View of Lengerich Limestone Quarry

The quarry formed from a coral reef on the back of the Teutoburg Forest 150 million years ago. To this day, excavations of fossils and ammonites remind of the origin. The stratifications at the quarry correspond to the history of the earth

Many a sack of cement mortar has been pulled out here ...

Directly behind the plant in Lengerich, the Dyckerhoff circular hiking trail offers the opportunity to take a closer look at the quarry from which the raw materials for Dyckerhoff cement are extracted. The path leads 8 km around the limestone quarry and is marked with a blue U on a white background. In addition to various inclines, this path offers magnificent views of Münster and Osnabrück on two viewing platforms. On this circular hiking trail, you can experience the entire diversity of the landscape, the biodiversity of limestone-loving flora and fauna, the coexistence of semi-arid grassland and coppice forests, quarries and nature conservation.