Name: Stone Sea at Stephanshöhe
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Stone Sea at Stephanshöhe

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Location: Altenberg, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

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1. Stone Sea at Stephanshöhe – Trail Along the Rote Weißeritz loop from Obercarsdorf

36.4km

03:25

900m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. Ski Trail Entrance Schellerhau – Stone Sea at Stephanshöhe loop from Kurort Kipsdorf

30.0km

02:26

510m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Rombea

April 21, 2024

Beautiful place with a great view. The sea of stones at Stephanshöhe is a station on the 14x8000 and was probably also the devil's place of refuge, according to the story on the information board.

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BLKTRX

August 26, 2023

Steinmeer at the Stephanshöhe

The Steinmeer is located on the western edge of the approximately 15 km² Schellerhauer granite. In the period between Carboniferous and Permian, this rose as molten magma in the gneiss of the Erzgebirge basement and in the surrounding Teplice rhyolite and solidified below the earth's surface. Over time, the Schellerhauer granite was exposed by erosion.

The penetration of the Schellerhauer and other granites in the Altenberg area was accompanied by a partial transformation of the adjacent rock. This also prevents the formation of numerous deposits, e.g. B. of tin and iron connected.

The Teplice rhyolite here, which was heavily stressed by the geological processes mentioned, was gradually broken down to block and stone size, mainly by frost weathering. The Steinmeer on the Stephanshöhe is a witness to this process.

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Location: Altenberg, Saxon Switzerland-East Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany

Stone Sea at Stephanshöhe

1. Stone Sea at Stephanshöhe – Trail Along the Rote Weißeritz loop from Obercarsdorf

2. Ski Trail Entrance Schellerhau – Stone Sea at Stephanshöhe loop from Kurort Kipsdorf

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