GeoTours in the northern Black Forest
Between the Black Forest and the Upper Rhine Graben
Start and finish: Malsch-Waldprechtsweier at the "Rentnerhütte", Black Forest Association signpost "Rottwiesenweg/Saumweg"
Distance: 5.8 km
Total ascent: 173 m
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The municipality of Malsch with its districts of Sulzbach, Völkersbach and Waldprechtsweier is idyllically situated on the edge of the Rhine plain and in the foothills of the northern Black Forest.
With its exploration tasks and research questions, this GeoTour turns the topic of "rocks and geology" into an exciting outdoor experience. All texts and pictures can be found in this brochure, there are no information boards in the field.
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Please note:Walking on forest paths, roadsides, forest areas etc. is at your own risk! Do not make any detours at small monuments such as hiking blocks etc.!
The signpost with the hiking parking lot, rest bench and pensioner's hut is the starting and finishing point of the GeoTour.
Topics
What can you expect on this GeoTour?
Baden building sandstone and boulder sandstone of the Buntsandstein formation, Pliocene sands and clays, Upper Rhine Graben, springs, geology and landscape, landscape history, "geo-life"
Rock/mineral types
What can be discovered on this GeoTour?
Claystones and sandstones of the Badischer Bausandstein, pebbles and sandstones of the Geröllsandstein, Pliocene sands and clays (Rauherde), loess
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