A dry valley is a special feature of the karst region of Franconian Switzerland. Because there is no creek. Only after heavy rainfall (mostly in winter/spring) do two tumblers (karst springs that remain dry the rest of the year) spurt water and the valley turns into a small river. The nutrient-poor grasslands typical of Franconian Switzerland can be found on the slopes of the valley.

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A very quiet valley, unless the bottlenose dolphin spits and that's not bad after the snow has melted or after weeks of rain.

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Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

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Distance 1.48 km

Uphill 50 m

Downhill 60 m

Weather

Tuesday 5 May

18°C

11°C

45 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Location: Heiligenstadt, Landkreis Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Dry Valley to the Herold Mill

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Hummerstein Viewpoint – Kreuzstein Viewpoint loop from Ebermannstadt

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Kreuzstein Viewpoint – Dry Valley to the Herold Mill loop from Ebermannstadt

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