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Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

Quartzite Scree Slopes of the Saarschleife

Natural Monuments

Landkreis Merzig-Wadern

Mettlach

Quartzite Scree Slopes of the Saarschleife

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Quartzite Scree Slopes of the Saarschleife

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Saar-Hunsrück

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Location: Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany

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1. Cloef Trail – View of the Saarschleife loop from Orscholz

8.09km

02:26

240m

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

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2. View of the Saarschleife – Cloef Trail loop from Orscholz

4.34km

01:27

200m

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Little Cloef Viewpoint – View of the Saarschleife loop from Saarhölzbach

19.7km

05:46

530m

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

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Institut für Softwaresysteme

June 4, 2024

In the area of the slopes of the Saar valley, some of which are over 30° steep, there are frequent areas without vegetation, which consist mainly of square quartzite rubble, measuring between centimetres and decimetres. This material was formed by frost weathering on the steep rock faces of the Saar valley. The main period in which these rubble heaps were formed was during the ice age phases of the Quaternary, when over the last 2 million years or so it was often around 10° colder in the Saar valley than it is today and under climatic conditions such as those prevailing today in Siberia or northern Canada the deeper subsoil was permanently frozen. Under the climatic conditions of the current warm period, these rubble heaps are developing only slightly. In fact, in many places one can observe that the rubble is covered with moss, woody plants are settling in the rubble heaps and this relict relief form is slowly being conquered by vegetation.

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Michael

January 8, 2025

Easy "hiking trail" for everyone. No special equipment necessary.

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Elevation 200 m

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Location: Mettlach, Landkreis Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany

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