グレフェンタールの天然記念物・トップ20

自然公園インフォメーションセンター「カルテ・キューヘ」は、レンンシュタイクにあり、3つの自然公園だけでなく、ゾンネベルク、クローナッハ、ザールフェルト/ルードルシュタットの3つの郡が交差する地点にあります。ここでは、景観、工芸品、ドイツの歴史について学ぶことができ、多数の無料ハイキングマップも入手できます。休憩が必要な場合は、レンンシュタイクの軽食スタンドで軽食、飲み物、コーヒー、ケーキを補給できます。 営業時間：4月から10月：火曜日から金曜日 10時～16時、土曜日と日曜日 11時～16時。 11月から3月：火曜日から金曜日 10時～15時30分。月曜日は休館日です。

It's a great place to take a break and the restaurants offer a wide range of food at reasonable prices.

This is the former Lehesten roofing slate opencast mine. Its dimensions alone are impressive; along with the nearby Oertelsbruch, it was one of the largest slate quarries on the continent (approximately 800 m long, 300 m wide, and up to 80 m deep). Source: Wikipedia

A beautiful region 🤩 If you like, you can also take a detour to the Alvater Tower.

The "Kalte Küche" (Cold Kitchen) also offers hot food. 😅 A wonderful place for a rest and break with refreshments.

In the "Land of Blue Gold," as the slate is called here because of its distinctive color, the tradition of Thuringian-Franconian slate mining can still be experienced today. This extraordinary industrial complex, located at what was once one of Europe's largest open-cast slate mines, provides a hands-on experience of the history and processing of slate. The entire Staatsbruch Slate Park area is a nature reserve. 170 Red List species have now been confirmed to have settled in this partially inaccessible area.

The hiking trail is very adventurous, if you dare to do it please be careful. There are a lot of trees on the route. You have to crawl over or under the trees. It is not suitable for everyone. This section should actually be closed for safety reasons.

Impressive rock formations. Challenging hiking trail over and under tree trunks. Great rest area with benches and fire pit and shelter with stamping station.