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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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Felsberg bei Reichenbach

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Location: Hesse, Germany

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

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3. Ohlyturm on Felsberg – Alsbacher Schloss loop from Darmstadt-Eberstadt

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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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Location: Hesse, Germany

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Roman Giant Column (Riesensäule)

1. Ohly Tower on Felsberg – Gambolimbo Trail loop from Bensheim-Auerbach

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

3. Ohlyturm on Felsberg – Alsbacher Schloss loop from Darmstadt-Eberstadt

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