Gantenstein Boulder
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Recommended by 88 out of 93 hikers
Location: Liechtenstein
Best Hikes to Gantenstein Boulder
- Easy
4.8
(20)
130
Neu-Schellenberg Castle Ruins – Eschnerberg viewpoint loop from Nofels01:49
6.46km
130m
Easy5.0
(3)
18
Obere Burg Schellenberg – Neu-Schellenberg Castle Ruins loop from Schellenberg01:14
4.34km
90m
Intermediate4.8
(84)
406
Neu-Schellenberg Castle Ruins – Eschnerberg viewpoint loop from Schellenberg02:38
8.41km
240m
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Erratic boulder in the forest on the Gantenstein / Volume of approximately 7 m3
One of Liechtenstein's most beautiful boulders is located in the forest on the Gantenstein, a few meters from the highest elevation in the lowlands (the municipality of Schellenberg, 690 m above sea level). It is made of granite and has a volume of approximately 7 m3.
Text / Source: Historical Dictionary of the Principality of Liechtenstein
historisches-lexikon.li/Findlingetranslated by
•March 30, 2025
An approximately 15 -ton boulder, which was transported 10,000 years ago with the glacier of Grisons to this place and remained here.
translated by•August 27, 2017
The memorial stone with the benches is not here, only the large boulder.
translated by•May 19, 2024
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Location: Liechtenstein
Best Hikes to Gantenstein Boulder
- Easy
4.8
(20)
130
Neu-Schellenberg Castle Ruins – Eschnerberg viewpoint loop from Nofels01:49
6.46km
130m
Easy5.0
(3)
18
Obere Burg Schellenberg – Neu-Schellenberg Castle Ruins loop from Schellenberg01:14
4.34km
90m
Intermediate4.8
(84)
406
Neu-Schellenberg Castle Ruins – Eschnerberg viewpoint loop from Schellenberg02:38
8.41km
240m
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