Kalkofen

The spa park is located in the center of Gerolstein and serves as the starting point for the popular hiking trails Keltenpfad and Felsenpfad. Additionally, the Kyll cycle path runs through the park. At the heart of the park, the Helen spring bubbles with fresh mineral water from a depth of about 90 meters, providing a popular resting spot for hikers and cyclists. For families, the water play area by the Kyll invites splashing around, while stepping stones and bridges make crossing the river a little adventure.

The Eifel-Blick Leudersdorf offers hikers an extensive panorama. You can look directly over Leudersdorf, a district of Üxheim in the Hillesheim region, all the way to the Ahütte industrial estate in the Ahrbach valley.

Remains of a street settlement with a fort: This is where the traffic between the metropolises once pulsed. The former Roman fort Icorigium was located on Agrippastrasse, which led from Cologne to Trier right across the Eifel.

In the Middle Ages, Glaadt was even more important than Jünkerath, which at that time was only a hut settlement. For this reason, the counts of Blankenheim built a castle there in the 13th century, which was rebuilt into a magnificent hunting lodge at the beginning of the 17th century. However, a lightning strike in the 18th century caused it to burn to the ground.  

In the Gerolsteiner Brunnen visitor centre you can have a look behind the scenery in Germany's largest mineral water company.