Lindle Quarry (Geopark Ries) – Flint Quarry in Geopark Ries loop from Ederheim

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Lindle Quarry (Geopark Ries) – Flint Quarry in Geopark Ries loop from Ederheim

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Lindle Quarry (Geopark Ries) – Flint Quarry in Geopark Ries loop from Ederheim

01:03

3.77km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Geopark Ries

Waypoints

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822 m

View of the Ries Crater from the Lindle Geotope

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Beautiful geotope with a viewpoint

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1.25 km

Lindle Geotope Experience and Holheim Castle Site

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East of the Holheim grove rises at the end of a small valley, a natural rock head, which is surrounded by a weak annular wall. The field names Burschlwiesen and …

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1.31 km

Burgstall Motte Lindle (Lindle Adventure Geotope)

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Actually, the view is not really worth it. She's better in other places.

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1.60 km

Lindle Quarry (Geopark Ries)

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For this trip, it's best to bring a geologist's hammer with you to "beat" flint and flint stones. But please do not forget goggles. The best time is from March …

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1.76 km

Yellow-Bellied Toad Habitat in Geopark Ries

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Unfortunately we didn't see any, but it was much too hot that day.

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1.93 km

Flint and Chert Knapping Site (Geopark Ries)

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With a little luck you will find something there

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2.00 km

Flint Quarry in Geopark Ries

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Here you can look for flints yourself, i.e. pebbles, and knock on the stones yourself ... so don't forget your hammer and safety glasses, flints are very splintery!

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2.63 km

Astronaut Quarry Siegling (Geopark Ries)

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In 1961, US President John F. Kennedy declared that the US would go to the moon this decade - and the Apollo program was born. The selected astronauts trained at …

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3.77 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.53 km

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.48 km

281 m

260 m

208 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Sunday 11 October

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Comments

October 7, 2022,Geotop Lindle

The nature trail in the adventure geotope Lindle leads through a former quarry. The display boards clearly explain the geology in the Ries Nature Park. You also have great views of Nördlingen and the crater.

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