シュヴァルムシュテットの天然記念物・トップ20

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moving stones, telescope stones, it is worth looking through, as various distant cities are mentioned in the viewfinder

The path leads along the geological educational trail past several sand pits. The paths are partly sandy, but still easy to walk. Particularly recommended in spring

Geology you can touch - varied and explained in an exciting way.

Why do some stones sound bright and some dull? You will find out the answer at the Klangsteine station. When you throw a rock into the water, you'll see ripples spreading around where the rock meets the surface. It is similar with sound. When you hit a rock with a hammer, a sound wave propagates inside the rock. If it is finely crystalline or homogeneous, you will hear a bright sound. If there are crystal boundaries or microcracks that impede the propagation of the sound wave, a muffled tone is heard. Try it now!

At the boulder stack you will get to know the four rock classes as they can be found at different depths of the earth or on the earth's surface: plutonic rock such as granite, effusion rock such as porphyry, metamorphosed rock such as gneiss or sedimentary rock such as sandstone. You can also touch the stones, which are polished smooth in places, and feel how different the rock types are.

If you still have time for a detour, you should hike up the Berlinger Berg. There is one of the few Gauss stones preserved in Lower Saxony, with which fixed points of the Gaussian state survey, which began in 1827.

is right on the path with a beautiful view