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There are two bridges along the route. They are safe

<< Ruppichteroth Iron Age >> By Nicolas Ottersbach | January 3, 2020 | Magazine "When mining began in Ruppichteroth is no longer known exactly. But its significance for the town is known. A sign at the roundabout in Ruppichteroth, right next to the former Juliusstollen, now provides information about this. Photos: The Juliusstollen from the inside and the inauguration of the information board [Klaus Steglich] You really have to look for it, the Juliusstollen. And that's despite being located in the middle of town. Hidden by trees and greenery, beneath meters of thick rock, it burrows more than 450 meters into the mountain at the roundabout in Ruppichteroth. Anyone trying to enter it faces a locked gate. It has long been inaccessible to visitors; after a few meters, a wall and a water pump block the way. This is where the underground water streams arrive and are then pumped to the waterworks. How difficult must it have been back then to control the masses of water?..." MORE INFORMATION ON: - Prosperity and Decline - Mining shaped the Landscape - Promoting the Land 👉 https://www.broeltal.de/nachrichten/artikel/ruppichterother-eisenzeit.html

<< Quartzite stone formation “Dicke Steine” near Homburg Castle >> "The “Dicke Steine” gave rise to a great deal of speculation in the past about their formation and origin. Like the Wiehl stalactite cave, they are one of the geological attractions of the Homburg region. They were formed in the Tertiary period, i.e. 65 to 2 million years ago. At that time, the Bergisches Land had a warm tropical climate. The soil was characterized by the soft sandstone that still predominates today. This was deposited on the sea floor in the Paleozoic period (Devonian). In the places where the Dicken Steine are today, warm, silicic water must have flowed through the sandstone. This caused quartz particles to dissolve in the sandstone, which were then “precipitated” out of the water solution, i.e. they settled again. This formed a fine-grained, closely interlocked quartz. However, this was still surrounded by sandstone - it was only through strong leaching processes that the surrounding softer sandstone layers. The quartzite stones, however, resisted this erosion and remained as "thick stones". The fossils that are often present in the sandstone fell victim to the erosion process almost completely, but can sometimes still be seen in outline in the quartzite." (Oberberg Biological Station, 2013, created as part of the project "Hedge, Hollow Way, Homeland - Cultural Landscape Communication Analogue and Digital". A project within the framework of the LVR Environmental Network) https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/O-57899-20121207-3

very good opportunity to relax ☺️

Romanesque church tower from 1131

Here you can get right up to the river and take a break while looking at the sparkling water.

The route changes in detail again and again due to fallen trees etc. Optimal access to the S2-DH ("Fast, difficult downhill fun") - great combination!

This is Siegbrücke Hoppengarten