Wallender Born and the Brubbel Trail
The Wallender Born is a cold-water geyser in the Eifel. The gas in the spring water is released approximately every 35 minutes; the water is about 9 °C. The geyser formed accidentally during earthworks in 1933. This gives the natural phenomenon a specific origin story.
The 3.5-kilometre-long Brubbel Trail continues from the Wallender Born and explains the natural phenomenon. Information points also cover village life in Wallenborn and the local dialect. The trail thus connects the geological feature with a cultural perspective on the village.
The Drees and practical information
The restored Wallenborner Drees is bubbling again. At the edge of the village, the Felddrees offers hikers and tourists a refreshing break. You can reach the Wallenborner Drees from the B257 via SchulstraĂźe. To get to the Wallender Born, take the B257 via HauptstraĂźe and Weidenbacher StraĂźe; parking is available at the spring. Before setting out, check access to the Wallenborner Drees and confirm the route and parking options at the Wallender Born.
Information published on 30 March 2026 names the Landgasthof Brubbel as a place for hikers and tourists to stop for refreshments. Check before travelling whether it is currently open.
Hiking trails with different highlights
The easy HeimatSpur Wallenborner Weg is a 5.3-kilometre circular hike that starts and ends at the church in Wallenborn. Along the way, forest and meadow trails lead to a panoramic viewpoint and views of the village and the Brubbel. A panoramic rest area is 0.9 kilometres along the route. The trail is described as scenic and family-friendly.
The trails have different highlights: the Brubbel Trail explains the natural phenomenon and village life, while the circular hike offers forest and meadow trails as well as scenic views. When planning, you can take both the trail’s focus and its length and format into account.
The wider Vulkaneifel region
So far, 77 maars have been identified in the wider Vulkaneifel destination. A total of 350 eruption centres have also been counted there, around 270 of them from the more recent phase. The Ulmener Maar marks the most recent volcanic eruption in the Vulkaneifel, which took place approximately 10,900 years ago. These regional figures provide a broader geological context.
Those interested in hiking in the Vulkaneifel destination will find another option in the Vulkaneifel Trails: they lead to scenic highlights on both sides of the Eifelsteig, are marked and signposted, and include half-day hikes, full-day hikes and multi-day hikes. This is on a different scale from the trails in Wallenborn and may be useful when planning a longer hiking itinerary.
The museums of the Vulkaneifel also each have their own focus. The Eifel Volcano Museum in Daun displays three-dimensional landscape models of cinder cones, maars and mineral springs, as well as exhibits on volcanism in the western Eifel. The Vulkanhaus Strohn is an interactive museum featuring a lava fissure wall around 30,000 years old, about six metres long and four metres high. Together with the geyser and hiking trails in Wallenborn, these regional attractions offer different ways to explore the volcanic landscape.
Discover more destinations: Darscheid, StrotzbĂĽsch, MĂĽckeln, Steiningen, Nohn, Demerath, Mehren, Immerath.
Go to the wider travel overview: Daun.
