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Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt

Dormitzer Forst

Steinbruch Ohrwaschl Sandstone Quarry

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt

Dormitzer Forst

Steinbruch Ohrwaschl Sandstone Quarry

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Steinbruch Ohrwaschl Sandstone Quarry

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Location: Dormitzer Forst, Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Hundestein loop from Tennenlohe

11.9km

03:06

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2. Bog area in Tennenloher Forst loop from Tennenlohe

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03:45

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3. Hiking loop from Neunhof

12.7km

03:17

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Michael (Wasi)

October 30, 2025

The quarry was first mentioned around 1600 and supplied high-quality sandstone for construction in Nuremberg and Erlangen. It remained in active operation until 1912. Later, a popular tourist destination developed there, complete with an inn, which was demolished by the US military after World War II. Today, remnants of the old rock cellar still remain.

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Frankenhiker

August 4, 2017

Around 1600 the name for a quarry appeared in
nearby. When building a forest house in 1839
Rock discovered that contained good building material. Afterwards the
Quarry built, which was operated until 1912 and
Delivered building material for Nuremberg and Erlangen. From 1866
there was also a commercial enterprise, which expanded over the course of
developed into a popular excursion destination in the area over the years. After the end of World War II, the area was taken over by the American military and the inn was blown up. Only the old sandstone cellar remains.

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July 25, 2021

Sandstone quarry with origins around 1600

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Location: Dormitzer Forst, Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Steinbruch Ohrwaschl Sandstone Quarry

1. Hundestein loop from Tennenlohe

2. Bog area in Tennenloher Forst loop from Tennenlohe

3. Hiking loop from Neunhof

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