The former basalt mine has become an idyllic piece of nature. Remnants of the old mining facilities are still preserved in the forest around the lake and impressively show the effort made

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Picnic areas at Silbersee – Basalt Loading Chute loop from Ostheim vor der Rhön (VGem)

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Basalt Loading Chute – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Ostheim vor der Rhön (VGem)

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Location: Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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Silbersee (former basalt quarry)

#1.

Picnic areas at Silbersee – Basalt Loading Chute loop from Ostheim vor der Rhön (VGem)

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Gangolfsberg Nature Trail – Boulder fields on Gangolfsberg loop from Ostheim vor der Rhön (VGem)

#3.

Basalt Loading Chute – Rother Kuppe Observation Tower loop from Ostheim vor der Rhön (VGem)

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