Name: Große Doline (Karst Sinkhole) above Rockensüß
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Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Cornberg

Große Doline (Karst Sinkhole) above Rockensüß

Natural Monuments

Regierungsbezirk Kassel

Kassel District

Hersfeld-Rotenburg

Cornberg

Große Doline (Karst Sinkhole) above Rockensüß

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Location: Cornberg, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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Best Hikes to Große Doline (Karst Sinkhole) above Rockensüß

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1. Rittershain Castle – Große Doline Rockensüß loop from Rockensüß

8.78km

02:24

140m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Große Doline Rockensüß – Three Crosses (Cornberg) loop from Cornberg

8.38km

02:22

180m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Große Doline Rockensüß – Three Crosses (Cornberg) loop from Cornberg

7.27km

02:02

150m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nordhesse

December 11, 2021

Charming natural landscape (FFH area) that can be experienced very closely on MTB tours or hikes. Around and between two (large and small) sinkholes you can gain many impressions and enjoy a fantastic natural landscape. You can find orchids here and in June you can find the real Quendel with its purple-violet flowers.

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Andreas

April 18, 2021

The gypsum deposits in the Zechstein limestone are leached out by seeping in. Underground leaching or cavities arise. If the ceiling rock is no longer stable, it can collapse. Usually funnel-shaped sinkholes, so-called sinkholes, form. The resulting "large sinkhole" is over 400 meters long and up to 170 meters wide.

After the south-western tip of the sinkhole was used as a garbage dump at the end of the 1960s, the “Great Doline” is now a two-dimensional natural monument. It is distinguished both geologically and with a wealth of rare and endangered animal and plant species.

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Bernd

June 5, 2022

The place is geologically very interesting.

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Location: Cornberg, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

Große Doline (Karst Sinkhole) above Rockensüß

1. Rittershain Castle – Große Doline Rockensüß loop from Rockensüß

2. Große Doline Rockensüß – Three Crosses (Cornberg) loop from Cornberg

3. Große Doline Rockensüß – Three Crosses (Cornberg) loop from Cornberg

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