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Gießen District

Vogelsbergkreis
Schotten

Alteburg Basalt Columns and Blockfield

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Hesse

Gießen District

Vogelsbergkreis
Schotten

Alteburg Basalt Columns and Blockfield

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Alteburg Basalt Columns and Blockfield

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  • Location: Schotten, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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    September 4, 2021

    Mountain biking

    Striking rock cliffs made of volcanic basalt rock, some of which are covered with moss 👍
    There is also a good resting place here ... table and benches available!
    geopark-vogelsberg.de/vulkanwissen/was-ist-ein-geotop/listenuebersicht/geotop-alte-burg.html
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    December 31, 2018

    Mountain biking

    The geotope and natural monument of the Alte Burg near Kaulstoss represents something special: a mystery, so to speak. Is it part of a former lava flow? Or something else?

    Source: Vulkanregieon Vogelsberg (full article there)
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    September 24, 2021

    Hiking

    This place, which is located in the middle of a forest, looks quite mysterious. The Alteburg is a geotope made up of basalt columns and a block heap. This rock formation bears witness to the past volcanism, which came to an end ten to 15 million years ago, but is still shaping the landscape of the Vogelsberg today.
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    Deutsches Haus Bermutshain – Vogelsberg Mountain Meadow Path loop from Hartmannshain

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    Elevation 640 m

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    Location: Schotten, Vogelsbergkreis, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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