バートデュルクハイムの湖・トップ20

Interesting path with many discoveries that tells a lot about the history of the region.

The Ganerbenweg is recommended

Small hiking trail around the protected lake with many information boards about nature.

So no one has to slip through the fence to take photos

There are many beautiful mushrooms to discover here, it is worth taking a closer look

Something really great was built there. The platform was newly installed and now you have a great view of the quarry and the lake.

A beautiful path leads around the lake with many insights and information boards

Since June 2024, there has been an observation platform on the edge of the Nordbruch crater lake, which offers a great view of one of the two basalt lakes. Information board no. 7 next to the viewing platform tells the interesting story of this quarry: "The basalt deposit around Forst is 820 m long and 260 m wide and is slightly dumbbell-shaped. The Margaretental runs through the middle of the deposit, which is why the basalt had to be mined in TWO separate quarries. The north quarry was the first to be opened up in 1841, but production there was only for the quarry's own needs. Five years later, in 1846, mining also began in the south quarry. In 1897, mining in the north quarry was stopped until a lease agreement with the municipality of Forst made further mining possible in 1911. A 2800 m long cable car was built to transport the extracted rock, which ended directly at the railway line near Deidesheim and was only replaced by a transport road in 1969. Mining in the south quarry was stopped in 1964. In December 1990, operations in Nordbruch finally ceased. Following the closure, both sites were recultivated and officially returned to nature in 2011."