The old chert quarry is one of the most important geotopes in the Eastern Slate Mountains. Here, chert was once mined for use as road and path gravel.

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Former siliceous slate quarry in the immediate vicinity of the old Eder Bridge.

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1. Eder Bridge at Auhammer – Old Railway Bridge loop from Bergfried Kellerburg

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02:57

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2. Start of the Eder Bike Trail – Eder River near Beddelhausen loop from Bad Berleburg

36.6km

02:22

250m

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3. Old Railway Bridge – Eder River near Beddelhausen loop from Reddighausen

35.6km

02:17

280m

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Elevation 360 m

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Location: Bad Berleburg, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Kieselschiefer Quarry – a significant geotope

1. Eder Bridge at Auhammer – Old Railway Bridge loop from Bergfried Kellerburg

2. Start of the Eder Bike Trail – Eder River near Beddelhausen loop from Bad Berleburg

3. Old Railway Bridge – Eder River near Beddelhausen loop from Reddighausen

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