The surf cliff in Eckelsheim - which you inevitably pass on the "Beach Path of the Senses" circular route - was discovered in the 1990s and is one of the …

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Rainer & Petra

October 9, 2023

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There was once a sea here around 30 million years ago.

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Wolfgang Hauth

August 29, 2025

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Next to the Bell Church lies the Beach Path of the Senses. It is a 1.6 km circular path between the Bell Church and the gravel pit. Numerous panels provide information about the geological development of the former coastal region, when the Mainz Basin was flooded by a subtropical sea 30 million years ago. This area formed the coastline. A surf cliff was excavated above the path, but after the research was completed, it was filled in again to preserve it for posterity.
The Beach Path of the Senses and the three coastal paths are definitely worth a visit.

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Elevation 240 m

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Location: Eckelsheim, Alzey-Worms, Rhenish Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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