... travelling on Europe's largest volcanic field!

Sunrise at Ulrichstein
Block heaps at the Geiselstein geotope (Source: C. Marx)
Bonifatiuskanzel
Excursion visitors in the quarry Ober-Ohmen
View towards the reservoir close to Schotten
Geological Tree Hedge, Schotten-Eichelsachsen
Basalt plates in Europe's largest open pit basalt mine, Homberg/Ohm
Sonnberg, Angersbach
Peridotite in Basalt
Stopping for a little rest close to Rudingshain
Basalt wall in the open pit basalt mine near Nieder-Ofleiden
Trail at the Steiger
Rosehips in the Vogelsberg Garden geostation
A break along one of our hiking trails - Vogelsberg water is not to be missed!
View of the local mountain Hoherodskopf (Source: C. Marx)
Quarry Ober-Ohmen
A little Vogelsberger says Hello! (Source: C. Marx)
Amoeneburg East Wall Geotope
Inside the geoinformation center Vulkaneum, Schotten
Quarry Ober-Ohmen
Autumn feeling in the volcano region (Source: Hessen Tourismus)
Outcrop in the Lower Quarry Mitte, Schwalmtal
The "Black Brook" (Schwarza)
View over Hopfmannsfeld towards the Rhoen Mountains
Alteburgkopf, Schotten
Volcanic Region Water Reservoir
Upper quarry east, Schwalmtal (closed down)
Peridotite in Basalt in fron of the geoinformation center Vulkaneum in Schotten
Hohmichelstein at Lauterbach

Sunrise at Ulrichstein

Sunrise at Ulrichstein

Guided hikes

Guided hike — Hike on the Erzweg (Source: Geopark)

Volcano guides offer visitors events on various topics. Hiking or cycling tours, excursions, adventure trips, workshops and lectures - geological, botanical, industrial history, cultural history - everyone will find something here.

An overview of all guided tours can also be found on the Vogelsberg Volcanic Region Tourism GMbH website or in the current event calendar.

Further information is available from the Hoherodskopf Information Centre:

Vogelsberg Volcanic Region Nature park -
The nature park guides
Tourist-Information Hoherodskopf
Am Hoherodskopf 3
63679 Schotten

Opening hours: daily 11am - 5pm
T: (+49) 06044 / 966 933 0
@ hoherodskopf(at)tourist-schotten.de
www.tourist-schotten.de