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Roman Giant Column (Riesensäule)

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Roman Giant Column (Riesensäule)

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Roman Giant Column (Riesensäule)

Recommended by 88 mountain bikers out of 91

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Please check local regulations for: Felsberg bei Reichenbach

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Location: Hesse, Germany

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Michael 🤟

October 8, 2025

Gigantic! Unbelievable what was achieved at that time.

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Dieter ODW

February 14, 2024

The giant column is 9.33 m long and weighs 27.5 t. It was probably created at the beginning of the 4th century and is therefore almost 2,000 years old. The granite from the Felsenmeer near Lautertal was used in the construction of the cathedral in Trier. Four mighty granite columns, each 12 m high and weighing 65 tons, once supported the building. Two fragments of a column have been lying next to the cathedral portal as the “Trier Cathedral Stone” since 1623. The only 9.33 m long column from the sea of rocks never found its way to Trier (bergstrasse-odenwald.de/detail/id=5f2ba26963033a4560d99e97)

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Elevation 500 m

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Roman Giant Column (Riesensäule)

1. Jerusalem Peace Memorial – View of the Odenwald Hills loop from Gadernheim

2. Forest Theme Trail Eure Walde – View from Kuralpe loop from Mühltal

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