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Hesse

Gießen District

Vogelsbergkreis
Homberg (Ohm)

Nieder-Ofleiden Basalt Quarry

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Gießen District

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Homberg (Ohm)

Nieder-Ofleiden Basalt Quarry

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Nieder-Ofleiden Basalt Quarry

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    June 13, 2024

    Hiking

    Here, as so often, man has left a gigantic scar…when mining high-quality basalt stone
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    June 2, 2020

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    Like in another world.
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    May 29, 2021

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    Europe's largest basalt open-cast mine has served as a unique film set twice.
    In 1968 parts of the film "Death in a Red Jaguar" were shot here. It was the seventh film in the Jerry Cotten series of the 1960s.
    In 2013 the film "V8 - You want to be the best" was released. The children's film is a film adaptation of a book by Joachim Masannek.
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    Best Hikes to Nieder-Ofleiden Basalt Quarry

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    1. Deckenbach at the Goldborn Spring – Felsenmeer rock formations loop from Homberg (Ohm)

    19.0km

    05:20

    370m

    370m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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

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    Elevation 400 m

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