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Natural Monuments

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Hochschwarzwald

Alte-Mann-Felsen (Old Man's Rocks)

Natural Monuments

Baden-Württemberg

Freiburg District

Hochschwarzwald

Alte-Mann-Felsen (Old Man's Rocks)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Alte-Mann-Felsen (Old Man's Rocks)

Hiking

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Cycling

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Mountain biking

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Naturpark Südschwarzwald

Location: Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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PeterH65 (a.k.a. "Waldorf")

November 16, 2019

Hiking

Badenweiler can look back on a long mining tradition. Many names of paths and places, such as old man (= abandoned tunnel), plaster pit path or miner's rest still remind …

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Tartufo 🇩🇪 🐾

June 30, 2018

Hiking

In addition to a viewing platform on the highest rock, there are further traces of human activity on the rocks. Under some of the rocks caves and shafts were dug that reach deep into the earth. The deepest of these holes are protected by a grid to prevent accidental crashes. These grave traces are mining activity in Roman times. The rocks are rich in barite, which was mined here at that time.

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May 8, 2020

Hiking

Approx. There are beautiful single trails 1.5 km around the rock.

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Elevation 630 m

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Location: Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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