Karlsruhe District
Neckar-Odenwald-KreisWalldürnSchmittshöhe Nature Reserve
Karlsruhe District
Neckar-Odenwald-KreisWalldürnSchmittshöhe Nature Reserve
Highlight • Natural Monument
Schmittshöhe Nature Reserve
Cycling
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Hiking
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This Highlight is in a protected area
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August 28, 2021
Hiking
biotopschutzbund.de/index.php/biotope/43-biotope/12-schmittshoehe
Limestone was quarried on the “Schmittshöhe”, the top layer of rock on the building site. The shell limestone was formed about 220 million years ago through the submarine deposition of limestone. At that time the area of today's Odenwald was covered by a sea.
The former quarry on the "Schmittshöhe" was founded in 1899 by the independent lime burner Franz Hauck
operated for exactly 30 years. Today the quarry is designated as a biotope.
Source gvv-hardheim-wallduern.de/images/geo-tourismus/geopark/geopunkte-geopfade/download/geopunkt_schmittshohe_bei_wallduern.pdf
•September 27, 2020
Cycling
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Best routes near Schmittshöhe Nature Reserve
4.5
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148
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32.0km
02:06
280m
280m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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21
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42.4km
02:46
490m
490m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.
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11
riders
45.3km
02:58
480m
480m
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.
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Elevation 460 m
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