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Großer Badenstein

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Großer Badenstein

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Großer Badenstein

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Location: Hesse, Germany

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1. Green Ponds – Rotes Wasser (Burgwald) loop from Rosenthal

25.9km

07:03

390m

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2. Mellnauer Kreuz Shelter – Franzosenwiesen Wetlands loop from Mellnau

25.5km

06:58

400m

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3. Rotes Wasser (Burgwald) – Green Ponds loop from Rosenthal

8.67km

02:20

110m

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

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Michael Goette

April 7, 2018

Very interesting rock formation, beautifully situated. You should take your time and explore the Badenstein in peace.

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Bergfeuerjack

October 2, 2018

Big bathing stone

The large Badenstein and his little brother, the little Badenstein, are geological features in the Burgwald, which consists mainly of Bunsandstein. About 220 million years ago, sediments from the Rhenish Slate Mountains deposited in the Germanic Basin during the Triassic period. It was up to 421 m high Buntsandsteinplatte, which broke into several pieces when the area in the Tertiary experienced a tectonic increase. These pieces then became the mountains and hills of today's Burgwald.
But the Buntsandsteinplatte is broken by a few basalt masses such as the large and the small Baden stone. The elevations of the aboveground basalt quarries are still clearly visible, the large Badenstein resembles a crater. Its blue basalt stones were used in the 18th century in Rosenthal and weather to repair the road surface. In 1830 the quarries were closed.
The term "Baden" comes from an Old Hessian word and means "to benefit" or "to help"

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Stefan Rüger

January 20, 2021

Up until 1830, basalt stones were cleared here, which were used for road construction in the towns of Rosenthal and Wetter.

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Elevation 330 m

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1. Green Ponds – Rotes Wasser (Burgwald) loop from Rosenthal

2. Mellnauer Kreuz Shelter – Franzosenwiesen Wetlands loop from Mellnau

3. Rotes Wasser (Burgwald) – Green Ponds loop from Rosenthal

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