Gelenberger SourceVolcanism is alive
The Gelenberger Source is a so-called Mofette, a place with cold gas emissions. Here in the Gelenberg Forest, volcanic carbon dioxide rises in a depression filled with rainwater and causes the water surface to constantly effervesce. An unmistakable sign: volcanism is still active here.
Info
- Coordinates: 50°17.614’N, 6°52.724’E
- Municipality/location: Gelenberg
- Altitude: 538 m above sea level
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Gelenberger Quelle mit Kindern
For a long time it was believed that the release of carbon dioxide was a sign of extinct volcanism. But on the contrary, the molten rock inside the earth (magma) contains, in addition to mineral components, gases such as carbon dioxide, water vapor, sulfur dioxide, fluorine and chlorine. Depending on temperature and pressure, they escape through cracks in the earth's crust. In terms of quantity, carbon dioxide and water vapor are the most important components of the so-called volcanic “breath”. The Gelenberger Source proves that volcanism is currently only taking a break. He's alive.
Highlights nearby
- Rothenbacher Drees
- Bodenbacher Drees
- Roman Villa Bodenbach
- Mosbrucher Weiher
- Kelberg Outdoor Swimming Pool
- Eifel View Herrenseifen
Hiking trails
A walk in the forest, a stroll through meadows or a hike through valleys and over heights - choose what you would like.
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Themenrundwege Geschichtsstraße Kelberg Was wirklich wahr war
Rundweg nördlich von Gelenberg, vorbei an der Gelenberger Mofette
- Schwierigkeitsgrad:
- Strecke: 9,5 km -
- Dauer: 2,5 Std.
- Aufstieg: 98 hm -
- Abstieg: 101 hm
- Schwierigkeitsgrad:
Guided tours
Directions
B410, at Boxberg to Gelenberg turn onto the L72 or in Kelberg turn onto the L70 to Gelenberg, there is a parking lot on the L72 near Gelenberg, follow the dirt road towards the forest, the source is on the left in the forest, the path to Source is marked by an information board.