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

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

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

01:30

5.41km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Ofnethöhlen bei Holheim

Geopark Ries

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743 m

Flint Quarry in Geopark Ries

Highlight • Natural Monument

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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813 m

Flint and Chert Knapping Site (Geopark Ries)

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With a little luck you will find something there

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986 m

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

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1.15 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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1.43 km

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

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1.49 km

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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1.79 km

Viewpoint Lindle (Geopark Ries)

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Here you have a great view of Nördlingen and the Lindle quarry, among other things. The viewing platform is locked.

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1.98 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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5.41 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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2.91 km

1.58 km

888 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.93 km

1.41 km

1.33 km

730 m

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Friday 3 July

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11°C

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August 4, 2024,Riegelberg - Erlebnis Geotop Lindle - "Astronauten-Steinbruch Siegling"
Today we went to Ries - near Holheim
The photos of the Eisbrunn stopover should actually be at the end and are not part of the tour. But Komoot cannot be convinced of this...

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