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Gießen District

Diabas Quarry Hessel

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Diabas Quarry Hessel

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Diabas Quarry Hessel

Recommended by 74 mountain bikers out of 75

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Naturpark Lahn-Dill-Bergland

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Location: Steffenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Silbersee – View from Hohe Straße loop from Oberdieten

65.9km

05:29

1,080m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. View of Rachelshausen Quarry Memorial – Hünsteinturm Observation Tower loop from Simmersbach

45.5km

04:06

1,010m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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3. Diabas Quarry Hessel – View of Eisenhausen from Steffenberg loop from Eibelshausen

29.9km

02:42

610m

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Stefan28

March 25, 2016

At the end of the 19th century, large and profitable quarries were opened up in the Lahn-Dill mountains. Diabase ("Hinterland greenstone") is still mined here today. This material has been and is still being used to make ashlars, tombstones, paving stones, chippings, gravel, floor panels and facade cladding. The Hessel quarry was put into operation in the 1880s. Up until the 1950s, the basements of the houses in Oberhörlen were mostly made of stone from the quarry. Diabase from the quarry was also used very early on for public buildings, such as the school built in 1901 and the vicarage from 1913. The quarry was abandoned towards the end of the 1950s. (Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberhoerlen)

The quarry was recently completely cleared and fitted with a new railing.

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Sebastian

March 29, 2020

Nice quiet corner to relax and take a look at nature.

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Arne Müller

June 21, 2020

There you should just take a little break and enjoy nature

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Elevation 570 m

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Location: Steffenberg, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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Diabas Quarry Hessel

1. Silbersee – View from Hohe Straße loop from Oberdieten

2. View of Rachelshausen Quarry Memorial – Hünsteinturm Observation Tower loop from Simmersbach

3. Diabas Quarry Hessel – View of Eisenhausen from Steffenberg loop from Eibelshausen

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