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Booser Eifelturm, Wooden observation tower in Boos, Germany.

The Booser Eifelturm is a 25-metre wooden observation tower on the Schneeberg, a 553-metre hill northwest of Boos in the Vulkaneifel. Built in 2003, it has a triangular plan carried by three round Douglas fir trunks from the Booser forest on a concrete foundation. A wooden staircase with 125 steps and eight intermediate landings leads to the covered viewing platform at 21.5 metres.

The tower was built in 2003 by local craftspeople using a triangular base design, with Douglas fir wood sourced from nearby forests. It was created as a community project to give visitors a broader view over the surrounding volcanic landscape.

The name Booser Eifelturm pairs the nearby village of Boos with "Eifelturm", the German word for the Paris landmark, a pun many visitors notice. The tower stands on the Schneeberg at 553 m above sea level, northwest of Boos and about five kilometres southeast of the Nürburgring, beside the Booser Doppelmaar in the Booser Maar nature reserve.

The tower and the hiking trail running directly past it have been closed since October 2024 because of an acute risk of collapse, so the 125-step climb to the covered platform at 21.5 metres is currently not possible. The site stands at 553 metres on the Schneeberg and is reached via farm and hiking paths; check the closure status before setting out.

The Booser Eifelturm is almost identical in construction to the 28-metre Vulcano Infoplattform in Steineberg, built the same year; the Steineberg tower has one extra stair segment. The Boos tower was assembled lying on the ground and raised on 6 December 2003 by two cranes, using Douglas fir from the Booser Wald.

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