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In the beauty of bitter cold, the GesundLand Vulkaneifel is currently lying quietly in winter beauty between ancient maars and volcanoes. No weather for hiking? Not at all, says GesundLand scout Rainer Schmitz, who particularly enjoys hiking in the rain.

Water is the basis of all life. A gift of nature, which appears in the Volcanic Eifel in many places untouched and pristine. In Bad Bertrich, the elixir of life bubbles up from the mountain spring with 32 degrees of natural heat and supplies the Vulkaneifel Therme with the beneficial Glauber salt water, which makes it the only Glauber salt thermal spring in Germany.

Autumn time transforms the GesundLand Vulkaneifel into a very special hiker's paradise. The forests are bathed in flaming red, intense orange and squeaky yellow. Nourished by a few rain showers, the streams ripple lively through the valleys like never before. You just have to grab your hiking boots and get out into nature!

Where once volcanoes spewed lava and ash, today ice-cold showers ensure health and well-being. Not only volcanism is still bubbling under the earth's surface. The spirit of Sebastian Kneipp is also still alive in the region today.

When I set off from my starting point on this Monday morning for the approx. 9 km hike on the HeimatSpur "Alte Eiche" circular route, I didn't know what to expect. An impressive hiking experience.

In the early 2000s, Manuel Andrack became known through the Harald Schmidt Show. And what does he do today? Today, the likeable author and presenter goes hiking. An interview.

One hike, three perspectives: Anne, Anja and Mandy hike along the VulkaMaar Trail, which has been nominated as Germany's most beautiful hiking trail in 2021, and each talk about their experiences hiking along the VulkaMaar Trail from their own perspective.

There are hiking markings that tell a beautiful story. In front of the Tourist Information in Bad Bertrich, I discover the marking of an ingenious circular hiking trail.

The sun shines brightly from the cloudless sky this morning. Here and there a dewdrop still clings bravely to the blade of grass. The chickens are already long on their feet.

Author and hiking blogger Manuel Andrack was on the way on the HeimatSpur Wachholder-Kyll-Weg around Bleckhausen. Here he tells how he experienced his hike and what connects him with the place on the Kleine Kyll.