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63679 Schotten

Take your time to discover the great lava flow with basalt columns and a Celtic ring wall. This beautiful area invites you to discover and gives insight into the history of the earth. Geology: The volcanic rocks of the geotope and natural monument Alteburgskopf near Schotten are rich in...

Geotope

35287 Amöneburg

Eine Berg- und Talwanderung rund um die Basaltkuppe, auf der die Stadt Amöneburg thront.

3:10 h 253 hm 10,8 km easy

Hiking trail

35287 Amöneburg

Visible from afar, the 365 m high basalt cone of the Amöneburg rises from the plain and towers above the valley of the Ohm. On the 25 m high eastern wall, which you can reach by car (road: Steinweg), flat lying cooling columns of basanite can be seen. Like a seemingly chaotic picture they...

63679 Schotten

At 763 m above sea level, the Hoherodskopf is the second highest elevation in the Vogelsberg. Its summit is located below the telecommunications tower, directly at the parking lot in front of the Hoherodskopf Information Center. Since May 2012, this geotope has been equipped with an...

Natur- und Geoparkführer

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63679 Schotten

Der 665,5 m hohe Bilstein, oberhalb von Schotten-Busenborn, ist eine beeindruckende Felsklippe und die höchste Erhebung eines Nord-Süd streichenden Höhenrückens.

Geotope

36355 Grebenhain

The basanite cliff, called Boniface Pulpit, presents itself as a rocky outcrop about 4 m high and 3 m wide, 10 m long. The column formation is strikingly beautiful. The arrangement of the columns suggests a passage-shaped breakthrough. The diameter of the mostly 5- or 6-cornered columns is...

Geotope

36355 Grebenhain

Like a secure and massive fortress, the Burg rock formation protrudes from the plateau above the Schwarzbach Valley. Blocky debris of basalt rock and loess cover the plateau around the natural monument. The oval formation has a size of about 20 m wide and 70 m long. They are not basalt...

Geotope

36358 Herbstein

The Schwarza, a small river southeast of Herbstein-Schlechtenwegen, has cut its bed deep into the volcanic rocks found here, exposing some picturesque rock formations. These include the cliff Christines Häuschen, which is located on the southern slope of the Hardt north of the Salza. The...

Geotope

35315 Homberg (Ohm)

The Homberg district of Nieder-Ofleiden offers several geological sights. One kilometer east of the village there is a shelter at an idyllic little pond, right next to the natural monument "Dicke Steine\‘\‘. The stones, made of light gray, very solid sandstone, occupy an area of 20 x 30...

Geotope

36325 Feldatal

The mountain called Eckmannshain between Ulrichstein and Stumpertenrod has an altitude of 622 meters. On its northern slope, the Dicken Steine, a rocky cliff, protrudes. It reaches a height of up to 8 m and a width of 10 m with the length of 30 m. The columns, which often reach only 15-20...

Geotope

ThemenKunst und Architekturallgemeine regionale Führungen (z.B. Wanderung um den Nidda-Stausee) Führungen im Vulkaneum

Guide

63688 Gedern

23 km langer Rundweg mit Infotafeln zur Geologie und Kulturgeschichte über viele Wiesenwege

7:00 h 358 hm 358 hm 23,0 km moderate

Hiking trail

35423 Lich

Östlich von Lich befindet sich ein außergewöhnliches Geotop: eine Bauxitgrube. Die hier einst vorkommenden tholeiitischen Basalte wurden durch das subtropische Klima verwittert. Dabei blieben Eisen und Aluminium zurück und bildeten Laterit, während Kieselsäure sowie Alkali- und...

Geotope

63679 Schotten

Abenteuer Erdgeschichte - Einladung zu einer Zeitreise durch die Erdzeitalter

2:30 h 270 hm 7,0 km very easy

Hiking trail

35325 Mücke

Themen-Rundweg mit zahlreichen Infotafeln zur Geschichte des Eisenerzabbaues in der Gemeinde Mücke

3:00 h 243 hm 11,0 km easy

Hiking trail

35325 Mücke

Eindrucksvolle Relikte der Erzförderung sind im Bereich des Erzweg Nord zu sehen

3:34 h 128 hm 13,7 km moderate

Hiking trail

Grünberg

Auf den Spuren des Eisenerzabbaus im vorderen Vogelsberg

4:00 h 194 hm 14,0 km very easy

Hiking trail

36358 Herbstein

Northwest of Herbstein, on the southern slope of the Kirchwald, lies the Felsenruhe, a cliff up to 8 m high. It begins not far from the Kolping settlement and can be traced a good 300 m in a west-northwest direction. The cliff is a former lava flow, of which today the erosion edge is...

Geotope

36358 Herbstein

Entdeckungstour zu den geologischen Urspüngen der Region

5:30 h 278 hm 19,0 km moderate

Hiking trail

So., 04.05.2025 13:00 Uhr

Zum Hohen Berg 16, 35315 Homberg (Ohm)

Rundweg mit vielen geologischen Besonderheiten, mit herrlichem Blick auf die Amöneburg und in den größten Basaltsteinbruch Europas. Gästeführer Bernd Reiß, Dauer: 3 Std., Kosten: 4 €/Erw., 2 €/Kind, 8 €/Fam.

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63679 Schotten

If you look from the Hoherodskopf in the direction of Schotten / Giessen, you will see a gentle hilltop of 663 m height on the slope opposite, which is covered with a rough grassland typical for the volcanic soil in the Vogelsberg. The highly acidic soil provides a habitat for rushes and...

Geotope

63679 Schotten

Once here, you will find yourself at the "North Pole of the Vogelsberg". However, this has less to do with the temperature than with the extraordinary property of the volcanic rock. This volcanic vent offers a special feature: the basanite has such a high magnetite content that the compass...

Geotope

35287 Amöneburg

Geologie hautnah: Rundwanderweg um den ehemaligen Vulkanschlot der Amöneburg

1:34 h 178 hm 4,8 km moderate

Hiking trail

Freiensteinau

Auf dem landschaftlich abwechslungsreichen Weg finden sie Informationen zur vulkanischen Vergangenheit und erfahren was das „Blaue Eck“ mit dem Dom zu Fulda verbindet.

3:29 h 196 hm 12,7 km easy

Hiking trail

63679 Schotten

The "Geological Tree Hedge" is located on the outskirts of Schotten-Eichelsachsen. It is a project of the initiative group Eichelsachsen and was opened in 2011. The small wood on the southern edge of the village hides some geological beauties: next to the rock outcrop that marks this spot,...

Geotope

35315 Homberg (Ohm)

Geologische Besonderheiten und Naturdenkmale prägen den Rundwanderweg mit geologischem Schwerpunkt.

2:30 h 210 hm 7,0 km very easy

Hiking trail

Schotten

Diese Tour führt über Bergwiesen und Wälder auf 4 Gipfel im Oberwald.

4:30 h 379 hm 14,0 km moderate

Hiking trail