There are two different colored natural stones from the Anröchter stone, which is often incorrectly referred to as the Anröchter dolomite. There is a green type, also called green sandstone, green stone, and a bluish type, Anröchter blue. It is a limestone deposit that is extracted in the Soester Börde. These natural stones come from the Turonium, a level of the Upper Cretaceous.

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Anröchte was already well known for stone quarrying in the Middle Ages. The stone was created around 120 million years ago. It owes its color to the mineral glauconite. Further …

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1. Wooden Footbridge Over Stream – Effeln Tree Education Trail loop from Anröchte

6.22km

01:39

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2. Pöppelsche Valley – Frankenkapelle loop from Anröchte

10.5km

02:51

150m

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3. Frankenkapelle – Pöppelsche Valley loop from Berge

11.0km

03:00

160m

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Elevation 300 m

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Location: Anröchte, Kreis Soest, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Anröchter Stein Rocky Outcrop

1. Wooden Footbridge Over Stream – Effeln Tree Education Trail loop from Anröchte

2. Pöppelsche Valley – Frankenkapelle loop from Anröchte

3. Frankenkapelle – Pöppelsche Valley loop from Berge

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