インデン/アルトドルフの天然記念物・トップ20

The tower bears a weather vane inscribed with "Monte Sophia" and, together with the Roman Tower, is one of the prominent viewpoints on the reclaimed Sophienhöhe, which was once used as a spoil heap for the Hambach open-cast mine. The HöllerHorn reaches approximately 291.5 meters above sea level, making it one of the highest points on the Sophienhöhe, but it lies just below the summit level of the Roman Tower (301.8 meters above sea level).

A sign at the site explains that the Celts considered trees important living beings and attributed special properties to them. The Tree of Life Circle takes up this concept and presents different tree species, each symbolically assigned to a specific time of year, similar to a Celtic tree calendar.

At least today the water didn't look particularly good. While other lakes, ponds and rivers are clear, the Orchelsweiher is filled with brown water.

Great view from up here

Idyllic small lake in the forest that invites you to take a break in the great outdoors.

From here you can hike along a narrow, short path through a sequoia forest

Mammoth forest is part of the research program to see which tree species are more resilient.

At the Höller Horn on the Sophienhöhe, nutrient-poor sand, clayey material and gravel were deliberately dumped. The site was also not recultivated. Today the natural spread of plants and animals is being researched here. The tower with the weather vane is modeled on a late medieval winding tower of an ore mine.