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Wolf's Gorge (Grafenberger Forest)

North Rhine-Westphalia

Wolf's Gorge (Grafenberger Forest)

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Wolf's Gorge (Grafenberger Forest)

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

March 5, 2020

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"... In fact, Düsseldorf was covered by a sea 40 million years ago. The forerunner of the North Sea left its traces in and around Düsseldorf with the sands. Because of their concentration in the Aaper and in the Grafenberg Forest, the geoscientists consequently call them Grafenbergers The fact that the heights built up from the sands are not really resistant is shown by numerous irrigation channels that are caused by rain. The Wolfsschlucht in the Grafenberg forest - located between Trotshofallee and Bismarckstraße - was also created by rinsing off the soft sands ... "
duesseldorf.de/stadtgruen/landschafts-und-naturschutz/naturdenkmale/geologisches/meeressande.html

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Antje 🥾 und Tola 🐾

June 24, 2021

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Great, quiet gorge. Recommendable!

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Distance 661 m

Uphill 70 m

Downhill 20 m

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