List of geotopes in the Garmisch-Partenkirchen district

This list contains the geotopes of the Upper Bavarian district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria . The list contains the official names and numbers of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU) as well as their geographical location. This list may not be complete. Around 3,400 geotopes (as of March 2020) are recorded in the Bavarian geotope register. The LfU does not consider some geotopes suitable for publication on the Internet. For example, some objects are not safely accessible or may only be entered to a limited extent for other reasons.

Surname	image	Geotope ID	Municipality / location	Geological unit of space	description	Area m² / extension m	geology	Digestion type	value	Protection status	comment
Road outcrop W from Plattele		180A001	Krün position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Good exposure of steeply sloping part nights.	150 15 × 10	Type: Rock Type: Limestone	embankment	significant	Landscape protection area
Former quarry Weghauser Köchel		180A002	Eschenlohe position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Today the former quarry is on built private property.	150 30 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Marlstone	Quarry	significant	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Quarry on the Lange Köchel in the Murnauer Moos	more pictures	180A004	Murnau am Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	After more than 70 years, mining was stopped in December 2000. A total of 24 million tons of glauco quartzite were mined during this time. The operating facilities have been dismantled, the deeper excavation levels are filling with groundwater. The break forms the most important outcrop of the Helvetic Chalk in the Bavarian Oberland. Mineral finds (e.g. calcite, pyrite) are possible in calcite-healed fissures. The Schrattenkalk is partially karstified.	200000 1000 × 200	Type: sequence of layers, hardening type: sandstone, limestone	Quarry	especially valuable	Landscape component, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Wörth conglomerate on the Staffelsee		180A005	Seehausen am Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The solidified Oligocene river gravel of the Wöhrt conglomerate is exposed on the lakeshore.	60 10 × 6	Type: Rock Type: Conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area
Former Kofel quarry N of Mittenwald		180A007	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	In the geological profile, the alternation of gravel, sand and Kofelstein can be seen. The Kofelstein is a carbonate detritus (sea chalk) from the early worm that is solidified by ice pressure and lime precipitation. The outcrop has now slipped a lot and z. T. overgrown.	20000 200 × 100	Type: Rock Type: Limestone, Gravel	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Former Marble quarry in Adneter layers NE of Mittenwald		180A008	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Adneter Kalk was mined as natural stone (marble) and as gravel. Hierlatz limestone and aptych layers are also exposed. Manganese mineralization and fossil discoveries have been reported.	3200 80 × 40	Type: Layer sequence, Minerals, Animal fossils Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Outcrops in the Seinsbachtal NE of Mittenwald		180A009	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	You can see a breccia with angular, round and rounded pebbles in a sandy-muddy base material from the Riss / Würm interglacial, which contains many Jura components.	200 40 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Breccia, gravel	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Building block layers NW of Zell	more pictures	180A010	Großweil position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The deeply dug creek at the east end of the Murnauer Mulde (surrounding painting) cuts the sequence of layers vertically, creating small waterfalls. At this excursion point, the shift sequence is very open.	200 20 × 10	Type: Layer sequence, waterfall, stream / river course Type: Sandstone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	no protected area
Chert layers at the Blauer Gumpe S Unterstogg		180A011	Saulgrub position	Ammer Mountains	In the streambed of the Hengstbach, radiolarites of the alpine Malm are exposed along small cascades, which are mostly reddish, but sometimes also colorful. The thin-bank rocks are sometimes intensely folded. Outcrops of radiolarites are rarely found near the valley in Bavaria.	2000 100 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Radiolarite	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Band clay outcrop at the Neuer Stall S Unternogg		180A012	Saulgrub position	Ammer Mountains	In the streambed of the Hengstbach, south of the Wilder Jäger, band clays are exposed, which were deposited in the half-hammer reservoir from the Worm Ice Age.	1500 100 × 15	Type: Rock Type: Sea Chalk	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Bear Cave and Small Waterfall W of Wallgau		180A013	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Above a small waterfall (signposted) is the wide weathering cave in Raibler Rauhwacken, which offers a good exposure of the rock. Immediately in front of the property is a 1 m boulder made of gneiss.	100 20 × 5	Type: Rock type, eruption / weathering cave, waterfall, boulder Type: Rauhwacke	cave	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Schleifmühlklamm near Unterammergau	more pictures	180A015	Unterammergau position	Ammer Mountains	Along the hiking trail through the Schleifmühlklamm there are numerous outcrops of folded Ammergau layers as well as radiolarite in the area of the upper waterfall. There are also numerous traces of the earlier whetstone production.	10000 500 × 20	Type: Layer sequence, waterfall Type: Marlstone, Radiolarite	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	no protected area
Sand mining at Burgbichl near Unterammergau		180A016	Unterammergau position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Good residual outcrops in a former quarrying of only slightly solidified Cenoman sandstone, which was used as an abrasive for whetstone production.	450 30 × 15	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area
Flysch outcrops in the Halbammertal		180A017	Saulgrub position	Ammer Mountains	In the north of the Halbammertal there are outcrops of the Feuerstätter Flysch, which was formerly known here as the Unternogg layers. To the south, the Piesenkopf series, the cement marl series and the Reiselsberg sandstone are followed by landslides and in the brook profile. Typical turbidite sequences and fold structures can be seen.	200000 2000 × 100	Type: rock type, fold / trough / saddle, slide type: sandstone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Meilerhütten-Breccie SSE from Garmisch-Partenkirchen		180A018	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Below the Meilerhütte is easily accessible the Meilerhütten-Breccie (Tertiary) in contact with the Wetterstein limestone. The coarse breccia, which mainly consists of only rounded components, is interpreted as a deposit in a ravine or canyon.	200 20 × 10	Type: Sedimentary structures, Contact type: Breccia	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Längenfeld-Breccie SE from Grainau		180A019	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The geotope forms towers and rock walls with a maximum height of about 70 meters. The sequence consists of coarse, angular to mostly only rounded edges and fine-grained rounded material (diamonds). It is poorly to moderately sorted. The blocky components are up to m-large, the fine-grained ones consist of sand to silt. The components mainly consist of the Wetterstein and Raibl Formations. However, components from the Steinalm and Reifling Formations (Alpine Muschelkalk) and the Allgäu and Schrambach Formations can also be found. The occurrence of crystalline components from the Central Alps, mainly gneiss, and sand lenses compressed by ice pressure suggest a glacial formation.	40,000 500 × 80	Type: sedimentary structures, rock type, scour Type: Breccia	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area
Outcrops of the Partnach Formation S of the Partnach Gorge		180A020	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Partnach formation with dark clay marl stones and limestone banks is named after the Partnach. However, there is no official type profile and therefore no official type locality. Outcrops are rare. Near the southern Partnachklamm entrance there is an outcrop that can be seen from the path on the opposite bank of the Partnach. A little above this outcrop on the way to the Partnachalm, dark marl stones of the Parrtnach formation come to light again and again.	20 10 × 2	Type: Layer sequence, type locality Type: Limestone, clay marlstone	other information	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Wrinkles in the Partnach Gorge		180A021	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Beautifully folded sequence of thin-bank limestones of the Reifling Formation. Due to its thin banks and the marlstone banks between the limestone horizons, the chert-rich Reifling Formation reacts viscously to long-term mechanical stress (such as mountain formation processes) and forms corresponding fold structures. The outcrop is easily accessible on the hiking trail that branches off directly in front of the northern Partnachklamm entrance to the Gasthaus Vordergraseck.	2500 25 × 100	Type: fold / trough / saddle, sedimentary structures Type: limestone, marlstone	other information	precious	Landscape protection area
Conglomerate on the island of Wörth, Staffelsee		180A022	Seehausen am Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Coarse conglomerate on the shores of the island of Wörth, sloping in the middle to the south, core of the Murnau Mulde. Here is the type locality of the Wörth conglomerate, which can only be reached by boat.	90 15 × 6	Type: type locality, rock type: conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	Landscape protection area
Quarry S Sprittelsberg		180A023	Bad Kohlgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Typical brightly colored sequence of Weissach layers with conglomerate, sandstone and marlstone. The steeply tipped over storage is typical for the south wing of the Murnau Mulde, delta stratification in the conglomerate. The geotope is right next to a small hiking parking lot.	288 18 × 16	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers Type: conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Embankment Ammertal, N Mayersäge		180A024	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Turbiditic sandstones with intermediate layers of marlstone, well-developed flow marks on the underside of the layer and layers of chopped plants. Murnauer Mulde south wing, steeply overturned.	40 40 × 1	Type: Rock type, Sedimentary structures, Vegetable fossils Type: Sandstone, Marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	FFH area
Embankment W Vorderen Hörnle		180A025	Saulgrub position	Ammer Mountains	On the forest road west of the Vorderen Hörnle, the Hällritz formation of the Rhenodanubian flysch is exposed in a long profile. This turbidite sequence consists of the typical cycles of sand-lime brick, marlstone and hemipelagic claystone. The sand-lime bricks sometimes show beautiful sediment structures such as winding layers, parallel layers, stress marks and grading.	1230 410 × 3	Type: sequence of layers, sediment structures Type: sand-lime brick, marlstone, mudstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Edge in the northern Schönleitenwald		180A026	Schwaigen position	Ammer Mountains	At the trailing edge, a profile of slope deposits with floating earth over unweathered moraine over decomposed rhenodanubic flysch is exposed, which proves chemical weathering before the peak of the Worm times and solifluction after the icing. Caution: unsecured tear-off edge!	1250 50 × 25	Type: Layer sequence Type: clay, marl, moraine	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Stream profile in the rear Rehbreingraben		180A027	Schwaigen position	Ammer Mountains	At the type locality of the Rehbreingraben formation (quartzite series, Rhenodanubian flysch) in the rear Rehbreingraben, it is in contact with the underlying Tristel formation and the overlying Lahnegraben (lower colored marl) and Ofterschwang formation: a mostly thick banked alternation of black-green, hard siltstones and sandstones, greywacke and black and green claystones, in some areas there are thick claystone-rich sections. The profile is only accessible through rough terrain, along streams and ditches. Surefootedness and climbing required!	17500 250 × 70	Type: Type locality, sequence of layers Type: sandstone, siltstone, claystone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	no protected area
Stream profile in the upper Lahnegraben		180A028	Schwaigen position	Ammer Mountains	The type profile of the Lahnegraben formation (lower colored marl, Rhenodanubian flysch) lies in the upper part of the Lahnegraben. Here the formation is in contact with the underlying Rehbreingraben formation (quartzite series) and the overlying Reiselsberg Formation: a thin to medium bank alternation of greenish, light to black-gray clay marl stones and characteristic red clay stones with intercalations of partly carbonate sandstones. The profile is only accessible through rough terrain, along streams and ditches. Surefootedness and climbing required!	2000 80 × 25	Type: Type locality, sequence of layers Type: Clay marlstone, claystone, sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	no protected area
Stream profile in the Scherenauer Laine		180A029	Unterammergau position	Ammer Mountains	On the steep banks of the Scherenau Laine, the characteristic flat to thin-banked clay marl / limestone marl alternation of the Piesenkopf Formation (Rhenodanubian Flysch) with various types of folds is exposed: open and narrow folds, partially sheared through, partially with accommodation structures in the fold core as well as chevron or Creases. The profile is only accessible through rough terrain, along streams and ditches, surefootedness and climbing required!	3500 70 × 50	Type: fold / hollow / saddle, disorder Type: clay marl stone, limestone marl stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	no protected area
Ceiling boundary in the Ammertalgraben		180A030	Schwaigen position	Ammer Mountains	In the Ammertalgraben, the ceiling boundary between the Rhenodanubian flysch and the Northern Limestone Alps is exposed: medium gray marl stones of the Kalkgraben formation (Rhenodanubian flysch) are mostly intensely sheared and occur as tectonic scales in dark gray clay marl stones of the Allgäu Formation (Northern Limestone Alps). The intensely scaled ceiling border is irregular and wavy. The geotope is difficult to access. Surefootedness and climbing required!	560 80 × 7	Type: Storage conditions, sequence of layers Type: Marlstone, clay marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	no protected area
Schrambach formation in the Marble Trench NE of Mittenwald		180A031	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The marble trench opens up rocks from the tightly folded Karwendel basin from the Triassic to the Chalk. It was therefore an early excursion destination for geologists. Traces of the Mardersteig still recorded in old maps lead to the opening - a vegetation-free area in the forest that is clearly recognizable in the aerial photo. Here, tectonically very narrow, fine-layered gray-green marl stones of the Schrambach Formation (Lower Cretaceous) stand on a steep slope. The Schrambach formation forms the core of the Karwendelmulde.	1750 50 × 35	Type: Layer sequence, fold / hollow / saddle Type: Marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Whetstone quarries near Unterammergau	more pictures	180G004	Unterammergau position	Ammer Mountains	Type locality of the Ammergau strata, a carbonate fine sandstone of the Upper Jurassic. The front and rear Zeilbrbruch on the Schartenköpfel are not easy to reach in the strenuous ascent and on unmarked paths. The old quarries with different owners are lined up on two sides of the mountain - each with its own access and waste dump. The geotope is one of Bavaria's hundred most beautiful geotopes and is explained with a corresponding information board. The information board is down in the valley on the Schleifmühlklamm adventure trail. There is a grinding mill museum on the access road.	5000 100 × 50	Type: quarry / pit, type locality type: limestone, pebble, marlstone	Quarry	precious	no protected area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 76
Molybdenum mine Höllental at the miners' houses		180G005	Grainau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	During the First World War, molybdenum, which was important for steel production, was extracted in what was then the highest mine in Germany. Mainly yellow lead ore (wulfenite) was mined. The deposit was completely dismantled. The miners' houses were built in 1914/15 as a mine canteen. After the ore mining stopped in 1918, the building was used as an inn for a long time from 1922. In the Höllentalklamm you can still see the cavern of the former power station for powering the mining facilities.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Stollen Type: Limestone	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	precious	Landscape protection area
Whetstone quarries near Ohlstadt		180G006	Ohlstadt position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The whetstone quarries of Ohlstadt are the oldest, longest in operation (1350 to 1950) and therefore also the deepest whetstone quarries in Bavaria. FLURL (1792) describes the dangerously high vertical break walls with more than 40 laughs (about 80 meters!), Which lead to accidents almost every year. He blames an inept installation of up to 19 adjacent fractures. The quarries are accessible via a path between the huge spoil heaps, are partly overgrown and still have a 70 m high steep south face, from which one should stay away. The whetstones were obtained from the fine-sand limestone of the lower Malm aptych layers. The geotope is under protection as a ground monument (monument no. D-1-8333-0091).	137500 550 × 250	Type: Quarry / Pit, Animal Fossils Type: Sand-lime brick	Quarry	precious	Ground monument
Roman road S from Klais	more pictures	180G007	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	South of Klais is a well-preserved section of the Roman Via Raetia. Deep ruts can be seen in the pending Raibler Kalk, which were probably initially scratched and then deepened over centuries of driving with carts. The road section is now used as a hiking trail. The place name of Klais is derived from this road (track).	200 200 × 1	Type: Machined rock, ravine, Type of rock Type: Limestone	Pit / canal / ravine	precious	Landscape component, ground monument, FFH area
Angerlloch and Hinterfallbachquelle	more pictures	180H001	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Angerlloch is an elongated and branched horizontal cave that normally only leads a relatively small cave stream. At high tide, however, the cave serves as an overflow source for the lower-lying Hinterfallbachquelle, which also rises from a cave which is normally under water all year round.	400 20 × 20	Type: Karst Horizontal Cave, Fold Spring, Waterfall Type: Limestone	cave	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Cow escape source at Farchant	more pictures	180Q002	Farchant position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The strong source emerges like a waterfall from a (mostly flooded) karst cave in the middle of a steep limestone wall. The spring, which drains the entire western part of the Estergebirge, has several side outlets that start depending on the discharge. Access to the legendary karst spring is possible via the climb to the Hohen Fricken.	25 5 × 5	Type: Fold Spring, Karst Horizontal Cave, Waterfall Type: Limestone	no information	especially valuable	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Seven sources S from Eschenlohe	more pictures	180Q003	Eschenlohe position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	At the edge of the Loisach valley there are several strong spring impulses (with a total of over 1000 l / s discharge), which unite to form the Mühlbach. The sulphate content of the water indicates that it is also in contact with gypsum-containing Raibler layers underground. Sulfur bacteria indicate biological sulfate degradation. Below the springs in the Mühlbach there are groundwater outcrops from the gravel in the glacial Loisach Valley (due to the solid rock threshold at Eschenlohe).	12000 400 × 30	Type: Constriction Source Type: Dolomite Stone	no information	especially valuable	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Karst spring N of Wallgau		180Q004	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Here is a small karst spring that does not pour permanently. When there is activity, a small spring pot fills up. The source is located on the Wallgau geological circular hiking trail and is explained on a display board.	4 2 × 2	Type: Reservoir Type: Dolomite stone	no information	significant	no protected area
Partnachorsprung S from Grainau		180Q005	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The catchment area of the Partnach origin is Germany's highest karst area and lies in the Wetterstein limestone and dolomite. The marly-clayey Partnach layers underneath act as water reservoirs and force the water to come to the surface, benefiting from the crossing of two faults. With the help of marking work by the LfU, it was possible to prove that the entire Zugspitzplatt represents a self-contained catchment area with only this one source outlet and reacts very quickly to precipitation and meltwater runoff.	20 10 × 2	Type: Source of disturbance, gorge, waterfall Type: Limestone, dolomite stone, marl stone	other information	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Boulder near Bayersoien		180R001	Bad Bayersoien position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The block of Raiselberger sandstone was deposited in the Hochwürm.	9 3 × 3	Type: Boulder Type: Sandstone	block	inferior	Landscape protection area
Partnach Gorge	more pictures	180R002	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The gorge is a high-ranking tourist attraction. It breaks through a rock made of alpine shell limestone. The type locality of the Partnachschichten is on the way to the gorge.	10500 700 × 15	Type: Gorge, layer sequence, rock fall Type: Limestone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	Natural monument	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 16
Rockslide W of Grainau		180R003	Grainau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The landslide occurred during a climatic optimum about 4500 to 3600 years ago. The originally larger basin of the Eibsee was on the east u. North side partially filled and the north-eastern outflow of the lake was blocked. The landslide material is mainly assigned to the Wetterstein limestone. The range of the falling masses is more than 9 km.	250000 500 × 500	Type: Rockslide Type: Blocks	block	especially valuable	Landscape protection area
Toteisloch Hatzenbichl		180R004	Ohlstadt position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The dead ice landscape on late glacial gravel shows the final stage of retreat of the Würm glacial on the northern edge of the mountain.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Dead Ice Hole Type: Gravel	no information	significant	Natural monument
Dolinen W of Garmisch-Partenkirchen		180R005	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Several large, bowl-shaped depressions can be seen in the glacier-shaped Nagelfluh and gravel, which can be traced back to the gypsum leaching of the underlying Raibler layers.	9000 300 × 30	Type: sinkhole, subrosion landscape Type: conglomerate, plaster	no information	precious	no protected area
Dolinenfeld near Krün		180R006	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The basin-shaped depressions were created by subrosion of the gypsum or anhydrite deposits under late to post-glacial gravel (underlying Raibler layers).	10000 200 × 50	Type: sinkhole, subrosion landscape Type: gravel, plaster	no information	precious	Natural monument
Isar bank on the Horn N of Mittenwald		180R007	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	A crack / Würm-interglacial stream debris cone can be seen in profile. Chalky reservoir sediments, early worm gravel and worm moraine follow. Earth pyramids are formed in the clay-rich substrate, but they are currently not recognizable.	37500 250 × 150	Type: Impact slope, sequence of layers, landslide Type: Gravel, moraine	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area
Glacier cut SW of Mittenwald		180R008	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Wetterstein limestone shows clear scratching and polishing, the glacial cut is roofed and provided with a Penck quote.	50 10 × 5	Type: Glacier Cut Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Steinköchel in the Murnauer Moos		180R009	Eschenlohe position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Flysch with clay / silicate stone is on the smallest southerly saddle.	150,000 500 × 300	Type: Hardened, round hump Type: Sandstone, Marlstone	no information	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Ammer Gorge on the Scheibum		180R010	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	In the steep Ammer Gorge , the profile of the Oligocene of the Lower Freshwater Molasse is exposed.	180000 600 × 300	Type: Gorge, layer sequence Type: Marlstone, sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area
Weißach layers on the Ammer near the Echelsbacher Bridge	more pictures	180R011	Bad Bayersoien position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	In the Ammerschlucht the border area of the Murnau and Rottenbucher Mulde is exposed (lower sea molasses - lower fresh water molasses). To the south of the bridge you can find old tunnels in which millstones were extracted.	90000 300 × 300	Type: gorge, tunnel, sequence of layers Type: sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	Nature reserve
Buckelwiesen SE from Klais	more pictures	180R012	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The humpback meadows represent a geomorphological peculiarity of the Alpine region: The undulating (humped) surface was created by frost pressure and the weathering of water-permeable limestone soils with a thin, nutrient-poor layer of humus. Through the centuries of extensive meadow use, the species-rich alpine grassland was preserved. The area is used as a training site by the Bundeswehr.	300000 600 × 500	Type: humpback meadow Type: moraine	no information	especially valuable	FFH area
Buckelwiesen NW of Mittenwald	more pictures	180R013	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	On the ridge between Mittenwald, Klais and Krün there used to be a more or less contiguous humpback meadow, which was partially destroyed by leveling. The wavy, shaped surface was created by the weathering of water-permeable limestone soils with a thin, nutrient-poor humus layer.	800000 1000 × 800	Type: humpback meadow Type: moraine	no information	especially valuable	FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 68
Kames in the Ostermoos		180R014	Ohlstadt position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The distinctive gravel ridges are late glacial formations of the ice breakup on the edge of the mountain.	8000 200 × 40	Type: Kames Type: gravel, moraine	no information	precious	Natural monument, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Humpback meadows on the Gaisschädel NE of Klais		180R016	Krün position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The vegetation is characterized by small-scale alternation of extensive poor grasslands with occurrences of species-rich, semi-arid grasslands in various forms and transitions to bristle grass grass, alternately moist pipe grass meadows and flat moor communities. The humpback meadows are a morphological peculiarity of the Alpine region, which arose at the end of the Ice Age through frost pressure and solution weathering.	480000 800 × 600	Type: humpback meadow Type: moraine	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Humpback meadows on Plattele E from Kaltenbrunn		180R017	Krün position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The humpback meadows represent a geomorphological peculiarity of the Alpine region: through frost pressure and solution weathering, the wavy (humped) surface of water-permeable limestone soils with thin, nutrient-poor humus layer was created.	135000 900 × 150	Type: humpback meadow Type: gravel	no information	especially valuable	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Höllentalklamm S from Grainau	more pictures	180R018	Grainau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Höllentalklamm overcomes over 600 m difference in altitude over a length of approx. 2 km. Several rubble and karst springs emerge in the gorge area.	100000 2000 × 50	Type: Klamm, Narrowing Source Type: Limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Asamklamm E from Eschenlohe	more pictures	180R024	Eschenlohe position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The ash line overcomes the difference in altitude between the side valley and the glacial deepened main valley with a deep gorge in the main dolomite. A large part of the water seeps into sinkholes at the entrance to the gorge.	30000 600 × 50	Type: Klamm, Bachschwinde Type: Dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Bird sanctuary
Landslide on the Rissberg near Grafenaschau		180R025	Bad Kohlgrub position	Ammer Mountains	Striking file cracks in the flysch on the NE side of the Rißberg. They can be seen from afar and are a typical example of the tendency of the wooded flysch mountains to slide on the edge of the Alps. Below is a wide cone with deep water cracks ('Im Gsott').	600000 2000 × 300	Type: rock fall, landslide Type: marlstone, sandstone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	FFH area
Large waterfall N of Wallgau	more pictures	180R026	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Great Waterfall overcomes a height difference of more than 100 m in several stages. The individual levels are partially separated from each other by gorges or gorges. The water rises in very different quantities from a karst spring in a rock basin in which the coral cave is also located.	6000 300 × 20	Type: Waterfall, Karst Horizontal Cave Type: Limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Tumuli in Wallgau		180R027	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	On the edge of the Isar valley in Wallgau there are two beautiful, well-preserved tumuli from the Wurm period. These can be seen on the Wallgau geological circular hiking trail and are explained on a display board.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Tumulus Type: Gravel	no information	significant	no protected area
Glacier cut N of Wallgau		180R028	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Right next to the main road there is a small, freshly exposed glacier cut in the main dolomite. T. brecciated structure can be studied particularly well here. The glacier cut is located on the geological circular hiking trail Wallgau and is explained on a display board.	15 5 × 3	Type: glacier cut, rock type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Bird sanctuary
Höllentalferner		180R029	Grainau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Höllentalferner is located in the uppermost Höllental and is Germany's second largest glacier. The view from the Zugspitz-Ostgipfel towards NE shows very well the different glacier positions between today and the Little Ice Age, which lasted until the middle of the 19th century. Since then, the Höllental glacier has retreated approx. 500 m uphill. Mainly fed by avalanches, its tongue reaches down to almost 2200 m above sea level.	350000 700 × 500	Type: Glacier / Firnfeld Type: Limestone	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Northern Schneeerner		180R030	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The northern snow farmer is located in the upper part of the Zugspitzplatt. It is Germany's largest glacier and is used as a ski area. In summer, attempts are made to slow down the strong melting by partially covering them with tarpaulins.	300000 600 × 500	Type: Glacier / Firnfeld Type: Limestone	no information	precious	Landscape protection area
Mur channel on the hiking trail to the Kramer plateau		180R031	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The cross-section through a Mur channel shows fragmented, exclusively angular components made of main dolomite, which are mainly poured after (heavy) precipitation. The current interplay of gravitational sliding of debris with water as a lubricant and sedimentary stratification due to differences in grain size can be clearly seen. The channel is cut by a hiking trail (Kramerplateau-Weg).	6000 300 × 20	Type: Rubble cone Type: Dolomite stone	other information	precious	no protected area
Group of boulders at Zeilboden N of Schlattan		180R032	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Just north of the flat summit of the Steinbichel there are several meter-large eclogite blocks scattered in the forest, which are probably fragments of a formerly larger boulder that was transported through the Wurmzeit distant ice (Inntal glacier). In the wider area there are numerous smaller, always well rounded boulders. The area can be easily reached via the hiking trail from the Schalmeischlucht to the Gasthaus Gschwandtnerbauer.	100 10 × 10	Type: Boulder Type: Eclogite	no information	precious	Landscape protection area
Quelltuff on the Kankerbach SW of Garmisch-Partenkirchen		180R033	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The spring or limestone tuff was formed over a rib of Partnach limestone that was eroded out as a rock. The lime-rich water flows mainly over mosses and low-growing plants. Organic residues are covered by lime, encrusted and thus fossilized. The tuff formation can be easily reached via a hiking trail from Kainzenbad.	120 15 × 8	Type: Sinter Education Type: Travertine	other information	significant	Landscape protection area
Alluvial and mud cones Friedergrieß W from Garmisch-Partenk.		180R034	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Ammer Mountains	The Friedergriess is a combined alluvial / mud cone, which consists almost exclusively of main dolomite rubble. This comes from the moat of the Friederlaine torrent. The Friederlaine seeps into the rubble after a few 100 m. At the beginning as well as in the course of the Friedergriess terrace edges are visible again and again. Larger stones and blocks are piled up in certain places, especially in the lower part of the semolina, stones can even be seen on tree branches. This all points to major flood events. Many trees have sunk, so that the Friedergrieß winds through a dead forest in places. Due to flooding, however, gravel banks and driftwood are repeatedly deposited. This creates new habitats for specially adapted animal and plant species, such as German tamarisk or gravel bank grasshoppers.	600000 1500 × 400	Type: Alluvial fan, terrace, debris cone Type: Dolomite stone	other information	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Leutaschklamm SSW from Mittenwald	more pictures	180R035	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Most of the Leutasch Gorge is located in Austria. The lowest part with a historical path (waterfall path) can only be reached via the east entrance in Bavaria. At the end of this path, a waterfall gushes down from a height of about 25 meters. Back again and further south on the Koboldpfad (educational trail with explanatory boards) you come to the Klammsteig via the Berggasthof Gletscherschliff (Geotop 180R008). At around 800 m, the metal trail leads directly and freely floating over the Leutascher Ache. There are some high water markings in the rock. Educational boards familiarize visitors with the geology and history of the Leutasch Gorge.	50000 1000 × 50	Type: Klamm, Kolk, Fault Type: Limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Rock clearances N Hermannswiese		180R036	Murnau am Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Steeply overturned conglomerate bank from the south wing of the Murnauer Mulde. The conglomerate banks form ribs of the terrain that are typical of the region. The geotope can be easily reached on foot, but without paths.	1150 115 × 10	Type: Hard Type: Conglomerate	Rock slope / cliff	significant	no protected area
Karst area Bachschwinde W Saulgrub		180R037	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Not far from the high-altitude hiking trail on the Wetzstein there are 4 sinkholes, 2 of which are designed as swallowing holes, arranged in stratification of the molasses on the edge of a high moor area. The swallow hole (ponor) on the edge of the moor was used to drain it. In the moor, which is now wooded, traces of the small-scale peat digging can be observed.	6400 320 × 20	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Limestone, limestone conglomerate, marlstone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	significant	no protected area
Hochmoor with Moorauge SW Saulgrub		180R038	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The deep sea is a moor eye in the Altenauer Moor nature reserve.	3375 75 × 45	Type: raised bog Type: peat	other information	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area
Mur alluvial fan at Grafenaschau		180R039	Bad Kohlgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The place Grafenaschau lies on the alluvial fan of the Lahnegraben, which drains the area between Aufacker and Hörnle made up of layers of the Rhenodanubian flysch. In the Lahnegraben and its tributaries there were repeated mudslides, which led to the formation of the combined Mur and alluvial fan of Grafenaschau.	4000000 2000 × 2000	Type: Alluvial fan Type: gravel, sand, clay	other information	significant	FFH area
Sliding mass near Altenau		180R040	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The five wall-like elevations in the felt, which resemble the fingers of a spread hand, are part of a large sliding mass. These unique shapes are very scenic. The sliding mass comes from the eastern flank of the Hochschergen, which is made up of strata of the Rhenodanubian flysch. In the valley area she drove over sediments of a late glacial reservoir lake in the Ammertal.	1440000 1800 × 800	Type: Landslide Type: Lime sandstone, marlstone, mudstone	other information	significant	no protected area
Treasure hole on the bull's head		180R041	Bad Kohlgrub position	Ammer Mountains	A parallel fracture of the mountain in sand and marlstones of the Hällritz formation resulted in a corridor about 1 meter wide, at least 4 meters deep and more than 5 meters long. The depression of the mountain disruption is also visible on the surface. In front of the entrance there are stones and blocks, probably overburden from mining attempts. According to legend, a Venice mandl is said to have dug for cobalt, gold or manganese here at the bull's head in the Middle Ages. The treasure hole can be reached on foot via a mountain hiking trail, sure-footedness required!	150 30 × 5	Type: Boulder Type: Lime sandstone, marlstone, mudstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Rocks in the Schönleitenwald		180R042	Schwaigen position	Ammer Mountains	The thick banked, vertical sandstones of the Reiselsberg Formation (Flysch) show large, bulging stress and flow marks on the undersides of the layer. The rocks are surrounded by rubble. Neck valleys and tipped, thick stone slabs are the result of mountain tears. Accessible only over pathless terrain, therefore surefootedness is essential!	6500 130 × 50	Type: rock wall / slope, sea boulder, sediment structures, landslide Type: sandstone	Rock slope / cliff	significant	no protected area
Altenauer loops of the upper Ammer		180R043	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	In the area of the Altenau loops, the Ammer still forms meanders, as they have disappeared elsewhere due to the river straightening. The river dynamics create impact slopes and gravel banks that are constantly changing. The digital terrain model (Fig. 4) clearly shows terraces of different heights and earlier - now inactive - river loops and impact slopes. Do not step onto gravel banks to protect the gravel breeders!	360000 800 × 450	Type: Meander Type: clay, gravel	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area
Large slide Hechendorfer Berg S from Grafenaschau		180R044	Schwaigen position	Ammer Mountains	The landslide on the Hechendorfer Berg is clearly visible from the Murnauer Moos and in its active phase was described as the largest landslide in Bavaria, if not Central Europe. Older landslides were known, but in the summer of 2015 there was a landslide that interrupted forest roads, turned over or buried extensive trees and finally affected an area of around 60 hectares. In some cases, the rock material was transported in the form of a mud. A small torrent flows through the debris. The sliding slope is made up of layers of the Reiselsberg and Piesenkopf Formations, the claystone and clay marl stone layers of which start moving when they are saturated and transport blocks of sandstone and limestone downwards. Do not enter the danger area marked on site!	200000 1000 × 200	Type: landslide type: scree, sandstone, Tonmergelstein	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Meander of the Oh WNW of Obernach		180R045	Uffing am Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Between Brand and Obernach west of the Staffelsee the Ach still has a natural course with many meanders, oxbow lakes and alluvial forests. Dark organic layers appear in the alluvial clay on an impact slope. In the northwest, conglomerates of the Steigbach strata are exposed on a fossil impact slope - the former meander has dried up as an oxbow lake. To the south of the Ach, the remains of a mill ditch that led to Obernach have been preserved. The Ach with the surrounding floodplain forest forms the border of the Westlicher Staffelsee nature reserve with the adjacent moors.	260000 1300 × 200	Type: Meander Type: Clay	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Buckelwiese on Saulgrub's whetstone W		180R046	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	On the whetstone to the west of Saulgrub, conglomerates of the Weißach strata, preserved as hardness, form a distinctive ridges. A humpback meadow is formed on its north side.	3400 170 × 20	Type: Buckelwiese, Härtling Type: Conglomerate	no information	precious	no protected area
Schluckloch (Ponor) WSW of the deep sea at Saulgrub		180R047	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The sinkhole is on the edge of an old peat cut. Presumably the sinkhole was deliberately used to drain the bog in this area. It can be assumed that the gulp hole in the molasse was created pre-glacial due to the washing out of the fine material in the molasse. Then the sinkhole was run over by the moraine and a bog formed. In the course of time, however, the swallow hole was exposed again and infiltration can take place again.	9600 240 × 40	Type: Ponor Type: peat, moraine	Sinkhole / sinkhole	precious	FFH area
Former Moosberg quarry		180A006	Murnau a.Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	In the topographical map from 1936 the Moosberg is still complete and at an altitude of 659 m above sea level. NN drawn. This means that it originally rose up to 32 m high from the surrounding Murnau Moos. The factory buildings of the hard stone works Moosberg and the cable car to Eschenlohe train station are already shown. Perhaps the map was poorly tracked here, because according to an information board, dismantling began as early as 1926. In the map edition from 1949, the contour lines of the former Köchel have disappeared and only a quarry symbol can be seen. The last digging, which was 80 m below ground, was stopped in 1992. The open pit was filled with a lake. The excavation was carried out mainly for track ballast on the steeply dipping green sandstone of the Garschella formation, known as glauco quartzite. The Schrattenkalk was also mined later. Both rocks can still be found on the edge of the lake.	71500 550 × 130	Type: Layer sequence, quarry / pit Type: Sandstone, limestone	Quarry	significant	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Solidified old moraine near Wengen SE von Eschenlohe		180A014	Eschenlohe position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Above Wengen near Eschenlohe there is an unsorted, not very rounded conglomerate that could also be mistaken for a breccia. Doben (1976) found debris scratched in it, including numerous crystalline material, and classified the rock as solidified old moraine - probably from the time of the crack. The current situation (Fig. 2) can be compared to the old photo (Fig. 3) of the then - in the 1970s - new forest road in the explanations for the geological map.	800 160 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Moraine	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Bird sanctuary
Till on limestone of the Raibl Formation NE von Klais		180A032	Krün position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	A far visible outcrop of bright white rock on an impact slope of the Kranzbach northeast of Klais shows a till from close up. In a fine-grained matrix of calcareous rock flour - hence the light color! - some scratched debris are interspersed - limestones and crystalline stones. The outcrop is particularly attractive due to the fact that dark limestones of the Raibl formation with glacier scrapes emerge at a point below the Till.	350 50 × 7	Type: Type of rock, glacial cut Type: moraine, limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Kössen formation in the Schneckengraben WNW of Burgrain		180A033	Garmisch-Partenkirchen position	Ammer Mountains	The Via Alpina crosses the Lahnenwiesgraben on a bridge to the northwest of Pflegeersee. 50 m west of the bridge, the Schneckengraben flows into the Lahnenwiesgraben from the south. Here marl and limestone marl stones from the Kössen formation are located. In addition to a beautiful fold cut by the stream, there are fossils here - described in Geotrekking Zugspitzland. Gray bitumen is already noted at this point in a map of the initial geological survey from the mid-19th century. Marl and marl slate with fossils. According to the detailed list of fossils in the explanations on the geological map, brachiopods and mussels in particular can be found. Does this require more perseverance or have so many fossil hunters been there already? Few indistinct fossil prints were found during a brief visit to the site.	150 15 × 10	Type: Animal Fossils, Fold / Trough / Saddle Type: Marlstone, Marlstone, Limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Clay marl layers on the Ammer below the Kammerl bridge		180A034	Saulgrub position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Below the bridge that leads to the Kammerl power plant, the thin-slab of clay marl layers cross the Ammer. There are beautiful outcrops on the right bank. Harder layers of sandstone form small steps in the river and are also flushed away in the outlet from the power plant behind the concrete wall opposite. Across the river, the sequence of layers can also be seen on the wall behind the outlet channel (Fig. 4).	4000 80 × 50	Type: Rock type: Clay marlstone, sand marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area
Pitch coal in the trench SSE by Berggeist		180A035	Murnau a.Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	SSE from the Seeleiten-Berggeist stop, a ditch with a stream in the NS direction crosses the steeply tilted molasse of the south wing of the Murnauer Mulde. If you walk the ditch from the edge of the Murnauer Moos nature reserve from south to north, you will occasionally notice bits of coal in the stream bed. The associated coal seam crosses a decimeter thick directly below the lowest level of a small waterfall. At first, the charcoal cannot be seen under the brown coating and algae growth. Pitch coal is a lignite lignite which, for its young age, has received its high degree of coalification through the deep sinking in the molasse trough. According to the geological map, the coal seam lies in the brick layers. About 100 m further north, from 1870 to 1880, the Grube Gottes Gnade mined the pitch coal of a younger seam on the border of the stone / Weißach layers on several levels.	1200 80 × 15	Type: Vegetable fossils, layer sequence Type: Lignite	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Garschella formation in the Achenrainerwäldl SW of Achrain		180A037	Murnau a.Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	Southwest of Achrain, the Pleistocene glacier movement has left a small round hump of Helvetikum. Small excavations on the pending green sandstone of the Garschella Formation probably date back to the 19th century, because the mining in the east is already included in the first image and that in the west appears in the first topographical map from the beginning of the 20th century . The steeply erect greenish-gray sandstone weathered brownish and is well-banked with a wavy surface.	4050 135 × 30	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, round humps Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Helvetikum am Köchel near Schwaig W von Großweil		180A038	Großweil position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	To the west of the Schwaig farm near Großweil, Aubrig strata (Selun subformation, Garschella formation, tuber layers) were identified in a small sump on the Loisachaue. It is medium gray limestone with fist-sized chert bulbs and bulbous layers. Elsewhere, the Garschella formation could not be further subdivided in the simmering of the Murnauer Moos.	100 20 × 5	Type: Layer sequence, type of rock Type: Limestone, sandstone	Quarry	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Shale coal in the former Großweil quarry		180A039	Großweil position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	In the northwest of Großweil, the old opencast mine on Pleistocene shale coal is now overgrown and wooded. The shale coal has been scraped up on a rib that has been spared from mining, thus providing the only remaining coal outcrop on the old mine site. An archway at the western entrance to Großweil is a reminder of the coal mining that lasted from 1796 to 1962. The mining took place not only in the open pit, but also underground (Irenenzeche). On the Höllersberg west of the autobahn, the digital terrain model shows a field of pings whose holes, lined up like a string of pearls, trace the course of the route. When mining was stopped, the crossroads were blown up. The old mine field made extensive drilling explorations and backfills necessary when building the motorway.	4 2 × 2	Type: Vegetable Fossils, Open Pit Type: Lignite	embankment	precious	no protected area
Oil shale in the Hüttlebachklamm SE von Krün		180A040	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	A circular hiking trail leads from Krün into the Hüttlebachklamm in the main dolomite of the Karwendel. It is best done up the gorge. Before the path leads out on stairs towards the end of the gorge, it runs on the rubble that the Hüttlebach brings and deposits during floods. A clear fault area is exposed on the left (north side). If you extend the area up to the current surface above the gorge, you can well imagine that the gorge was created along this weak zone in the rock. Immediately after the first bridge, black, asphaltic surfaces on the main dolomite can be found to the right of the path. These are deposits of oil shale in the main dolomite. While elsewhere the oil shale is clearly visible in layers parallel to the layers, here tectonics has used the surfaces that slide well and sheared the oil shale. Stone oil was extracted from the oil shale in the Karwendel. If you hit the rock, you can smell the oil.	25000 500 × 50	Type: Rock type, fault, gorge Type: Oil shale, dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Pietra Verde in the Lindlahne S in Mittenwald		180A041	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Greenish Tuffite layers in the Alpine Muschelkalk are called Pietra Verde. It is probably relocated evidence of volcanism and an alpine-wide marker horizon. Here in the Lindlahne, the Petra Verde lies dm-mighty in the limestones of the Reifling formation. Directly in the path of the ladder path, where it leads down into the Lindlahne from the south, you can dig up strikingly green, weathered Pietra Verde. According to descriptions, the tuffite should also be found in the rock in the area.	1 1 × 1	Type: Rock Type: Tuff / Tuffite	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Pietra Verde in the pole forest SSW of Hammersbach		180A042	Grainau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	Greenish Tuffite layers in the Reifling formation are called Pietra Verde. It is probably relocated evidence of volcanism and an alpine-wide marker horizon. On the forest path at 1,000 m above the Hammersbach, about 20 steps north of the Mandles fountain, you can find the light greenish rock in the embankment. On its own it doesn't look so different from limestone, but it doesn't react to hydrochloric acid. It cannot be scratched with a knife, but it does scratch limestone.	2 2 × 1	Type: Rock Type: Tuff / Tuffite	embankment	precious	no protected area
Quarries S of the Echelsbacher Bridge (east side)		180A043	Bad Bayersoien position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	On the east side of the Ammer Gorge, around 100 m south of the Echelsbach Bridge, there are old quarries in sandstones of the building block layers. In 1792, Flurl wrote that the fine-grain sandstones in the lying area of the Echelsbach seam were broken for grinding stones and that the grinders preferred all other such stones in the Oberland. The slightly less fine-grained sandstones in the hanging wall were used for cornices etc. Gümbel describes the sequence of layers and notes the finest, best sandstone - quarry, large work stone bench - quarry on the lying surface of the Echelsbach seam. The sandstone here was apparently of such high quality that it was mined in caverns in the mountain. Gravel is strewn in layers in the sandstone. About 100 m south of the makeshift bridge, a path leads to the old quarries, which requires a bit of caution when descending. Caution - keep away from the steep and overhanging parts of the wall - risk of falling rocks!	1800 120 × 15	Type: Rock, Quarry / Pit Type: Sandstone, Conglomerate	Quarry	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area
Fault at Höhenberg WSW von Eschenlohe		180A044	Eschenlohe position	Ammer Mountains	In the digital terrain model (DGM, image 1) there is an incision like a knife that arouses curiosity. And in fact, a razor-sharp disturbance emerges in the notched valley. In the main dolomite SW-NE it runs roughly parallel to the Loisach valley and it falls into the SE, as could already be seen in the DGM. The fact that the disturbance is so nicely carved out here is due to the occasional flowing water. The disturbance means a weak zone with rock loosened on both sides by the movement. The erosion can attack well here. Since the notch is also the shortest route for the surface water flowing off from the small valley to the receiving water, there is no need for a constantly flowing, powerful brook for deepening. But of course the disturbance could also have been the reason that a valley oriented towards NE was created here in the first place.	20000 800 × 25	Type: Disturbance Type: Dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	no protected area
Former Plaster quarries from Oberau		180G009	Oberau position	Ammer Mountains	The gypsum quarries on the northern outskirts of Oberau have contributed to the prosperity of the place for centuries. The map entries of the geological initial survey from the middle of the 19th century by Gümbel and his colleagues show the situation at that time (Fig. 4). Schmitz wrote in 1843: The local gypsum is pounded on the nearby mills after it has been fully annealed and sent to the Loisach. Due to the construction of the Kramer tunnel in 2018, there were still outcrops in fresh gypsum rock of the Raibl formation in front of the tunnel entrance. The plasters from Oberau are white or impure gray, bulky or thin-plate and wrinkled, in close alternation with clay stones. The embankment's poor weathering resistance made it unavoidable to cover it with shotcrete. For a while, blocks of plaster of paris from overburden and backfill will be found in the area until they are weathered and crumbled.	45900 270 × 170	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Plaster of Paris	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Grinding stone quarries of Steinbruchleiten W von Kleinweil		180G010	Großweil position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	At the Steinbruchleiten west of Kleinweil, in the digital terrain model, a series of quarries stretch along the steep slope as if drawn with a ruler. For centuries whetstones were broken here, as they were needed to dress the whetstones obtained at Ohlstadt. The grindstones were extracted from the sandstones of the brick layers. The mining line following the stratification shows that a certain sandstone horizon, in which grain size and strength were ideal, was mined very selectively. The conglomerates were left standing. The oldest quarries are located near Kleinweil, because they have fallen into disrepair so that the walls of the quarry can hardly be seen. The dismantling should then have progressed to the west - with increasingly longer transport routes - and so it is probably due to the fact that it has been dismantled here even more recently, that at the object point there are still traces of cut on a dismantling wall. Attention! The steep, pathless terrain requires surefootedness. Risk of falling rocks under walls!	60000 1,200 × 50	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Sandstone, Conglomerate	Quarry	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Whetstone quarry in the Hengstbachtal SSW from Saulgrub		180G012	Saulgrub position	Ammer Mountains	In the Ammer Mountains there are a multitude of small whetstone quarries and pits in remote valleys. They are easy to recognize in the digital terrain model. The whetstones were extracted from layers of fine sand in the Ammergau formation. The sites had different names and different whetstone qualities were obtained from them. Today there is probably no one left who could recognize and describe the locations in the area. In the small quarry here you can still clearly see that the whetstone makers pursued certain horizons and also accepted overhanging rocky areas. Keep away from steep and overhanging rock faces - risk of falling rocks!	5000 100 × 50	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Pebble Limestone	Quarry	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Whetstone quarry E from Ohlstadt		180G013	Ohlstadt position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	East of Ohlstadt there is a forgotten whetstone quarry in the forest. The quarry is easy to see in the digital terrain model. A narrow incision leads out of the quarry to the youngest heap. With the deepening of the quarry as mining progressed, this cut became necessary. A narrow route leads from the cut to the heap, on which the trolleys with the spoil were probably pushed. Similar traces can be found on old heaps at a higher level, where the source of the spoil has long since disappeared through the deepening. The whetstones were extracted from the fine-sand limestone of the Ammergau formation. In the cut to the quarry, there are heavily folded rocks in the transition to the radiolarites of the lying Ruhpolding Formation. Stay away from steep rock faces - risk of falling rocks!	62500 250 × 250	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Pebble Limestone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Grottoes in Raibler Rauhwacke NNE by Gerold		180H002	Krün position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	On a forest road far above Gerold, the Raibl formation stands on 1,200 m of rocks from Rauhwacken. Crumbly parts of the partly brecciated and partly banky rock have weathered out and left small cavities. The rock section is already shown in the explanations of the geological map in a photo (there Fig. 1). Stay away from the steep rock faces - risk of falling rocks!	4000 100 × 40	Type: outbreak / weathering, rock type: Rauhwacke	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Sulfur spring on Kalvarienberg W von Eschenlohe		180Q006	Eschenlohe position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	On Garmischer Strasse in Eschenlohe below the Kalvarienberg, the smell of hydrogen sulfide leads to a contained spring. White filamentous deposits at the source outlet are biofilms of sulfur bacteria. A slightly increased outlet temperature of 10 °, sulphate content and the artesian water leakage from crevices determined in the new version show that the water originates from the gypsum-containing Raibl formation in the deeper subsoil.	4 2 × 2	Type: Mineral spring Type: Dolomite stone, Rauhwacke	no information	precious	no protected area
Heumoosberg W from Ohlstadt		180R015	Murnau a.Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The Heumoosberg already shows by its other stroke that it is not a hill made of solid rock carved out by the glacier, like the simmering of the Murnauer Moos. Rather, the Heumoosberg consists of gravel from the late crack to early worm age and lake sediments. Gravel, limestone silt, sands and also shale coal used to be temporarily exposed. Today there is no more information. Farm roads lead to the range of hills, which is mostly fenced in as pasture land.	210000 1400 × 150	Type: Round humps Type: Gravel, brown coal, sea chalk	no information	significant	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Findling Kratzenstein at the Kratzenköpfl W of Mittenwald		180R048	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	A boulder with dimensions of 3.7 × 2.3 × 1.6 m lies on the Kratzenköpfl. It consists of ortho-eye gneiss. The boulder is a natural monument.	9 4 × 2	Type: Boulder Type: Gneiss	block	significant	Natural monument
Debris compartments of Kaltwassergraben E von Wallgau		180R049	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Kaltwassergraben is one of the major suppliers of rubble in the Isar valley. Streams and mudslides carry debris from the main dolomite and reclaimed local moraine from its catchment area. In the dry season, the stream seeps away in its gravel bed at the gorge exit. In heavy rain or when the snow melts, the ford, with which the forest road crosses the gravel area 600 m further down, is impassable and a road has to be leveled again afterwards. The digital terrain model (Fig. 4) shows how young rubble deliveries have covered old terrace edges in the Isar valley. Do not enter the gorge if rain is falling or is expected in the catchment area!	27000 900 × 30	Type: Alluvial fan, gorge Type: Dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Large stone boulder NE from Wallgau		180R050	Wallgau position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	A large boulder made of biotite-muscovite gneiss lies on the Isarberg north-east of Wallgau at an altitude of 1,020 m. The boulder and its transport history are explained on a board.	12 4 × 3	Type: Boulder Type: Gneiss	block	significant	no protected area
Boulder in the Upper Bockreut N of Mittenwald		180R051	Mittenwald position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	A boulder made of amphibolite lies on a worm moraine in the meadow area of the Upper Bockreut north of Mittenwald. The boulder is a natural monument.	4 2 × 2	Type: Boulder Type: Moraine	block	significant	no protected area
Altarm of the Loisach E from Hechendorf		180R052	Murnau a.Staffelsee position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	To the east of Hechendorf, the Loisach runs dead straight and dammed by the flood plain. Between Loisach and Ramsach, however, a strip of forest meanders through the meadows, which contains the old - now dry - bed of the Loisach before the river was straightened. In the terrain - and also visible in the digital terrain model - it can be seen that the old Loisach had already been contained. A comparison of today with the first recording from the middle of the 19th century clearly shows how much man has intervened and changed the floodplain. The Loisach was straightened here as early as 1862.	16500 550 × 30	Type: dry valley Type: peat, clay	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Humpback corridor of the Reschbergwiesen W of Farchant		180R054	Farchant position	Ammer Mountains	On the Reschbergwiesen in front of the Diessener Hütte, humpback meadows are excellently developed. They lie on a late glacial gravel terrace. Humpback meadows are created on lime-rich subsoil through increased carbonate solution in depressions in a relief given by clearing or windthrow. The carbonate solution can also attack more intensely where water drips from trees or snow remains for a long time, creating a relief as a starting point for hump formation. The restriction of the humpback meadows to the Alpine region suggests that the cold melt waters of a long snow period are significant: colder water dissolves more carbonate. Periglacial conditions at the end of the last Ice Age may have already initiated the formation of humps.	100000 500 × 200	Type: Buckelwiese Type: Gravel	no information	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Finzbachklamm WNW from Krün		180R055	Krün position	Isar-Loisach mountain region	The Finzbach gorge is only accessible in the lowest part via paths and wooden walkways, which are no longer well maintained. At the point where the actual gorge begins with steep rock faces, the ascent must end at the latest at a narrow point that is completely filled by the stream. The gorge runs here in a Raibl formation and gorges and gorges in this formation are rather rare. The bizarrely perforated Rauhwacken of the Raibl formation can be found in thresholds in the stream bed and in rocks and turrets on the valley slope. The Raibl formation of the inaccessible upper Flinzbachklamm can only be viewed carefully from the hiking trail above. Visit at your own risk! Note road closures!	10000 500 × 20	Type: Klamm Type: Rauhwacke, dolomite stone, limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Veil falls	more pictures	190R046	Bad Bayersoien position	Isar-Loisach young moraine region	The waterfalls with their impressive limestone terraces are protected as a natural monument.	200 20 × 10	Type: waterfall, sinter formation, tuff cave, layer source Type: tufa, conglomerate	other information	precious	Natural monument, nature reserve, FFH area