

The panoramic trails connect Volkesfeld with Rieden, Weibern, Hausten, Kempenich, Spessart and Hohenleimbach. The named destinations make it easy to choose a route: you can plan your days around the direction you want to go and the destination you have in mind. Rieden is home to the Waldsee Rieden holiday village.

A basalt fountain installation dating from 1982 stands at the entrance to the village. It offers a different focal point from the trail network: rather than drawing attention to several routes, it focuses on a single, dated work in the village. Both the trails and this distinctive local feature are points of interest during your stay.

Getting to Heidehimmel Volkesfeld

The destination bus stop for Heidehimmel Volkesfeld is Volkesfeld, Sauerbrunnenweg. Bus route 820 runs towards Kempenich, Rieden and Mayen. Check the current timetable for your travel dates if you would like to use this connection.

Another way to access Heidehimmel Volkesfeld is via the Waberner Brücke hiking car park on the L 83 in Wabern. The bus stop is in Volkesfeld, while the car park is in Wabern—two different landmarks to help you find your way there. Check access to the car park before setting off.

Culture and Activities in the Wider Mayen-Koblenz Travel Region

In Mayen, Genovevaburg Castle is one of the city’s landmarks. It was built in 1280 by Heinrich of Finstingen, Archbishop of Trier. Sayn Abbey has an even longer history: it was founded around 1200, and its abbey church was consecrated in 1202. Exterior paintings dating from around 1255 are considered the best-preserved examples of their kind from the High Middle Ages in Germany. This timeline brings together different historical and artistic periods.

The Sayner Hütte offers a different focus. It is an anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage and the only monument in Rhineland-Palatinate to receive this distinction. Following restoration, its modern exhibitions and multimedia presentations invite visitors to explore; the site also offers guided tours and creative workshops. Another glimpse into the region’s craft history can be found at Hein’s Mill: it is the only one of the former 20 mills in Bendorf and the surrounding area that is still fully operational. The mill museum explains the stages of the milling process and the importance of milling in the region.

There are also different ways to explore the region’s volcanic themes. The Lava-Dome in Mendig is the German Volcano Museum. The Geyser Museum explains in five exhibition areas how the world’s tallest cold-water geyser works. If you would rather explore a route than visit exhibitions, the 33-kilometre Vulkanpark Cycle Path offers another option: it runs from Mayen via Mendig, Kretz and Plaidt to Andernach, linking numerous attractions in the Vulkanpark along a relaxed, family-friendly route.

Choose the Right Focus for Your Stay

When looking for a holiday apartment in Volkesfeld, start by considering what you would like your holiday to include: would you like to focus on the local panoramic trails and fountain, or also include history, industrial heritage and volcanism in the wider Mayen-Koblenz travel region? This distinction can help you choose the focus of your trip without treating individual destinations as if they were the same.

Discover More Destinations

Discover more destinations: Dieblich, Siebenbach, Niederelz, Mülheim-Kärlich, Koblenz, Kell, Kollig, Boos.

Go to the overview of the wider travel region: Mayen-Koblenz.