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Ludwag Quarry

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Ludwag Quarry

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    April 16, 2016

    Hiking

    The abandoned and partially already restored limestone quarry near the village of Ludwag is known not only for its fossil finds, but above all for its specific color and the particularly pronounced sponge reefs on its north side.

    For once, highlight and photos are not clearly located here - u. a. also because Komoot does not recognize the paths in the quarry. You should definitely pay attention during a visit, that some places - not least because of threatening crashes - are not without danger!
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    June 7, 2020

    Hiking

    The gradually renatured former Ludwager quarry is also nicknamed Staa-Beißer.
    Unfortunately, however, this natural idyll has suffered greatly from the low-precipitation winters and summers of recent years. In the evening …
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    July 23, 2018

    Hiking

    A fantastic, colorful and lonely place, would be a great movie set. The 500m to the lowest point Bruches almost no one walks. It is worth it, you can see the fight of the pioneer plants on the nutrient-poor soil. I'm not a geologist, but there are so many different things open at the edges of the break ...
    Edit: The small lake was dried up during my visit in July 2018, I could not take a bath.
    Visit recommended!
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    Elevation 560 m

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

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