Top 3 Gorges around Wassertrüdingen

The old quarry at Distelbuck near Arberg (Landkreis Ansbach) is a former extraction site for Upper Burgsandstein, which is now used as a popular hiking destination and viewpoint. Distelbuck itself is an elevation south of the market town of Arberg, reaching a height of approx. 500m. Here, the regionally typical, fine-grained Burgsandstein from the Keuper period was mined. Previously, the area was used for the extraction of building materials for the region. After its closure, nature has largely reclaimed the site. A valuable biotope with characteristic flora and fauna has developed. From the upper edge of the quarry, there is a wide, beautiful view over the Arberg surroundings.

At 250 m long and up to 9 m deep, it is an impressive ravine. Absolutely worth seeing. - ! ! A detour here is worthwhile ! ! - You can ride it in both directions. But it would be better to ride from above, i.e. coming from the east. Then you just have to let the bike run. But we came from below the first time.

Idyllically located and a welcome source of shade on a hot summer tour

Beautiful ravine with a gate at the entrance and exit

The trees find their way

The ravine used to be an intensively used path. Cattle and carts commuted daily between the village and the farm or farm. pastures.

Water flows downhill, taking sand with it by weathering the rock. so a channel was formed, which deepened more and more. When people then began to settle in Hechlingen, they drove their cows and sheep up the ravine to the pastures. The claws of the animals churned up the ground and the rainwater washed away the material. then carts came to pick up the harvest from the fields. And so it went on year after year.

It used to be one of the main routes from Hechlingen to the fields and pastures on the Kapellenberg. Today, an educational trail leads through the Hechlinger Hohlweg to the ruins of the Katharinenkapell