List of geotopes in Swabia (Bavaria)

The list of geotopes in Swabia (Bavaria) is a summary of the geotopes in the administrative region of Swabia (Bavaria) . It automatically integrates the following lists of geotopes in Upper Franconian counties and cities from the article namespace:

This list is incomplete. Some geotopes are unsuitable for publication.

Surname	image	Geotope ID	Municipality / location	Geological unit of space	description	Area m² / extension m	geology	Digestion type	value	Protection status	comment
Former Quarry S of fir trees	more pictures	763A001	Kempten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	About 15 m thick fossil-rich sandstones, conglomerates and marls of the Upper Sea Molasse are exposed over the weathered Lower Freshwater Molasse. The layers dip steeply (60 ° N).	6600 220 × 30	Type: layer sequence, animal fossils, sedimentary structures Type: sandstone, conglomerate, marl	Quarry	precious	Natural monument
Iller breakthrough W from Oberkottern	more pictures	763A002	Kempten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On the banks of the Iller and on the rock (covered by the dam) rock in the river, there are granite molasses.	1800 100 × 18	Type: Rock type: Sandstone, marl, conglomerate	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Impact slopes of the Iller N from Kempten	more pictures	763A003	Kempten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The Iller has created several impressively high and long impact slopes north of Kempten, on which a profile of the Upper Freshwater Molasse can be seen. Colorful marl stones are overlaid by a coarse conglomerate bed. From the parking lot on the Iller below Hirschdorf you can hike upstream and the walls can be viewed across the river.	6000 600 × 10	Type: Impact slope, rock type: conglomerate, marl	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Historic quarry on the Lenzfrieder mountain ridge	more pictures	763G001	Kempten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	A steep rib of a 10–20 m thick fossil-bearing sandstone of the Upper Sea Molasse (OMM) runs over the Lenzfrieder ridge east of Kempten. The rubble-bearing sandstone is known as bryozoan sandstone. The hard, relatively weather-resistant and easily minable sandstone was broken to a large extent as a building block. Bryozoan sandstone was already used as a building block in the Roman Cambodonum. However, it cannot be proven whether this quarry was already in operation in Roman times. The vertical to overturned layer sequence owes its steep position to the movement of the marginal fault that passes a little further south and separates foreland molasses and fold molasses. The upright southern edge of the foreland molasse shows up on the Lenzfried ridge. The former quarry is a natural monument that aims to preserve the wealth of typical molasse fossils. Therefore no removal of fossils!	400 80 × 5	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument
Cut of the Roman road W from Rothkreuz		763G002	Kempten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	To the west of Rothkreuz, a partially water-bearing cut in the terrain runs in an arch behind the edge of the forest. It is an old Roman road that is deepened here in sandstones, sandy marlstones and conglomerates of the Upper Sea Molasse at the transition to the Upper Freshwater Molasse. The profile is described in Scholz (1989). The cut of the old street is a ground monument (monument no. D-7-8227-0045).	9000 450 × 20	Type: ravine, rock type: conglomerate, sandstone	Pit / canal / ravine	significant	Ground monument
Drumlinfeld E from Kempten	more pictures	763R001	Kempten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The distinctive drumlin landscape shows some exemplary shaped drumlins. Drumlins are interpreted as erosion and accumulation forms of rubble-laden glaciers.	9000000 3000 × 3000	Type: Drumlin- / G.moränenfeld Type: Moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Gorge S of Mariaberg	more pictures	763R002	Kempten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	A deep 600 m long gorge leads east from the hiking car park in Mariaberg. The Upper Freshwater Molasse is exposed several times on the walls, which are up to 100 m high.	90000 600 × 150	Type: Canyon, Rock Type: Conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Former Brickworks E in Steinheim		764A001	Memmingen position	Iller-Lech region	Loess loam was mined here until 1980. The pit is still there, but very ingrown. Loess is only visible in a few places, especially after heavy downpours. 6 m of loess loam existed here over solidified high-terrace gravel, which can be divided into 3 packages: above the gravel surface lies young crack ice age loess loess, over that loess, which is covered by alluvial loam. Absolute time measurements provided fixed points for the Pleistocene stratigraphy.	6000 120 × 50	Type: Fossil soil, layer sequence Type: loess, loess loam	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	significant	no protected area
Terrace S by Volkratshofen		764R001	Memmingen position	Iller-Lech region	The Hitzenhofen gravel field is Penck's type locality for cracked glacial high terrace gravel. Between Volkratshofen and Hitzenhofen, this stands out from the lower terrace with a striking terrace step approx. 8 m.	20000 500 × 40	Type: Terrace, Type locality Type: Gravel	no information	significant	no protected area
Former Gravel pit N by Gumpenberg		771A001	Pöttme's position	Iller-Lech region	The Gumpenberg gravel pit closes the oldest Pleistocene gravel of the Aindlinger terrace stairs. It is largely fused.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Rock Type: Gravel	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Former Clay pit NE by Froschham		771A010	Aichach position	Danube-Isar hill country	The clay pit was operated by the Renz brickworks in Aichach until 2002. At that time, clays, silts and fine sands of up to 25 m in thickness from the older series were open. The fine sediments were divided by paleo soils. Most of the groundwater has flooded the pit, only in the north a 3 m high outcrop remained.	105000 300 × 350	Type: Rock, Fossil Soil Type: Clay, Sand	Clay pit / clay pit / marl pit	significant	no protected area
Paleo soil in Altgraben S von Dasing		771A011	Friedberg position	Danube-Isar hill country	Humus paleo-soil, which is covered by silty-sandy floodplain deposits. It is about 1.8 m below ground level on the Altgraben south of Dasing, which has been artificially straightened and cut up to 2 m into the valley floor. Using ceramic shards from the Latène and Roman times, the former valley floor can be dated to the first millennium BC.	800 400 × 2	Type: Fossil Soil, Trench, Canal Type: Clay	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	FFH area
Immendorf sand pit N		771A012	Pöttme's position	Donaumoos	In the Immendorf sand pit , diagonally layered fine sands of the Upper Freshwater Molasse are exposed . In the sand reprocessing documents and Tongerölle are seen in nest sand martins . A 3 to 4 m thick silt layer with limestone concretions lies above the fine sand .	3500 70 × 50	Type: Rock Type: Sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Mine field Grubet NE from Oberschneitbach		771G001	Aichach position	Danube-Isar hill country	Large excavation pit from the early to high Middle Ages with approx. 3500 pings . Iron ore concretions were exploited in the Upper Freshwater Molasse.	200000 1000 × 200	Type: Pinge field Type: Iron / manganese ore, gravel, sand	Ping	precious	Ground monument
Source outlet Silberbrünnle S from Notzenfeld		771Q001	Aichach position	Danube-Isar hill country	The name of the stream goes back to light mica in the stream sediment (sands of the upper freshwater molasses). There are heavy mineral soaps (mainly garnet ) in the stream bed . The springs rise above tertiary clay, above which water-bearing sands of the older series stand.	280000 700 × 400	Type: Layer spring, hillside spring moor Type: Sand, peat	no information	significant	Landscape protection area
High terrace NE of Unterbergen		771R001	Schmiechen position	Paar-Isar region	Elevated terrace from the Riss glaciation , which ends to the north.	65000 2600 × 25	Type: Terrace Type: Gravel	no information	significant	no protected area
Paartal SW of Ottmaring		771R002	Friedberg position	Danube-Isar hill country	The Paartal was created by the backward erosion of the Lower Couple, which in the early Holocene merged with the Upper Couple, which flows on the east side of the Lech Valley , to form today's course.	150,000 600 × 250	Type: Sohlental Type: gravel, sand	no information	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Upper Schindbachtal W from Griesbeckerzell		771R003	Aichach position	Danube-Isar hill country	The valley of the Schindbach changes downstream from a Muldental to a sole valley . Spring niches and spring horizons on the slopes lead to swamping.	100000 500 × 200	Type: Asymmetrical Valley, Mulde Valley, Layer Source Type: Sand	no information	significant	Landscape component
Impact slopes on the pair S of Dasing		771R004	Friedberg position	Danube-Isar hill country	Impact slopes formed by the meandering couple south of Dasing in fine tertiary sands of the Middle Series.	100000 500 × 200	Type: Prallhang, Meander Type: Sand	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	FFH area
Malmkalkblock in Oberbaar		772R003	Baar position	Iller-Lech region	Large chunk of mass limestone found in the gravel pit northeast of Thierhaupten . It is the largest known block of gravel slabs. It is either a Reuter's block (by Ries event transported) or a drift block in the course of the Danube during the Early Pleistocene .	2 2 × 1	Type: Ejecta Material (Impact), Rock Type , Boulder Type: Limestone	block	significant	no protected area
Former Gravel pit with shale coal on Uhlenberg NW of Lindach	more pictures	772A007	Spelled shards position	Iller-Lech region	A profile from the fine sands of the Upper Freshwater Molasse through Lower Cover Gravel, clayey silty floodplain sediments to shale coals and overlaid, gelled loess loam. An important information of supraregional importance for the Pleistocene of the northern foothills of the Alps. The outcrop was examined by paleomagnetic, pollen analysis, paleobotanical and soil science.	1500 50 × 30	Type: plant fossils, fossil soil, layer sequence Type: lignite, gravel, silt	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	Landscape protection area, nature park	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 97
Former Sand and gravel pit NE of Gablingen		772A014	Gablingen position	Iller-Lech region	The outcrop shows cracked glacial high terrace gravel underlain by Miocene fine sands. The gravel wedges to the west.	750 50 × 15	Type: Layer sequence Type: gravel, sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Former Gravel pit ENE from Weiherhof		772A015	Gessertshausen position	Iller-Lech region	In the former gravel pit, individual abri-like Nagelfluhstotzen up to 3 m high and 8 m wide can be seen. Layered structures are sometimes weathered horizontally in layers. The majority of the former pit is overgrown or partially filled. The ballast forms morphologically protruding knolls. On the way to the pit, underlying tertiary freshwater molasses is exposed in places.	4000 200 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Deckenschotter-Nagelfluh at Ziegelberg SE from Konradshofen		772A016	Scherstetten position	Iller-Lech region	There is an abandoned gravel pit on the heights of the Ziegelberg, southeast of Konradshofen. There are pillars of nagelfluh-like baked, probably Old Pleistocene ceiling gravel that protrude from the largely buried pit wall. The gravel is covered with loess clay and floating earth. About half of the upper surface layer consists of loess loam (main layer). Geological organs were not open in 2001!	1400 70 × 20	Type: Fossil Soil, Geological Organ Type: Conglomerate, Limestone	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Ore mining sites N of Biburg		772G002	Diedorf position	Iller-Lech region	On an east-west stretch of approx. 1.5 km in length, prehistoric iron mining sites can be found on the elongated ridge between Dachsberg and Forstberg in the forest east of Hainhofen. The funnel pits have a diameter of up to 4 m and a depth of up to 1.5 m. If there is no undergrowth or moss, the structures are easy to see. The digs are deepened in old Pleistocene gravel and originally reached down to the molasses sediments. As is known from similar fields, concretionary iron deposits have been deposited. The geotope is under protection as a ground monument (monument no. D-7-7630-0007).	750000 1500 × 500	Type: Pinge / nfeld Type: Gravel	no information	significant	Soil monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Schmuttertal N of Hirblingen		772R001	Gersthofen position	Iller-Lech region	The erosion terrace of the Schmutter lies in sediments of the Upper Freshwater Molasse. The upper parts of the slope may also be in crack gravel.	16000 400 × 40	Type: terrace, impact slope Type: gravel	no information	precious	Natural monument
Terraces between Stettenhofen and Gersthofen		772R002	Langweid am Lech position	Iller-Lech region	The cracked glacial high terrace lies morphologically above worm and postglacial deposits.	14000 1400 × 10	Type: Terrace Type: Gravel	no information	significant	no protected area
Beaver ice age gravel on the Staufersberg		772R004	Bonstetten position	Iller-Lech region	The Staufenberg is the highest elevation in the wide area. On top of this are 3 to 4 m thick gravel packages from the beaver ice age. The Ice Age is named after the stream, the beaver, that rises on this mountain. A geological nature trail explains how the landscape was created.	10440000 3600 × 2900	Type: Terrace Type: Conglomerate	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former Sand pit E from Stettenhof		773A005	Mödingen position	Riesalb	In the former pit, which is currently used as a playground, fine sands of the Upper Freshwater Molasse are exposed in the hanging area. From earlier descriptions there is an overlay by Riestremmermassen.	125 25 × 5	Type: Layer sequence Type: sand, breccia	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Former Quarry Schumacher NW of Haunsheim		773A007	Haunsheim position	Swabian Alb	The massive limestone of the Malm Epsilon with a shallow karst basin in which sediments of the lower freshwater molasses are stored (placed in Aquitaine after gastropod finds) were exposed. The quarry is overgrown, better conditions for exploration can be found in the quarry located about 250 m SW. A new quarry has been built to the east, although it is still being dismantled.	25000 250 × 100	Type: Discordance, Layer sequence Type: Limestone, sand	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Former Kiesgrube E from Osterbuch		773A009	Laugna position	Iller-Lech region	The gravel composition is representative of the northern part of the composite plate. A glacial mollusc fauna was found in marl lentils. The gravel is about 6 m thick. Above it is a 1 m thick layer of well-preserved medium to fine sand. In the hanging area there are approx. 3 to 4 m thick loess loam.	4900 70 × 70	Type: Rock, Animal Fossils Type: Gravel, Sand, Loess Loam	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	Natural park
Former Kalktufabbaue SE von Wittislingen		773A010	Wittislingen position	Donauried	The former quarry is completely overgrown, and crumbly tufa fragments can be found on an embankment. The formation of the limestone tuff is due to the carbonate water of the Egau, which flows in this area from the Alb into the flat Danube valley.	30000 200 × 150	Type: Rock type, sinter formation Type: Tufa limestone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Cliff line NE from Staufen		773A011	Syrgenstein position	Swabian Alb	In the small sand pit northeast of Staufen, a beach facies of the Upper Sea Molasse is exposed. In the z. Fossils such as oyster shells and turritelles have been preserved, some of which are baked fine sand with limestone strings. There are occasionally rounded lumps of Malmkalk with drill shell holes. This is to be seen as an indication of the immediate proximity of the cliff line.	50 10 × 5	Type: trace fossils, layer sequence Type: limestone, sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Hanseles Cave NW of Fronhofen		773H001	Bissingen position	Riesalb	The cave is located in the northern part of the Michelsberg, which is crowned by the Church of St. Michael. It is laid out in an allochthonous clod of white Jura mass limestone. The cave was not created by karstification, but by erosion of softer rocks (colorful breccia) that originally filled the cavity.	24 8 × 3	Type: Fissured / Tectonic Cave Type: Limestone	cave	significant	Landscape reserve, bird sanctuary
Source outlet Roter Brunnen S from Mödingen Monastery	more pictures	773Q001	Wittislingen position	Donauried	The source is on the edge of the lower reed. Precipitation of tufa and iron hydroxides can be observed at the source pond and stream. These go back to karst water and iron solution from weathering clays (colorful breccia, karst loam, weathered old Pleistocene gravel).	450 30 × 15	Type: reservoir source, sintering type: limestone, tufa	no information	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary
Gypsy rocks near Zöschingen		773R001	Zöschingen position	Swabian Alb	The weathered and grizzled rock knoll made of mass limestone is an allochthonous clod within colorful masses of debris. Erosion remains of the Malm limestone within the ejecta form the highest elevations here (placed on the pre-Giant land surface).	240 20 × 12	Type: Ejecta (impact), rocky dome Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument
Krähenstein E from Ziertheim		773R002	Ziertheim position	Riesalb	The Malmkalk block, which has been weathered and buried on the surface, is the ejection material of the Ries crater. The gravel results from the pressure on all sides that prevailed at the beginning of the ejection process. The Malmgriese are carved out of the colorful debris by erosion.	20 5 × 4	Type: Ejecta Material (Impact), Boulder Type: Limestone	block	precious	Natural monument
Ries-Scholle E from Oberbechingen		773R003	Bachhagel's position	Swabian Alb	The Riestrümmermassen form a wooded hill on the autochthonous Upper Sea Molasse. A Celtic square hill can be seen at the summit.	87500 350 × 250	Type: Ejecta Material (Impact) Type: Breccia	no information	significant	Natural monument
SW elevated terrace of Steinheim		773R004	Dillingen on the Danube position	Donauried	A clear terraced step can be seen above the Holocene Danube floodplain. The ballast took place during the crack glacial. Erosion and the formation of the terrace level through worm-glacial to Holocene erosion. Even today, remnants of the old Danube water run along the lower edge of the terrace. Due to gravel mining and overbuilding, this geomorphologically most important landscape element in the Donauried only exists in its original form in a few places.	12000 1200 × 10	Type: Terrace Type: Gravel	no information	significant	no protected area
Malmscholle near Zöschingen		773R005	Zöschingen position	Swabian Alb	The allochthonous, slightly buried Malm plaice was exposed by erosion from softer colored breccia.	50 5 × 10	Type: Ejecta (impact), rocky dome Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument
Osterstein NE from Unterfinningen		773R006	Finningen position	Riesalb	The weathered boulder lies on the top of a flat mountain ridge. The allochthonous Malm plaice was exposed by erosion from softer colored breccia. The Osterstein is a prehistoric and early historical site.	70 10 × 7	Type: Ejecta Material (Impact), Boulder Type: Limestone	block	significant	Natural monument, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Ponordoline SW from Unterbechingen		773R007	Haunsheim position	Swabian Alb	The short watercourses arise from weakly pouring overflow or stratified springs in the area of thicker layers (debris, upper sea molasses, cover clay). When it crosses over to indigenous mass limestone, it quickly seeps into the karst formations. A deep trench ends here in a ponor.	150 15 × 10	Type: Ponor Type: Limestone, Sand	no information	significant	no protected area
Malmscholle Rauhe Birk E from Ebermergen	more pictures	779A001	Harburg position	Riesalb	The morphologically distinctive Malmscholle was ejected during the Ries impact and severely brecciated. The gravel formation can be seen at several former mining sites around the hilltop.	3600 120 × 30	Type: Gravel (impact), ejecta (impact), rocky dome Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument
Former Suevitbruch SE from Amerdingen		779A005	Amerdingen position	Riesalb	There are two types of suevite formation here: dark and glassy in the north, light, low-glass suevite with a high proportion of sediment in the south, deepened like a channel. The break is largely under water, the walls have grown together, the surface of the material is weathered or weathered. Overall, the break is difficult to access.	650 130 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Suevite	Quarry	precious	Natural monument
Crystalline breccia outcrop in Meyer's cellar		779A006	Nördlingen position	Nördlinger Ries	At the Meyers Keller tavern there is weathered, brown-colored crystalline breccia (bulging of the inner crystalline ring, approx. 6 km from the center of the crater). A little to the south lies a decayed outcrop of sedimentary breccia. The basal conglomerate of the Riessee freshwater limestone is found in the hanging wall.	72 12 × 6	Type: sequence of layers, ejecta material (impact), inner wall (impact) Type: calcareous conglomerate, breccia	embankment	especially valuable	Landscape protection area
Former Quarry E from Gosheim		779A008	Huisheim position	Riesalb	The quarry is located on the eastern rim of the crater. As a result of the impact of the impact event, the thick-banked limestones of the White Jurassic Beta and Gamma are in overturned form.	4800 120 × 40	Type: Gravel (impact), ejected material (impact) Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Ries limestone on the Galgenberg near Nördlingen		779A009	Nördlingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The chunky freshwater limestone hump is an erosion residue of dolomitic freshwater limestone, which was the filling of the crater basin formed after the impact. The massive limestone can be traced back to algae reefs, which formed primarily on the protrusions of the inner (crystalline) crater rim.	200 20 × 10	Type: Rock type, rocky dome, inner wall (impact), karst horizontal cave Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Outcrop N of Langenmühle		779A011	Maihingen position	Nördlinger Ries	At the Langenmühle rock material used to be mined for gravel extraction for local needs. Upcoming is broken granite and paragneiss. It is material from the basement, which was raised from the subsoil of the Ries crater by about 400 m and today forms part of the inner wall. In more deformed areas, polymictic crystalline breccia with a small amount of sediment is pressed in like a duct. A second outcrop (Langenmühle II) is about 200 m to the southeast. In this outcrop, which is similar in itself, Keuper rocks also appear (colorful breccia). A square-meter sanded area in the outcrop wall allows glimpses into the brecciated crystalline rocks. Both outcrops are on the Geo-Lehrpfad Klosterberg Maihingen and are signposted.	240 60 × 4	Type: gravel (impact), ejecta material (impact), inner wall (impact), rock type: crystalline breccia, granite gravel, gneiss gravel	Gravel pit / sand pit	especially valuable	no protected area
Impact rocks NW of Wengenhausen	more pictures	779A012	Marktoffingen position	Nördlinger Ries	In the southeast part of the former quarry, there are strongly fissured crystalline rocks, which are covered by several meters of crystalline breccia. In the northern part of the quarry lies freshwater limestone of the Ries lake above the crystalline breccia. Shatter cone-like figures could be seen in the underlying rocks. The geotope was awarded the seal of approval Bavaria's 100 most beautiful geotopes and is explained on site with an information board. Further information at www.lfu.bayern.de/geologie/geotope_schoensten.	800 50 × 16	Type: sequence of layers, gravel (impact), ejecta (impact), inner wall (impact) Type: limestone, crystalline breccia	Quarry	especially valuable	Landscape component	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 30
Quarry NE of Hainsfarth	more pictures	779A013	Hainsfarth position	Nördlinger Ries	On the east side of the quarry, the (very uneven) deposits of glass-rich suevite on colorful breccia are excellently exposed. The colorful breccia here consists mainly of reddish and brownish Keuper and Dogger rocks. Between the suevite and the colorful breccia there is a thin transition zone with fine-grain suevite. The geotope was awarded the seal of approval Bavaria's 100 most beautiful geotopes and is explained on site with an information board. Further information at www.lfu.bayern.de/geologie/geotope_schoensten.	7500 150 × 50	Type: Standard / Reference Profile, Ejecta Material (Impact) Type: Suevite, Breccia	Quarry	especially valuable	no protected area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 9
Riesseekalke am Büschelberg SE from Hainsfarth	more pictures	779A015	Hainsfarth position	Nördlinger Ries	The most impressive outcrop in the Riesseekalk lies on the sports field near Hainsfarth. The algae reef that was formed at the time of the Riessee is preserved in the massive limestone pillars up to 5 m high. Layers of lime appear between the pillars. The same rock is exposed in another quarry east of the sports field. The geotope was awarded the seal of approval Bavaria's 100 most beautiful geotopes and is explained on site with an information board. Further information at www.lfu.bayern.de/geologie/geotope_schoensten.	4000 200 × 20	Type: Standard / Reference Profile, Animal Fossils, Crater Rim (Impact) Type: Limestone	Quarry	especially valuable	no protected area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 63
Castle rocks in Wallerstein		779A016	Wallerstein position	Nördlinger Ries	The mighty freshwater limestone towers as Härtling over the Ries level by approx. 70 m. The porous, mostly massive limestones were created by artesians rich in limestone, e.g. Sometimes under clay and lake water cover.	2000 50x40	Type: Rock type, rocky dome, karst horizontal cave , inner wall (impact) Type: limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	Natural monument
Former Sand pit N of Megesheim		779A017	Hainsfarth position	Nördlinger Ries	The detail shows the development phase of the ream after the impact. A diagonally layered alternation of coarse and fine-clastic material has been developed in the pit. These can be seen as delta deposits of a river flowing into the Riessee, which deposited the different rocks of the Ries ejecta that were previously absorbed here.	1000 50 × 20	Type: sedimentary structures, rock type: sand, gravel	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Road outcrop near Unterappenberg		779A018	Megesheim position	Nördlinger Ries	The outcrop in an overturned allochthonous Jura floe shows a clear dragline in the banked limestone of the Malm Beta and Gamma in the northern part. In the south of the floe, the rock is buried (intensely broken) by the Ries impact.	100 20 × 5	Type: fold / trough / saddle, ejection material (impact), gravel (impact) Type: limestone	Quarry	precious	Natural park
Railway incision NNW from Weilheim		779A019	Monheim position	Riesalb	The exposed grinding surface was created by superficial gravel formation of the pending Malmkalk when it was passed over by the Ries ejection masses. The areas were covered with iron plates by the district office.	2 2 × 1	Type: ground surface (impact), type of layer sequence : limestone, breccia	other information	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Former Quarry on Wennenberg NE of Alerheim		779A020	Alerheim position	Nördlinger Ries	The Wennenberg is part of the crystalline inner wall. Due to the Ries impact, the clod of the crystalline subsurface was lifted and shattered. The Wennenberg consists mainly of weathered granodiorite, the 'Wennenbergite' (a kersantite-like lamprophyr, which has its type locality here).	125 25 × 5	Type: Type locality, inner wall (impact) Type: Crystalline breccia	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Former Rögling W quarry		779A021	Rögling position	Riesalb	Here Röglinger bank limestones are found in facies close to the reef, with which the beginning of the typical tub sedimentation is indicated (Malm Zeta 1).	350 35 × 10	Type: Type locality Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Former Warching ESE quarry		779A022	Monheim position	Riesalb	At the edge of the Warchinger Reef range, the plate limestone, slate and bank limestone of the Lower Solnhofer strata are exposed with the separating Krumme layer.	2100 70 × 30	Type: Layer sequence Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Parautochthonous plaice at the sports field N von Hausen		779A024	Fremdingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The (parautochthonous) floe of Malmkalk, tipped by the giant event, lies above Doggersandstein. The sequence of shifts is open on the southern edge of the sports field.	1200 120 × 10	Type: Layer sequence Type: Limestone, sandstone	embankment	precious	Landscape protection area
Gunzenheimer Gump ESE from Gunzenheim		779A025	Kaisheim position	Riesalb	A malm clod several thousand cubic meters in size within the colorful debris masses in the area around the Nördlinger Ries was used to extract raw materials and partly dismantled. In the resulting hollow, a small pond built up due to the low water permeability of the surrounding rubble.	1500 50 × 30	Type: Rock type: Breccia, dolomite stone	Schurf	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Freshwater limestone on the Adlersberg NW of Reimlingen	more pictures	779A026	Reimlingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The Adlersberg lies in the area of the crystalline clods of the inner ring in the Ries crater. Mighty travertine-like freshwater limestones have been deposited over the underexposed crystalline rocks, which are exposed in several small former mining sites. The Adlersberg forms a prominent knoll in the area.	8000 100 × 80	Type: Rock, Rock Type: Limestone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Natural monument
Angulate sandstone on the Hirschenbuck WSW of Wassertrüdingen		779A028	Dornstadt-Linkersbaindt position	Southwest Albrand region	The former quarry on the wooded Hirschenbuck has a length of 250 m and is up to 10 m high. Mighty banks of Angulate sandstone from the Lias are exposed.	2500 250 × 10	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area
Colorful masses of rubble near Aufhausen		779A030	Forheim position	Riesalb	The former quarry is about 3 km south of the crater rim. Allochthonous Malm limestones of the Kimmeridge are open. Due to the heavy use, they are in a strongly brecciated and enlarged form. In places the rock looks downright kneaded.	10500 150 × 70	Type: Ejecta Material (Impact), Rock Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Crystalline clod in the deep valley ENE of Hürnheim		779A032	Nördlingen position	Nördlinger Ries	In the former quarry, Kristallin is open. This is an association of amphibolites, biotite-plagioclase gneisses and two generations of granites, aplites and pegmatites that were displaced by the Ries impact.	8 4 × 2	Type: Type of rock Type: amphibolite, biotite-plagioclase-gneiss, granite	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Lindle SE quarry from Holheim		779A033	Nördlingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The Lindle (or Arlt) quarry is located in a tipped Malm limestone clod. The layers were partially bent up parallel to the crater rim during the impact. A geological and natural history trail leads through the adventure geotope.	90000 300 × 300	Type: Storage conditions, gravel (impact), ground surface (impact) Type: Limestone, debris	Quarry	precious	FFH area
Ore mines in the Meilenhard NE of Daiting		779G001	Daiting position	Riesalb	In the 19th century, iron ore was mined in Meilenhart near Daiting. The iron was contained in stone ore, which - embedded in clay - lay in deep karst hollow forms. You can still collect floor ore in the fields in the vicinity. During the mining period in the 19th century, numerous reptiles were recovered, prepared and published from the Bohner ore mine at Meilenhart. After that, the fossil site was largely forgotten and was only rediscovered in the 1960s and then made good finds until the end of the 1980s, when the municipal quarry was shut down and filled. On the first topographical picture of Bavaria (Fig. 4) from the 19th century. the iron ore mine is marked in the far north of the grove east of the road. Limestone mining later moved south. The area is now heavily overgrown and almost inaccessible. No information is currently available.	2000 100 × 20	Type: Schurf Type: Clay, Limestone	no information	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Ping E from Wemding		779G002	Wemding position	Riesalb	In the forest east of Wemding there are at least three dilapidated lignite shafts with pings. They are the only visible evidence of lignite mining during the 1920s.	94500 350 × 270	Type: Pinge / nfeld Type: Brown coal	Ping	significant	Landscape protection area, nature park
Ofnethöhlen SW of Holheim	more pictures	779H001	Nördlingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The parautochthonous clod in karstified Malm Delta mass limestone lies on the inner rim of the crater. It houses the remains of an old karst system. These cave remains are hall-like cavities with a wide portal. There is weak sinter formation on the walls. The Ofnet caves became known through archaeological finds, u. a. ritual skull burials from the Paleolithic. The geotope was awarded the seal of approval Bavaria's 100 most beautiful geotopes and is explained on site with an information board. Further information at www.lfu.bayern.de/geologie/geotope_schoensten.	120 15 × 8	Type: Karst Horizontal Cave Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 38
Pumperhole E by Otting	more pictures	779H002	Monheim position	Riesalb	The pumperhole, also known as the Wasserschlinger, is a shaft and crevice cave that extends along a system of fissures over several levels to a depth of around 55 meters. The total length of the known corridors is about 240 meters. The entrance to the cave is a vertical sinkhole that acts as a sinkhole for surface water in the area. ATTENTION: DO NOT ENTER, LOW SECURITY!	2400 240 × 10	Type: Karst Shaft & Horizontal Cave, Ponor Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Hohlensteinhöhle SW of Ederheim		779H003	Ederheim position	Nördlinger Ries	The Hohlenstein cave was created by stacking several Weissjura mass limestone blocks on top of each other, which were hurled out of the Ries crater (allochthonous clods). Easier erodible rock (colored breccia) was removed by weathering and the cave was created. After the 5 m wide and 3 m high entrance, the cave drops off approx. 25 m and ends in a small hall-like room.	1500 60 × 25	Type: Fissured / Tectonic Cave Type: Limestone	cave	significant	Natural monument
Geological organ NW of Haselbach	more pictures	779H004	Esterholz position	Iller-Lech region	A geological organ can be found as the last detail of an otherwise overgrown, former quarry. This is an almost vertical cave, at the upper exit of which you can see the overlying soil with its roots. It lies in the Danube Ice Age Ur-Iller gravel, in the highest part of the Aindlinger terrace stairs.	10 5 × 2	Type: Rock type, Geological organ Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Schwalbquelle S from Wemding	more pictures	779Q001	Huisheim position	Nördlinger Ries	The karst spring is located on the inner structural rim of the Ries crater in Malm Delta Limestone.	12 6 × 2	Type: Constriction Source Type: Limestone	no information	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Karst spring in Brünsee	more pictures	779Q002	Harburg position	Riesalb	There are several well-pouring springs in the expanded and dammed spring pond. The drainage takes place in the Wörnitz backwater.	600 30 × 20	Type: Constriction Source Type: Limestone	no information	significant	Natural monument, nature park
Parautochthonous plaice Riegelberg SW from Holheim		779R001	Nördlingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The parautochthonous clod on the inner rim of the crater consists of karstified Malm Delta mass limestone.	80000 400 × 200	Type: Ejecta material (impact), karst horizontal cave, rock summit, gravel (impact), crater rim (impact) Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Taubenstein WSW rock needle from Christgarten		779R002	Forheim position	Riesalb	The rock pinnacle, which is largely hidden in the forest, consists of Malm mass limestone and lies (as part of a parautochthonous clod) on the structural edge of the Ries.	12 4 × 3	Type: Rock Tower / Needle Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Rock slope on Fischerholz N von Harburg		779R003	Harburg position	Riesalb	Rock wall on the former Wörnitz-Prallhang in thick-banked Malm Delta limestone, which merges upward into reef limestone with small peaks. Numerous sponge remains have been weathered on the rock faces. Several karst caves were cut through the former quarry. Red loams with Oligocene-Miocene fauna are deposited in karst crevices.	2000 200 × 10	Type: Impact slope, rock wall / slope, sequence of layers, karst chimney, karst crevice, karst horizontal cave Type: limestone, clay	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Rock S of Rehau		779R004	Monheim position	Riesalb	The so-called Griesfelsen shows negligible degradation of dolomite. The autochthonous reef dolomite was only somewhat brecciated in fault zones or compression zones (Ries event). It is therefore not a real Gries rock (allochthonous Malm clod from the Ries).	2800 80 × 35	Type: Rock wall / slope Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area, nature park
Wöllwart SE rock summit from Harburg		779R005	Harburg position	Riesalb	The partially buried allochthonous Malmscholle on the former Wörnitz-Prallhang has rock towers at the edge.	2000 50x40	Type: rock dome, rock tower / needle, ejecta material (impact), gravel (impact) type: limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Rocks at Wedlbuck near Harburg		779R006	Harburg position	Riesalb	The landscape-defining rock formations on the former Wörnitzprallhang lie in the mass limestone of the Malm Epsilon to Zeta.	15000 300 × 50	Type: Rock Wall / Slope Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, FFH area
Kaufertsberg with witch kitchen E from Lierheim	more pictures	779R007	Möttingen position	Nördlinger Ries	Overturned Malmscholle (Riestrümmermassen) with the former impact slope of the Pleistocene Eger (coves). The Malm Gamma is strongly fissured and karstified (with a short cave witch kitchen). Former small quarries on the west side open up the buried bank limestone.	400 20 × 20	Type: Ejecta material (impact), karst shaft and horizontal cave Type: Debris, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument, FFH area
Kühsteinfelsen SW of Mönchsdeggingen	more pictures	779R008	Mönchsdeggingen position	Riesalb	The Kühsteinfelsen near Mönchsdeggingen is an allochthonous clod on the morphological edge of the Ries crater and offers a comprehensive view of the entire crater. The actual rock consists of the uppermost, thick-banked limestones of the Arzberg Formation (Uhlandi limestone of the Malm Gamma). A small abandoned quarry at the east end of the Kühsteinfelsen opens up fossil-bearing sponge limestone and marl of the Arzberg formation. The geotope was expanded by the Ries Geopark into an adventure geotope and is equipped with a nature trail and information boards.	4500 150 × 30	Type: rock wall / slope, rock type: limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, FFH area
Riesseekalk peaks on Ulrichsberg E from Marktoffingen		779R010	Marktoffingen position	Nördlinger Ries	The Ulrichsberg between Marktoffingen and Maihingen is made up of partly fossil-bearing Riessee limestone. These form a conspicuous, humped landscape that extends over the entire plateau. In good weather, the rim of the Ries crater can be clearly seen from here.	54000 450 × 120	Type: rocky dome, rock type: limestone	other information	precious	no protected area
Dolinenfeld SE from Warching		779R011	Monheim position	Riesalb	A large field of sinkholes in the Malm-Kalk extends southeast of Warching. There are numerous eye-catching and deep sinkholes over an area of several hundred meters in all directions.	120000 300 × 400	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Limestone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Mangoldfelsen in Donauwörth		779R012	Donauwörth position	Riesalb	The allochthonous Malmscholle is located in the middle of the city of Donauwörth and was integrated as a section into a wall. Mangoldstein Castle stood on it until 1301, in which Maria von Brabant, Duchess of Bavaria, was executed by her jealous husband. Today it is transformed into the backdrop of an open-air stage in summer. Memorial plaques remember the 30 Years War.	100 10 × 10	Type: Ejecta Material (Impact) Type: Limestone	block	significant	Natural monument
Calvary in Wörnitzstein		779R013	Donauwörth position	Riesalb	The Kalvarienberg in Wörnitzstein is a larger limestone clod that was thrown out of the karter during the Ries impact and deposited in the colorful debris about 20 km outside the crater. Due to the preferential erosion of the clayey rocks of the colorful breccia, the harder limestone clod was cut out. Such hard lime are typical of the southern Vorries and shape the landscape here. The geotope is located on the Geopark Ries educational trail Kalvarienberg Wörnitzstein and is signposted.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Ejecta material (impact), hard material, storage conditions Type: Limestone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	no protected area
Former Mengele E sand pit in Reisensburg		774A006	Gunzburg position	Iller-Lech region	On the eastern outskirts of Reisensburg there is the largely backfilled or collapsed sand pit of the Mengele company, overgrown with old grass and willow succession. Numerous fossils were found in the pit, including a. the skeleton of a mastodon.	500 25 × 20	Type: Rock, Animal Fossils Type: Sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Former Sand pit N of Kirrberg		774A008	Balzhausen position	Iller-Lech region	The outcrop is known through numerous fossil finds (elephant-like) and a bank-like enrichment of Margaretifera flabelata. The pit is largely overgrown. There is only a few remaining sand.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Animal Fossils Type: Sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	Natural park
Outcrops N of Reisensburg		774A010	Gunzburg position	Iller-Lech region	The outcrops were exposed by landslides on the impact slope. Clear discordance points to the possible location of the boundary between the limnic Lower Series and the fluvial Lower Series of the Upper Freshwater Molasse.	450 150 × 3	Type: Discordance, sequence of layers, landslide Type: sand, gravel, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Prallhang Hohe Wand WNW from Gestratz		776A001	Röthenbach position	Rhine young moraine region	Sandy marlstones and sandstones of the Upper Freshwater Molasse are exposed on the high slope of the Upper Argen. They are overlaid by solidified crack-age gravel on which unsolidified Würm-age advancing gravel lie. Snails and vertebrate remains were recovered from the marl layer just above the water level of the Argen. These are land-dwelling species, so it can be concluded that the marl was deposited as sludge during floods.	450 45 × 10	Type: Animal fossils, layer sequence Type: Marlstone, sandstone, crushed stone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	FFH area
Outcrops in the Ellhofer Tobel NE from Simmerberg		776A002	Weiler-Simmerberg position	Rhine young moraine region	In the ravine, a classic profile of the Upper Marine Molasse is exposed with a wide range of fossil sites.	30000 1000 × 30	Type: Standard / Reference Profile, Animal Fossils, Canyon Type: Sandstone, Conglomerate	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area
Ringenberg crack gravel WSW		776A003	Maierhöfen position	Rhine young moraine region	At an altitude of 810 m there are solidified conglomerates (Nagelfluh) which, due to their geological position and their porosity, cannot belong in the molasses. It is former meltwater gravel. Since gravel from the Würm Age has not (yet) solidified into Nagelfluh, it must be from an earlier Ice Age. The meltwater gravel filled the valley. This shows how much higher the land surface must have been in pre-worm times than it is today. The old mining has been renatured. The dismantling walls were preserved.	1500 50 × 30	Type: Rock Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Moraine sediments in the Bösenreutiner Tobel NE of Lindau		776A004	Sigmarszell position	Rhine young moraine region	The Bösenreutiner Tobel can be reached both from the south through the Dornier plant and via hiking trails and paths from Bösenreutin and Tobel. It is particularly scenic in its northern, unspoilt part. The ravine is deepened in moraine sediments and meltwater gravel, but these are poorly exposed as loose rocks on the way or difficult to reach in the steeper side ditches. Under a lattice staircase near the bridge west of Tobel, a rift moraine is cut in the steep stream bed of a side ditch. Badly sorted gravel and boulders are embedded in the silt and sandy layers are turned on. Above is a bank of solidified meltwater gravel (Nagelfluh), which forms a small waterfall step.	90000 1500 × 60	Type: rock type, ravine type: silt, gravel, sand	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	no protected area
Austernnagelfluh on the B 308 between Weiler and Oberreute		776A005	Weiler-Simmerberg position	Rhine young moraine region	From the parking lot in the direction of Weiler on the B 308 northwest of Oberreute, two small and somewhat overgrown excavation pits can be reached 80 m up the slope. The Nagelfluh of the Upper Sea Molasse, which is in a few places and is weathered, shows abundant remains of oyster shells. The bank of Austernnagelfluh pulls up on the hill to the B 308. Do not walk there, so as not to endanger the traffic by falling rocks!	1500 100 × 15	Type: Rock, Quarry / Pit Type: Conglomerate	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Old Pleistocene Nagelfluh 400 m SSE Schweinburg		776A006	Gestratz position	Rhine young moraine region	In a former quarry there are solidified gravel on the Nagelfluh. They are at an altitude of 845 m above sea level. NN and are probably günzzeitlich. The gravel of the pig castle is seen as relics of the earlier gravel landscape. It is believed that they were deposited fluviatil in valleys on the mountain edge. Subglacial meltwater was then used to cut a new, over-deep relief into the old gravel landscape. The Günz ceiling gravel of the eastern Rhine glacier area is derived from the Helvetic ceilings as a catchment area (beginning of the erosion of the Rhine valley up to about Sargans) and should be low in crystalline content and contain a lot of yellow limestone.	450 30 × 15	Type: Type of rock, type of layer sequence : Conglomerate	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Former healing and bathing spring in Bad Siebers		776G002	Weiler-Simmerberg position	Rhine young moraine region	The source of Bad Siebers lies in the valley floor of the Rothach and has a long history. It was mentioned as a healing and bathing spring as early as the Middle Ages. Later, according to a document from 1628 - and can be seen on a drawing by Gabriel Bucelin from 1637 - the bathing building was rebuilt, the spring was redesigned and an inn was built. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the bathroom was forgotten. A new story began for the spring in the 20th century: its water was bottled for drinking. The spring water rose below the valley filling at a fault in sandstones of the Upper Sea Molasse. The source was probably re-drilled. The old fountain house has been converted into a museum. Today mineral water is extracted from a newly drilled well and bottled in hamlets.	16 4 × 4	Type: Drilling, Mineral Spring Type: Sandstone	no information	precious	no protected area
Molasse profile Eistobel ENE from Grünenbach	more pictures	776R001	Maierhöfen position	Rhine young moraine region	In the epigenetic breakthrough valley of the Upper Argen, the full profile from the Lower Freshwater Molasse to the Upper Sea Molasse and the Upper Freshwater Molasse is revealed. The collapse of the layers increases from N to S (dragged south edge of the foreland molasse). Numerous waterfall steps and cascades have formed on conglomerate banks that run across the river. Marls are also very well exposed on the steep slopes.	240000 2000 × 120	Type: gorge, standard / reference profile, fold / trough / saddle, scour, waterfall Type: conglomerate, sandstone, marl	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 48
Findling E from Lindenberg	more pictures	776R002	Lindenberg in the Allgäu position	Rhine young moraine region	Today only a small part of the boulder is preserved, as it was formerly used as a quarry. Its total volume is estimated at 3,000-4,000 cubic meters. This makes it the largest boulder in the northern foothills of the Alps transported through long-distance glaciers. It probably comes from the Three Sisters near Vaduz at an altitude of approx. 1500 to 2000 m. It was probably transported on the Rotach ice tongue of the Rhine glacier around 20,000 years ago.	1500 50 × 30	Type: Boulder, Quarry / Pit Type: Limestone	block	especially valuable	Natural monument
Toteisloch NW from Vogelsang		776R003	Röthenbach (Allgäu) position	Rhine young moraine region	About the formation of the dead ice hole: ice blocks loosened at the edge of the Rotach glacier tongue were covered with gravel and moraine material. The deep thawing caused the surface layers to sag and the steep-edged hollow shape was created.	9600 120 × 80	Type: Dead Ice Hole Type: Moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Wall moraine near Buflingsried	more pictures	776R004	Scheidegg position	Rhine young moraine region	The double moraine wall of the Rhine Glacier was deposited here in the late high glacial period (retreat stage).	150,000 600 × 250	Type: End (wall) moraine Type: Moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Glacier pot NE of Scheffau	more pictures	776R005	Scheidegg position	Rhine young moraine region	Rubble-laden meltwater, which fell to the bottom in crevasses, cut this 1.4 m wide and 2.5 m deep tube into the subsoil using rotating stones.	4 2 × 2	Type: Gletschermühle, Kolk Type: Conglomerate	other information	precious	no protected area
Boulder in Lindau / Hochbuch		776R006	Lindau position	Rhine young moraine region	The angular gneiss boulder was deposited here by the Rhine Glacier in the late glacial.	15 5 × 3	Type: Boulder Type: Gneiss	block	significant	no protected area
Scheidegger waterfalls NW of Scheidegg	more pictures	776R007	Scheidegg position	Rhine young moraine region	Three large falls (max. 22 m high) tumble over layers of coarse conglomerate of the Upper Freshwater Molasse. Scuttles and whirlpool holes form in firmer layers of marl and sandstone.	500 50 × 10	Type: waterfall, layer sequence type: conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 24
Kesselbachtobel S from Scheffau		776R008	Scheidegg position	Rhine young moraine region	The Kesselbachtobel opens up an extensive molasse profile in the area of the erect molasses (lower fresh water molasses, upper sea molasses and upper fresh water molasses). The steep-walled Kerbtal has gorge-like sections, small waterfalls tumble over the layers.	150000 2500 × 60	Type: gorge, layer sequence, animal fossils Type: sandstone, conglomerate, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Enschenstein SW from Untertrogen		776R009	Weiler-Simmerberg position	Rhine young moraine region	The exposed conglomerates can be classified in the Upper Sea Molasse due to the occurrence of oysters. The conglomerate bank that plunges down into the valley forms a stratification below which large rocks fall.	1200 400 × 3	Type: Layer level, rock wall / slope, rock fall, rock type, animal fossils Type: conglomerate, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	legally protected biotope
Drumlinfeld SW of Oberreitnau		776R010	Lindau position	Rhine young moraine region	In the north of Lindau there is a drumlin field several square kilometers in size, formed by the Rhine glacier north of Lake Constance. Especially around Ober- and Unterreitnau there are numerous drumlins that are particularly scenic.	100000000 10000 × 10000	Type: Drumlin- / G.moränenfeld Type: Moraine	no information	precious	no protected area
Hausbachklamm S from Weiler		776R012	Weiler-Simmerberg position	Rhine young moraine region	The Hausbachklamm can be reached in a steep descent from Weiler or from the parking lot on the Alpine Road. Green-gray sandstones and conglomerates of the Upper Sea Molasse (OMM) form the gorge walls and steps in the bed of the Tobelbach. In places, pits are ground out. The western ravine slope is characterized by extensive landslides with smaller rock falls. Undercutting of the foot of the slope by the Hausbach still leads to active crawling and sliding movements with compression bulges in the slopes. The landslides in turn deliver debris into the Hausbach. Sloping and saber growth show the slope movements on the tree population. The landslides are mapped as geo-risks in the GeoFachdatenAtlas Bavaria.	200000 1000 × 200	Type: Klamm, layer sequence Type: sandstone, conglomerate	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Former Gravel pit E from Bubenhausen		775A002	Weißenhorn position	Iller-Lech region	Most of the quarry has collapsed. In the upper area, conglomerate pillars are exposed alongside less solidified, weathered gravel. About 1.5 m below the Pleistocene gravel, there is a patchy solidified sandstone (possibly tertiary) in places. Freshly dug fine sand from the Upper Freshwater Molasse was found at one point in the foot area of the pit embankment.	2100 70 × 30	Type: Layer sequence Type: conglomerate, sand, sandstone	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Sand pit N of Ingstetten		775A005	Roggenburg position	Iller-Lech region	The light yellowish-gray to brownish fine sands of the Upper Freshwater Molasse show clear sloping structures and processing horizons, often with calcareous clay pebbles and limestone concretions. There are platy layers as well as stalky to spherical hardened sand-lime stone bodies that weather out of the pit embankment.	100 50 × 2	Type: sediment structures, layer sequence type: sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	Landscape component
Former Sand pit W of Bergenstetten		775A006	Altenstadt position	Iller-Lech region	The sand pit on the western outskirts of Bergenstetten is largely overgrown with young trees. In the upper area, some hard-surfaced sandstone layers are preserved; in the lower area, medium to fine sand with inclined stratification can be seen at one point.	2800 70 × 40	Type: Sedimentary structures Type: Sand	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	Landscape component
Quarry at Schanz N von Burgberg	more pictures	780A001	Burgberg in the Allgäu position	Allgäu Alps	A north-vergent saddle with an adjoining shed zone in the southern Helvetic region of the green part cover is open. The outcrop shows the course of the sedimentation and the tectonic picture in the Helvetic with a complete sequence of layers in a narrow space. The mining has stopped, the bottom of the pit has been recultivated.	42500 250 × 170	Type: standard / reference profile, fold / trough / saddle Type: sandstone, limestone, marlstone	Quarry	precious	no protected area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 88
Type locality of Liebensteiner Kalks W from Vorderhindelang		780A002	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The upcoming Liebensteiner Kalk is placed stratigraphically in the Upper Cretaceous. It belongs to the pelagic ultrahelvetic, which is sandwiched between the helvetic and flysch. The dismantling has stopped, the pit area is fenced off. But outcrops are also on the neighboring slope.	300 60 × 5	Type: Type locality, layer sequence Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Cover thrust at Oybach SSE from Oberstdorf		780A003	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	On the right bank of the stream and on the valley slope lies the thrust boundary from Allgäudecke to Rhenodanubian flysch. Through the thrust of the Kalkalpin-Flysch nappes in the Old Tertiary, sediments of different ages and spatially distant areas were pushed onto one another. The ceiling boundary also forms the distinctive morphological boundary between the Allgäu Alps and the Oberstdorf basin.	350 70 × 5	Type: fault, layer sequence, type of rock, source of fault, sinter formation Type: marl stone, dolomite stone, tufa limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Helvetikum on Lochbachstrasse NW of Tiefenbach	more pictures	780A004	Obermaiselstein position	Allgäu Alps	The sequence of layers of the green sandstone is z. Sometimes incomplete, which is typical for the facies area of the central helvetic region (after A. Heim, 1916). The reason for this is the uplift of the sea floor during the lower Cretaceous to Middle Cretaceous. The Schrattenkalkfelswand gives a good insight into the structure of the rock: accumulations of bivalves and corals, organic debris limestone and small reefs lie in the approx. 30 degree inclined layer sequence.	4000 200 × 20	Type: sequence of layers, sediment structures, animal fossils, rock wall / slope Type: limestone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Junghansen shifts at Bolgenach SE von Balderschwang		780A005	Balderschwang position	Allgäu Alps	The layer sequence of the Feuerstätter ceiling (heavily specially folded Junghans layers) over aptych layers is open. The 2 m high and very wide outcrop lies south of the creek bed and is therefore only directly accessible when the water is low. The impressive folding can also be seen from the north bank.	400 80 × 5	Type: Layer sequence, fold / hollow / saddle Type: Limestone, claystone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Fold in Flysch on Riedbergstrasse SW of Obermaiselstein		780A006	Obermaiselstein position	Allgäu Alps	On the embankment, an overturned saddle from North Vergen is open-minded like a textbook in layers of Ofterschwang. The large outcrop is located directly on a steep incline. There is a risk of traffic during a visit.	100 20 × 5	Type: fold / hollow / saddle, rock type: limestone marl	embankment	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Road outcrop in the Ultrahelvetikum on the altenbach in Oberstdorf		780A007	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The well-preserved and excellently accessible outcrop 100 m north-north-west of the ice rink shows layers of ultra-Helvetian glue. The marly rock crumbles into slate-like plates.	200 20 × 10	Type: Type of rock, storage conditions Type: Limestone marl	embankment	precious	no protected area
Spilit of the Arosa zone in Wildbachtobel E in Hindelang	more pictures	780A008	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	On the rock face above the stream, cushion-shaped rock structures (pillow lava) of an alkaline effusion rock (diabasporphyrite) appear. The pillow structure indicates submarine effusion, diabasporphyrites (or spilites) are typical rocks of the Arosa cover. They show new formation of oceanic crust (increased volcanic activity) during the Cretaceous period in this sedimentation area. In the adhering contact metamorphic sediment crust there are fossil remains (Cenoman).	500 25 × 20	Type: Rock Type , Pillows Type: Basalt	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	no protected area
Helvetikum outcrop on Breitachstrasse NW of Oberstdorf	more pictures	780A009	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The exposure shows a section of the Geisberg-Burgberg anticline in the Helvetikum. The sequence of layers above the Schrattenkalk (Middle Helvetic) shows deviations in a narrow space that can be attributed to oscillations in the sea level and layer condensation.	1000 200 × 5	Type: Layer sequence, fold / hollow / saddle Type: Limestone, sandstone	embankment	precious	no protected area
Oberstdorf green sandstone on Burgbichel NW of Oberstdorf		780A010	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The Härtling Burgbichel lies on the edge of the postglacial Stillach floodplain. Upcoming is Oberstorfer Grünsandstein. This is a regression formation in the Helvetic facies area during the Paleocene. The very large and very well preserved outcrop in the compact sandstone is used as a climbing garden.	3900 60 × 65	Type: Rock Type: Sandstone	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Wup ESE quarry from Rettenberg			Rettenberg position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The outcrop is on the N-wing of the Murnau Mulde, which ends here. The profile of the upper clay marl layers over the entire building block layers to the base of the Weißach layers is open. The building block layers are divided into two parts by a clay marl package. They often contain sedimentary structures and plant chippings.	24000 400 × 60	Type: sequence of layers, sediment structures Type: sandstone, clay marlstone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area	Possibly deleted by the LfU (Oct. 2018)
Upper sea molasse N of Rieggis		780A012	Waltenhofen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The road outcrop shows conglomerates of the upper sea molasses in the area of the Hauchenberg scale (northern area of the fold molasses). Oyster conglomerate is concentrated in a 0.8 to 1 m thick horizon.	750 50 × 15	Type: Animal Fossils, Rock Type: Conglomerate	embankment	precious	no protected area
Outcrops in the Kollerbachtal NW of Kempten		780A013	Wiggensbach position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The rebound slopes on the Kollerbach show the typical sequence of layers of the Upper Freshwater Molasse in the area of the Adelegg alluvial fan. The radial fill near the mountain has a high coarse-clastic share. Discordances, limestone crusts, and fossils indicate the climate and sedimentation conditions. Shale coal is exposed in the stream bed.	225000 1500 × 150	Type: sequence of layers, sediment structures, animal fossils, gorge Type: conglomerate, marlstone, lignite	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Former Buchenberg quarry		780A014	Buchenberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The outcrop is about 2 km north of the tectonic edge of the Alps. The layers still fall here at 40–50 degrees to the north. Coarse conglomerates of the Upper Freshwater Molasse are exposed, alternating with fine to coarse sandstones in thin plates. Crystalline rocks are represented with a clear proportion (5–10%).	4000 100 × 40	Type: Rock Type: Conglomerate, Sandstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Nagelfluh rock face at Burgstall NNE from Wagegg	more pictures	780A015	Haldenwang position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The conglomerated gravel lying on the upper freshwater molasse forms a steep-walled plateau to the south. Old Pleistocene solidified moraine lay over the gravel. Fissures and flexures are due to subsidence in the sediment. To the east of the castle ruins is a cave in the solidified gravel.	7200 120 × 60	Type: sequence of layers, rock wall / slope Type: conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Rauhenstein on Blender NW of Eschachberg		780A016	Buchenberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The holey, chalky and poorly sorted Nagelfluh is clearly separated from the lying Upper Freshwater Molasse. These are the highest remains of an oldest Pleistocene gravel strand in the western Alpine foothills.	6250 250 × 25	Type: Type of rock, rock type: Conglomerate	Rock slope / cliff	precious	no protected area
Outcrops in the Weißach Gorge NE of Steibis		780A018	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Older Weißach layers are developed in the ravine. The Weißach layers are the deepest, purely fluvial terrestrial layers of the Lower Freshwater Molasse. The area west of the Iller belongs to the Hochgratschuttfächer, the alluvial fan of an Oligocene to Miocene Ur-Iller river system. The low to no conglomerate share represents the outcrops in the Weißach-Tobel in the area of gray facies. This facies district is in front of the pouring center (high ridge facies).	315000 900 × 350	Type: Type locality, Gorge Type: Marlstone, Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area, nature park
Type locality of the Steigbach layers SW of Immenstadt		780A019	Immenstadt im Allgäu position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	In the Steigbachtobel the higher Steigbach layers (lower freshwater molasse) are developed. They are deposits of a Ur-Iller river system. The ravine forms the transition from the hanging valley of the Steigbach to the glacial deepened main valley of the Iller and Konstanzer Ach.	24000 600 × 40	Type: type locality, ravine Type: conglomerate, marl, sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural park
Outcrop at the NW section of Sulzbrunn		780A020	Sulzberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The orbital cut shows glauconitic sandstones of the Upper Sea Molasse and is rich in fossils.	1300 130 × 10	Type: Rock, Animal Fossils Type: Sandstone	embankment	significant	no protected area
Gravel pit SW of Josereute		780A021	Oy-Mittelberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	In the gravel pit, which has now largely been filled, a saddle was visible in the Würmzeit advancing gravel, created by compression by the advancing Iller foreland glacier (Fig. 3 + 4: 2007). In the core of the saddle, moraine was exposed. Today - 2016 - only a small remainder of the Würmzeit gravel (with sand and silt) is preserved.	600 40 × 15	Type: sedimentary structures, layer sequence Type: gravel, moraine	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Nagelfluhfelsen NW of Sommersberg		780A022	Dietmannsried position	Iller-Lech region	The outcrop shows the Mindel moraine above the Mindel push gravel. The rock formation is on the signposted Bockrundweg hiking trail.	300 30 × 10	Type: sequence of layers, rock wall / slope Type: conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Leybachtobel E from old towns		780A024	Sonthofen position	Allgäu Alps	To the east of old towns there are good flysch outcrops in the Leybachtobel. Graduated layers and folds can be seen in the lower part of the profile. In the higher part, a waterfall step has formed in the more compact sandstone. The brook overcomes an altitude of about 20 meters in several stages.	22500 450 × 50	Type: Stone type: Sandstone, marlstone, sand-lime stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	no protected area
Jewish Church NE of Tiefenbach	more pictures	780A025	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	Schrattenkalk is in the form of a rock gate, which is the remainder of a cave collapse. The rock gate stands on a steep, slippery slope, armor surfaces can be seen on the pillars, a 3 m wide rustling zone on the right pillar, the Schrattenkalk is banked.	30 15 × 2	Type: Type of rock, karst halfway / natural bridge Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument
Molasse wall NW of Seltmans	more pictures	780A026	Weitnau position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Exposure wall with conglomerates, sandstones and marlstones of the Upper Freshwater Molasse. The outcrop shows interesting sediment structures, but is used as a climbing garden.	800 80 × 10	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, sedimentary structures Type: conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Conglomerate walls NNW from Freundpolz		780A027	Immenstadt im Allgäu position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Steep and high walls made of extremely coarse-grained, unbanked conglomerates. A mountain saddle leads to the Scheidbach gorge, at the entrance of which and a little further down there are imposing conglomerate rocks. A simple forest chapel with a grave depiction was built at a hollow.	2700 180 × 15	Type: Type of rock, sedimentary structures, rock wall / slope, eruption / weathering cave Type: conglomerate, marlstone, sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Coal seam in the valley of the Steinebach		780A028	Weitnau position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Along the Steinebach, the Upper Freshwater Molasse is exposed with intermediate coal seams. The coal seams, which are up to 50 cm thick, contain plant fossils and are located along a section of around 40 m.	200 40 × 5	Type: Rock, Vegetable Fossils Type: Lignite, Marlstone, Conglomerate	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Radiolarite at the Stuibenfall in Oytal SE from Oberstdorf	more pictures	780A029	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The Stuibachfall falls 25 m down a wall of slightly folded, red and black radiolarites.	300 30 × 10	Type: Waterfall, Rock Type: Radiolarite	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Steigbach layers on the Mittagberg S of Immenstadt		780A030	Blaichach position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	This impressive outcrop is located near the Mittag mountain station in an alternating layer of conglomerates and sandstones from the Steigbach strata.	40 20 × 2	Type: sequence of layers, sediment structures, type of rock Type: conglomerate, sandstone, marl	embankment	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Main dolomite folds on the Wiedemerkopf in the Hintersteiner Valley		780A031	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The Wiedemerkopf consists largely of main dolomite, which was deposited during the Upper Triassic in a lagoon (low water circulation, high salinity) with a thickness of up to 2000 m. Since the main dolomite is very rugged, it breaks up into small pieces that form large rubble fans on the mountain flanks. The apex of an almost lying fold points to the NW, the main direction of the Alpidic ceiling thrust in this region.	60000 300 × 200	Type: fold / hollow / saddle, fault, layer sequence Type: dolomite stone, limestone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Ceiling boundary at Hornbachjoch SE from Oberstdorf		780A032	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	At the Hornbachjoch, the flat thrust of the nappe boundary between the Allgäu and Lechtal nappes is exposed.	500 100 × 5	Type: Storage conditions, disturbance, sequence of layers Type: dolomite stone, marlstone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Exposure of the Allgäu formation between Falkenberg and Rauheck		780A033	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	Central point of the type locality of the Allgäu formation. It is open to the ridge between Falkenberg and Rauheck with marl limestone and marl stones on a hiking trail over a distance of over 2 km.	165000 2200 × 75	Type: Type locality, layer sequence Type: Marlstone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Helvetic silica lime at the former sulfur bath of Tiefenbach		780A034	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The building of the former Kneipp and sulfur baths in Tiefenbach is now a hostel. During the redesign of the outdoor facilities, Drusberg layers and silica limestone from the Geißberg vault were exposed. This means that one of the deepest layers of the Helveticum in the Allgäu is easily accessible. The Kieselkalk consists of relatively dark limestones with grains of quartz sand and chert lentils, which are partly formed from the abundant needles of silica sponges. The Drusberg layers - exposed south of the house entrance - consist of dark, schisty marls with limestone banks. The sulfur spring, which has been used for centuries, is said to have been down by the Mühlbach and has now dried up.	1200 120 × 10	Type: sequence of layers, type of rock Type: pebble limestone, marlstone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Alpine red sandstone on the Iseler SSE from Oberjoch		780A035	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	On the Iseler is one of the few occurrences of alpine red sandstone in the Bavarian Alps. This oldest sedimentary rock in the Allgäu was only dragged along in a few scraps at the base of the calcareous alpine ceiling. The Alpine red sandstone was deposited in terrestrial basins. The red color comes from iron oxide coatings on the quartz grains in a desert-like environment. In the east of the Bavarian Alps, instead, the simultaneous Werfen formation, deposited in a marine environment, is on the agenda. From the mountain station of the Iseler chairlift, following the hiking trail to the east in the direction of Wiedhag-Alpe, after 270 m there are two benches on a railing rib. To the north, this rib consists of the alpine red sandstone, which shows itself in reading stones and some rocks as light reddish to grayish white, fine-grained to quartzitic sandstone. The heavy vegetation with blueberries indicates the acidic soil.	2000 100 × 20	Type: sequence of layers, type of rock type: sandstone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area
Kössen formation NE from the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus		780A036	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	About 20 minutes from the Prinz-Luitpoldhaus on the Jubiläumsweg (Via Alpina) to the Bockskarscharte you will find plenty of corals (Thecosmilia) and occasional brachiopods in reading stones in the hiking trail, in a protective strip next to it and standing on a marbled slope above the hiking trail. The marly layers belong to the Kössen formation. The massive limestone that accompanied the path on its western side up to here in a wall is Oberrat limestone.	2400 40 × 60	Type: Animal fossils, Layer sequence Type: Marlstone, Limestone	Rock slope / cliff	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Kössen formation in the Traufbachschlucht E von Spielmannsau		780A037	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The Traufbach Gorge east of Spielmannsau first runs in the main dolomite. The level of Spielmannsau am Traufbach is passed - a water level measuring point that also warns of flooding. At around 1,100 m, the gorge widens slightly, the path becomes narrow and is painstakingly paved in unstable rock over an impact slope. Black-gray clay stones with turned on dark bituminous limestone of the Kössen formation stand here. The rest of the way to the end of the gorge runs through Oberrätkalk.	25000 500 × 50	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, impact slope Type: claystone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Exotic rocks at Kühberg SE in Oberstdorf		780A038	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The discovery of exotic rocks - gneiss, mica schist, granite - in the Allgäu Alps caused great discussions in the early days of geology. One of these well-described outcrops was the Kühberg near Oberstdorf, where mica schist and granite were found in large blocks and slabs in the Wildflysch. Today it is assumed for most of these exotic giant blocks that they were carried into the depths from the shelf edge with turbid currents and embedded in the colorful conglomerates of the Junghansenschichten (Feuerstätter Flysch). If you do not take the path at the Oybelehalle that leads in serpentines to the Kühberg inn, but rather the path along the long side of the hall in a southerly direction, then 150 m after the hall, a footpath branches off to the left. Along this path you can find light mica slate pending greenish weathered in reading stones.	1600 80 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Mica Slate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Flysch des Gaisalptobels SE von Reichenbach		780A040	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	On the ascent through the Gaisalptobel, first red clay stones and gray-green clay marl stones of the Lahnegraben formation (Lower Colorful Marl), then layers of the Kalkgraben formation (cement marl series) are crossed. The limestone banks within the sequence of predominantly clay marls show boudinage: By pulling them, the harder banks are divided into lens-shaped bodies and the matrix of schisty marls flow around them. In the higher section of the ravine there is the alternation of fine sandstones and claystones of the Rehbreingraben formation (quartzite series). A minor rock fall took place at the power station above.	56000 800 × 70	Type: Layer sequence Type: sandstone, quartzite, mudstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Schrattenkalk of the Herzbergalpe WSW from Obermaiselstein		780A041	Obermaiselstein position	Allgäu Alps	On the Beslerrunde hiking trail from the Herzbergalpe east to the Schwarzenberg, there are plenty of fossils in the Schrattenkalk where the Karren forest shows a loosened, very pure limestone. Most of them are mussels or snails, the cross-sections of which emerge from the limestone due to the weathering. In the upper section of the path, oncoids - concentric deposits of lime around a germ - can be seen on the weathered areas of the limestone. At the beginning of the path down at the edge of the forest and again up in front of the hunting lodges on the Schwarzenberg, brown weathered green sandstones from the (and younger) Garschella formation above the Schrattenkalk are waiting.	160 40 × 4	Type: Animal Fossils, Sedimentary Structures, Carts / Fields Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Type locality of the Bolgen conglomerate W von Obermaiselstein		780A043	Bolsterlang position	Allgäu Alps	In 1829 the British geologists Prof. Sedgwick and Mr. Murchison traveled through the Eastern Alps, also examined the mass of crystalline rock on the Bolgen and its surroundings and came to the conclusion that volcanic matter had lifted up a solid block of gneiss and broken the overlying sedimentary rocks and were adjusted. F. v. Lupine first published the crystalline stones on the Bolgen in 1809. At that time he suspected more correctly that the crystalline rocks of the Bolgen, after the Alpine limestone had settled, had been transported here on a sloping surface by water and gravity. Cornelius (1924) named the sequence of layers as the Bolgen conglomerate. According to today's view, these are partly very large blocks that were deposited in canyons of the shelf slope and lie within the Junghansen layers of the Feuerstätter ceiling. Crystalline stone blocks can be found on the hill above the path. Crystalline stones from Bolgen are also said to have been used for the masonry of the Wannenkopfhütte.	3600 90 × 40	Type: Type locality Type: conglomerate, granite	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Manganese shale of the Allgäu formation in the Rappenalptal		780A044	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	In the rearmost Rappenalptal SW of Oberstdorf, the alpine path from the Speicherhütte to the Trifthütte crosses deep black clay stones at around 1,720 m. They stand out because of their dark color as well as their shiny polished surfaces and steel-blue fittings. It is the manganese shale of the Middle Allgäu Formation. The claystones are stored between cm and dm thick sandstones. In addition to manganese, which is hardly visible in any visible minerals, the manganese shales here occasionally contain tiny idiomorphic quartz crystals. Upon careful search, they reveal themselves by their flashes in the sunlight. From the last stop of the bus line in Birgsau it is a little over 3 hours and 770 meters in altitude to the geotope. It can be reached faster by mountain bike, but from the Speicherhütte only on a wide, but partly rocky path.	250 50 × 5	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, minerals Type: claystone, sandstone	embankment	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Kössen formation west of the Schwarzenberghütte		780A045	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	On the alpine path from the Schwarzenberghütte to the Käseralpe there are thin to thick-banked limestone and marl with claystones of the Kössen formation for a few 100 meters. The thin limestones show nice small folds. In the sequence of changes, the extensive fissures of the marl stones standing vertically on the layer surfaces and the close, angular kinking foliation of the clay stones can be observed very well. The contents of a moraine can be studied on a slope: Typical is the wide grain size range from large, rounded blocks to sand, silt and clay fractions.	1250 250 × 5	Type: fold / hollow / saddle, rock type: limestone, marlstone, mudstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Jura, chalk and crystalline of the Arosa zone W of the Rotspitz		780A046	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The largest mass of mica slate in the Arosa zone in the Allgäu is accessible high up on the western slope of the Rotspitz in the Retterschwanger Valley - only pathless and difficult to access. The valley is closed to public motor vehicle traffic. To access the area, take the hiking trail to the Hasenegg Alps 800 m south of the Alpe Mitterhaus, but descend slightly to 1,260 m on a Jägersteig to the north. After 350 m, the trail crosses the watercourse that is continuously marked on the map and runs in a somewhat deeper run. You follow the rib to the left of the run uphill without a path and after a short time you will see a stream of rubble from the Rotspitz on the left. Further on the rib, at 1,330 m beyond the rubble flow, well-banked, greenish-gray marl limestone of the Schrambach-Fm. (within the Arosa zone). A step with a small waterfall above is accompanied by typical red radiolarites from Ruhpolding-Fm. educated. If you have carefully overcome the step (on the rib!), Then there are mica slate a little above it. Amphibolite can be found in the rubble next to it. The same way back!	1000 50 × 20	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, storage conditions Type: Mica schist, amphibolite, radiolarite	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Spilite in the Arosa zone near the Gaisalpe		780A047	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The Spilite of the Arosa zone near the Gaisalpe were already known to Gümbel (1861). The rocks, which are rare in the Bavarian Alps but typical for the Arosa zone, can be reached in the steep ascent in pasture terrain from the hiking trail to the Gaisalpsee (or at the same height without a path from the Richteralpe). In the teardrop-shaped wood above 1,320 m, the spilites, some with shiny metallic shear surfaces, are waiting. In the neighboring meadow area, pillows of the frozen pillow lavas that have flowed under the sea are piled up, as it were. Above the wood, the gussets between the cushions are filled with white zeolites in an outcrop in steep meadow terrain. On the border with chalk marl, Hornfels emerged from contact metamorphosis.	7500 150 × 50	Type: Rock type, Mineral type: Basalt	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area
Road exposure in bunks layers WNW von Rettenberg		780A048	Rettenberg position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Between Greggenhofen and Humbach the road crosses a train of colorful conglomerates of the bunks. In addition to the predominant conglomerates, the outcrop also shows sandstones and marl stones. Calcite crystals are formed on fissures. Harness strips on faults indicate the direction of movement of the clods.	500 50 × 10	Type: rock type, fault, mineral type: sandstone, conglomerate, marlstone	embankment	precious	no protected area
Spilite of the Arosa zone on Rothplattenbach NE of Hindelang		780A049	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	Gümbel was familiar with the great exposures (= outcrops) of Alpenmelaphyr in Rothplattenbach. Blocks of rock had been transported from the creek down to the vicinity of the Ostrach. These spillages in the Arosa zone have been mapped at several points in the ravine of the Rothplattenbach. They can be easily reached on a path that branches off the non-public road to the Hirschalpe at 1,300 m to the west (and leads over the Krähenwand to the Hirschalpe). After the first bend and the crossing of the stream, it is soon noticeable that instead of light limestone, there are also dark basalt gravel in the path. Spilite can now also be found in the embankment and in reading stones a long way up the rib between the two streams. Finds of zeolites are reported from the Spiliten vom Rothplattenbach.	10200 170 × 60	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, minerals Type: Basalt	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area
Quarries at the Oberzollbrücke NW of Sonthofen		780A051	Often swing position	Allgäu Alps	The Reiselsberg sandstone used to be a popular building block that was extracted in numerous quarries in the Allgäu. The series consists mainly of sandstones. Mudstone intermediate layers recede considerably and often only form layer joints. This is attributed to the fact that turbidity flows have largely worked up the fine-grain sediments of the previous deposit. At the Oberzollbrücke near Sonthofen there are two former quarries that are known for their beautiful sole brands. V. Rad (1972) drew a bank sequence profile with sediment structures from the quarries. Today both quarries are heavily overgrown. But sole marks can still be found on sandstone slabs lying around. The walls of steep flysch sandstone are partly overhanging due to the dismantling and sliding of blocks. The northern quarry is also quite high. Keep away from areas at risk of falling rocks! Respect private land!	32000 400 × 80	Type: sedimentary structures, rock type: sandstone, mudstone	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Ceiling boundary above the Rappenseehütte SSW from Oberstdorf		780A052	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	At the Rotgundspitze above the Rappenseehütte, the thrust path of the Lechtal Nappe on the Allgäu Nappe is visible from afar. The light main dolomite (triad) of the Lechtal ceiling lies on folded dark marl stones of the Middle Allgäu formation (Jura). In the depression between Rotgundspitze and Linkerskopf, the ceiling thrust strikes out. The Linkerskopf is built from limestone and marl stones from the Lower Allgäu formation. Towards the SW, the thrust orbit disappears under the rubble of the main dolomite and only reappears south of the Rappensee - now more than 200 m deeper. The access from the Rappenseehütte to the Heilbronner Höhenweg leads past below the geotope. It's a good 3 1/2 hours and 1,140 meters in altitude to get to the hut from Birgsau.	50000 500 × 100	Type: Fault, layer sequence Type: dolomite stone, marlstone, limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Show mine ore mines on Grünten NE of Sonthofen		780G001	Burgberg in the Allgäu position	Allgäu Alps	From the 14th to the 19th century, iron ore was mined at Grünten. In the 80 m long tunnel of the Theresiengrube and the 25 m deep shaft of the Alten-Anna-Grube ore limestone in the Nummulitenkalk are developed. In a museum village the visitor can find out about the geology, the history of mining and iron processing.	160 80 × 2	Type: Stollen Type: Limestone, iron ore	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	precious	Soil monument, landscape protection area
Kargzeche W coal mining in Geratsried		780G003	Missen-Wilhams position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The Kargzeche on Rotheidebach was operated from 1913 on a coal seam a few meters thick in the lower freshwater molasse. Two tunnels were driven, but the poor thickness and quality of the coal, water ingress and other difficulties soon led to the work being stopped again. The dismantling was started again several times, each time not of long duration. The last attempt ended in 1949, and with it a chapter in the mining history of the Allgäu. Today there are hardly any traces of earlier mining to be found on the Rotheidebach. A cut in the terrain with a water outlet suggests a collapsed tunnel. Elsewhere in the embankment of the stream, there is a wooden beam and, above it, coal-like overburden. The geotope can be reached from the hiking car park east of Trabers.	3000 100 × 30	Type: Stollen Type: Brown coal, marlstone	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	significant	FFH area
Sturmannshöhle S from Obermaiselstein	more pictures	780H001	Obermaiselstein position	Allgäu Alps	The legendary show cave is also known as the Sturmatz hole or cave (Middle High German for noise). The cave lies at the intersection of the layer joint and the steep cleft in the Schrattenkalk limestone of the Schwarzenberg vault. The column-shaped cave cross-section runs almost horizontally for 150 m, and then widens into a shaft-like hall. Behind it the lowering takes place to the active karst water level. 19 m below is a cave lake.	920 460 × 2	Type: Karst Shaft & Horizontal Cave Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Hölloch shaft in the Mahdtal WSW of Oberstdorf		780H002	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The Hölloch is currently (2016) with 11,346 m measured length the fourth longest cave in Germany. The cave has a height difference of 452 m. The height of the cave in the karstified Schrattenkalk limestone, which is only about 100 m thick, results from its course with the inclination of the layers. The Drusberg layers, which are only slightly permeable to water, form the karst base. The entrance shaft is 76.6 m deep and can only be negotiated with rope by experienced cave explorers. The Höllochbach flows at the foot of the shaft. There are gorges, cave lakes and waterfalls through which water flows. When the snow melts and heavy rain, the entire upper Mahdtal drains into the cave and puts it under water. The water of the NW-SE cave system leaves the cave at 1,040 m at the Sägebach spring in the Schwarzwasserbachtal (Vorarlberg). From the Mahdtalhaus in Kleinwalsertal, the Höllochschacht secured with a rope railing can be reached in about 1 1/2 hours on foot.	34038 11346 × 3	Type: Karst Shaft & Horizontal Cave Type: Limestone	cave	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Karst springs in the Christlessee SSE in Oberstdorf	more pictures	780Q001	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The circular Christlessee is fed by several submarine karst springs and an above-ground tributary. The unreal colors, which can change from turquoise to green to black depending on the sunlight, are probably caused by algae.	10000 100 × 100	Type: Constriction source Type: Dolomite stone, gravel	no information	significant	Landscape protection area
Iodine source Sulzbrunn ENE from Sulzberg		780Q002	Sulzberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The natural mineral spring formed the basis for the former Sulzbrunn iodine bath. The source is accessible through a (closed) shaft. Impressive living stalactites made of microorganisms have formed in the source shaft.	19 16 × 1	Type: Mineral Spring Type: Sandstone, Marlstone	Tunnel / gallery / shaft	especially valuable	no protected area
Glacier cut NW of Weiher		780R001	Rettenberg position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The windward side facing south to south-southeast is heavily sanded, it shows scratches and welts in the direction of the ice movement. The steeper lee side is unevenly formed and rough due to the tearing off of frost-loosened rock sections. In addition, individual pools and gullies can be seen, which show the effect of debris from leading glacial waters. The fine structures of the glacial activity begin to disappear due to weathering.	330 30 × 11	Type: Glacier Cut Type: Conglomerate	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Natural monument
Seealpsee ESE from Oberstdorf	more pictures	780R002	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The Seealpsee has formed in a valley that is slightly deepened by the glacial period.	115200 480 × 240	Type: Kar Type: Dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, natural monument, landscape protection area
Kar with Gaisalpseen NE from Oberstdorf	more pictures	780R003	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The well-developed Pleistocene high mountain form has a 150 m high karst step.	1320000 1200 × 1100	Type: Kar Type: dolomite stone, limestone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Engeratsgund-See ENE from Oberstdorf	more pictures	780R004	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The sea-filled Karmulde lies in easily eroded Allgäu layers and has 100 m high cirque walls.	250000 500 × 500	Type: Kar, rock face / slope Type: Limestone, marl stone, dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Starzlach gorge NE from Sonthofen	more pictures	780R005	Sonthofen position	Allgäu Alps	The deeply cut Starzlachtal narrows when crossing from the Wang- und Dreiangelschichten into the hard Nummulitenkalke to the gorge. The Nummulite limestones are partially mineralized and very rich in fossils (large foraminifera). A 150 m long dry ridge with dry whirlpool holes (water mills) is remarkable.	12000 400 × 30	Type: Gorge, Animal Fossils, Rock Type , Kolk Type: Limestone, Marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural monument
Hölltobel W by Gerstruben	more pictures	780R006	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The gorge cut is through numerous waterfalls, ground and side caves and a z. Sometimes marked extremely small width (<1 m). The formation of the ridge is typical for the confluence of side valleys in glacial deeper main valleys.	400 200 × 2	Type: Gorge, Waterfall Type: Dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Nature reserve, natural monument, landscape protection area
Eisenbreche and Auelesgasse SE from Hinterstein	more pictures	780R007	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The Ostrach overcomes the main dolomite bar in a narrow and deep gorge. The decisive factor for the formation of the gorge was the difference in height in the valley floor above and below the bedrock. The higher relief energy in this section of the valley resulted in increased deep erosion.	30000 1500 × 20	Type: Gorge, Waterfall Type: Dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Nature reserve, natural monument, landscape protection area
Täschlefall in the Hintersteiner Valley		780R008	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The small Täschle brook overcomes the 70 m difference in altitude at its mouth in the main valley with an almost stepless waterfall.	1500 150 × 10	Type: Waterfall, Fault Type: Limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, natural monument, FFH area
Palace Kar S by Waltrams		780R009	Weitnau position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The northernmost and deepest cesspool of a local glacier during the Würm high glacial in the foothills of the Alps.	200000 500 × 400	Type: Kar, Sedimentary Structures, Animal Fossils Type: Marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument
Falltobel W from Niedersonthofen		780R010	Waltenhofen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The stream follows the glacial channel between the molasse ribs. An approximately 30 m high fall is accessed via a path. Surefootedness and good footwear required.	140000 700 × 200	Type: Kerbtal, waterfall, rock type: moraine, conglomerate, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Ermengerst foundling Rabenstein N	more pictures	780R011	Wiggensbach position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Erratic blocks like the Rabenstein from rocks of the Lower Freshwater Molasse are very common in the area of the Kempten Glacier. They come from the Molasse Mountains, which strike across the direction of the glacier flow. Adjacent are two small dead ice holes.	96 12 × 8	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Natural monument
Findling SW of Oberdorf		780R012	Waltenhofen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The boulder consists of a coarse conglomerate of the lower freshwater molasse. Despite intensive agricultural use, there are still massive boulders within and north of the folded molasses.	24 6 × 4	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Natural monument
Findling SW of Langenegg		780R013	Waltenhofen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The boulder consists of a coarse, colorful conglomerate of bunk layers. Erratic blocks of rocks from the Lower Freshwater Molasse are very common in the area of the Kempten Glacier.	60 10 × 6	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Boulder near Rauhenstein		780R014	Altusried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The heavily overgrown boulder consists of a coarse, colorful conglomerate of bunk layers. Erratic blocks of rocks from the Lower Freshwater Molasse are very common in the area of the Kempten Glacier. The boulder is a natural monument and stands on private property. Ask the owner for permission before entering the property!	20 5 × 4	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Natural monument
Boulder in the sub-desert		780R015	Weitnau position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The block probably comes from an old moraine of the Rhine glacier (Mindel). Boulders and boulders from the leading rock of the glacier nutrient area, such as the erratic block near sub-desert, indicate flow paths and the spread of glaciation (probably originating from the Rätikon).	2 2 × 1	Type: Boulder Type: Limestone	block	precious	no protected area
Mountain slide S from Hinterstein	more pictures	780R016	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The landslide, which disappeared in September 1964 and reactivated in May 1965, had a volume of around 1 million m³. The landslide was favored by the clayey layers of the Allgäu layers.	375000 1250 × 300	Type: Landslide Type: Limestone, Marlstone, Mudstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Nature reserve, landscape protection area, FFH area
Breitachklamm SW from Oberstdorf	more pictures	780R017	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The deepest gorge in the Allgäu has wall heights of up to 80 m. The construction was carried out postglacial along a fault system in the Schrattenkalk.	55000 1100 × 50	Type: gorge, waterfall, scour, layer sequence, fault Type: limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	especially valuable	Natural monument	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 31
Findling Dengelstein SE from Stein	more pictures	780R018	Through position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The largest boulder in the Kempten Forest consists of a colorful, coarse conglomerate of the lower freshwater molasse. A prehistoric cult site is suspected in the Dengelstein. According to legend, the devil should always shake his scythe here when bad events are imminent. The ground monument is surrounded by a wall with a moat. The boulder was released in 2000.	266 19 × 14	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Natural monument, soil monument, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 15
Morauchelstein NNW from Bodelsberg	more pictures	780R019	Through position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The formation of carts on the rock surface of the boulder from conglomerates of the lower freshwater molasse (bunk beds) gave the block its name (Morauchel = morel). Unfortunately, a row of spruce plants now blocks the view of the boulder.	204 17 × 12	Type: carts / fields, boulder Type: conglomerate	block	precious	Natural monument
Findling WSW from Wachsenegg		780R020	Sulzberg position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The boulder consists of a coarse, colorful conglomerate of bunk layers. Erratic blocks of rocks from the Lower Freshwater Molasse are very common in the area of the Kempten Glacier.	80 10 × 8	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Natural monument
Sulzberger See SSW from Durach	more pictures	780R021	Sulzberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Dead ice preserved the Sulzberger See, which is a remnant of the large Raunser ice reservoir. The lake is bordered by late to high glacial meltwater gravel. Moors can be found in the now silted up lake area.	495000 1100 × 450	Type: Dead ice hole, raised bog Type: Gravel	no information	significant	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Illertal NNW from Altusried	more pictures	780R022	Altusried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The hydrodynamic river system was affected by barrages. The impressive, approx. 70 m high impact slope near Kalden shows a cut into the Upper Freshwater Molasse.	70000 700 × 100	Type: Impact slope, layer sequence Type: gravel, marlstone, conglomerate	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Ziegelberger Trompetental (SE part) NE by Kraiberg		780R023	Dietmannsried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The largest worm-glacial Trompetental in the Allgäu documents the meltwater runoff in the high glacial (Würm), up to the diversion into today's Iller-Lech-Tal (southern part of the valley to the border of the district).	1000000 2000 × 500	Type: Trumpet Valley Type: Gravel	no information	significant	no protected area
Nail stones NNW from Oberschwarzenberg		780R024	Oy-Mittelberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	It is an accumulation of large boulders from the coarse Molassenagelfluh of the lower freshwater molasse. The blocks probably come from the Rottach-Berg area to the southwest and were deposited by the eastern branch of the Iller glacier.	54 9 × 6	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	no protected area
Giant boulder Baltenstein SE from Betzigau		780R025	Betzigau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	There are 3 large boulders in the ravine of the Bannholzbach. The most beautiful one has quarry stone masonry at the summit, which could be a medieval keep. All are planted with large trees.	800 40 × 20	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Ground monument, FFH area
Ice crumbling landscape SE from Hochgreut		780R026	Betzigau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Located in the predominantly pasture-used area, this ice crumbling landscape shows a very restless relief. Several, e.g. Sometimes boggy dead ice holes and a pronounced Kame hill are recognizable.	480000 800 × 600	Type: Ice crumbling landscape, Kames, dead ice hole Type: Gravel	no information	precious	FFH area
Moraine wall at Seltmans	more pictures	780R027	Weitnau position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Moraine wall near Seltmans, which stands out clearly from the flat surroundings.	48000 400 × 120	Type: End (wall) moraine Type: Moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Molasse landscape between Niedersonthofen and Eckarts		780R028	Waltenhofen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Striking landscape from north-east-south-west facing molasse ribs. The landscape is characterized by a large number of elongated hardened ribs from conglomerates of the Steigbach and Weißach layers, locally with moors in between.	8000000 4000 × 2000	Type: rocky dome, rock type: conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	no protected area
Nagelfluhrippen on the Hochgrat NW of Balderschwang	more pictures	780R029	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	In the area of the high ridge, the Nagelfluhbänke emerge from the slopes, defining the landscape. Large-scale fold structures can be clearly seen on the basis of the hardened bodies in the area.	5000000 5000 × 1000	Type: Härtling, layer sequence, carts / fields Type: conglomerate, marl, sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 77
Glacial overflow valley near Wuhr		780R030	Haldenwang position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The overflow of the late high glacial meltwater, which had accumulated in the tongue basin of the Wilpoldsried tongue of the Iller foreland glacier, drained over this valley towards the Iller. The valley has been used by the Leubas since the lake silted up. There is a medieval dam near Wuhr.	1011000 6740 × 150	Type: Stream / River Course Type: Moraine	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Drumlinfeld NW of Bubenberg		780R031	Through position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Several tall, well-trained drumlins can be found between Betzigau and Herrmannsberg.	6000000 3000 × 2000	Type: Drumlin- / G.moränenfeld Type: Moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Findling E from Bodelsberg		780R032	Through position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On the east side of the Bodelsberg there is a 4 m high, 6 × 4 m diameter Nagelfluh boulder. There is a cross at its highest point.	24 6 × 4	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	no protected area
Delta on the west side of the Niedersonthofener See		Waltenhofen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	On the western edge of the Niedersonthofener See the Schrattenbach empties a delta that reaches about 5 m into the lake.	20 5 × 4	Type: Alluvial fan Type: Gravel	no information	significant	Landscape protection area	Possibly deleted by the LfU (Oct. 2018)
Schleierfalls in the Starzlachklamm NE of Sonthofen	more pictures	780R034	Sonthofen position	Allgäu Alps	At the exit of the Schwarzachklamm there is a 12 m high sliding waterfall. Basal, Middle Eocene urban slates over Nummulite limestone are exposed. Nummulite limestones are rarely open in the Allgäu. In the few places where they could be found, they are mostly covered by alpine meadows.	100 10 × 10	Type: waterfall, layer sequence type: marlstone, limestone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural monument
Hinanger waterfall ENE from Hinang	more pictures	780R035	Sonthofen position	Allgäu Alps	To the east of Hinang, the Hinanger Bach flows through a gorge made up of low-terrace gravel from the Worm Ice Age. Several waterfalls have formed, of which the 12 m high waterfall step in a rocky cliff at the highest point of the gorge is the most impressive. In addition, the water trickles through thick moss curtains. Tufa limestone is deposited along the walls, and sinter basins and hollowed-out areas are located at the base.	16000 160 × 100	Type: waterfall, rock type: conglomerate, tufa	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Burgstalltobel E from Sonthofen		780R036	Sonthofen position	Allgäu Alps	The up to 30 m deep gorge with small waterfalls is accessible via a hiking trail. The rock walls consist of nummulite limestone from the fold zone of the Unterried / Helvetikum. Globigerinen marl (urban slate) and Oberstdorf green sandstone also occur. There are two drinking water wells in the upper part of the ravine.	17500 350 × 50	Type: gorge, layer sequence, minerals Type: limestone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Smooth molasse ribs between Sulzberg and Rottach		780R037	Sulzberg position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The landscape between Sulzberg and Rottach is characterized by hardened ribs from molasse conglomerates that have been smoothed over by Ice Age glaciers, facing southwest-northeast. The molasse ribs extend over an area of several kilometers.	6800000 4000 × 1700	Type: glacial cut Type: moraine, conglomerate	no information	precious	FFH area
Ridge between the Iller and the Niedersonthofener See		780R038	Waltenhofen position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The high, elongated ridge runs parallel to the Iller. Its surface is characterized by drumlins and dead ice holes. At its core it consists of advancing gravel and older Pleistocene deposits. At Buch there is a gravel pit with stratified gravel belonging to the fore-gravel.	4800000 6000 × 800	Type: Drumlin- / G.moränenfeld, slide type: gravel, conglomerate	no information	precious	no protected area
Karst landscape of the Gottesackerwände WSW of Oberstdorf		780R039	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The elongated rock bars of the Upper and Lower God's sack walls emerged from the erosion of saddles made of Schrattenkalk that had tipped over to the north. On the south side, behind the walls, there are gently sloping plateaus with numerous karst features: carts, sinkholes, caves. Between the upper and lower God's sack walls, the gate head forms the overturned north wing of a saddle with vertical Schrattenkalk. In between, the underlying Drusberg strata (and partly silica limestone) come to light in the saddle core and green sandstones from the Garschella formation to the marly Amden strata in the hollows. The water-retaining marl in the saddle and hollow cores cleared out as valleys allow alpine farming. The Gottesackerwände area can be hiked via the Mahdtal (Kleinwalsertal) or from the Rohrmooser Tal.	5610000 3300 × 1700	Type: carts / fields, folds / troughs / saddles, type of layers : limestone, marlstone, sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Steigbach layers in the Gschwender Tobel WNW of Immenstadt		780R040	Immenstadt im Allgäu position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	It is less than 10 minutes from the car park (chargeable) in the Gschwend district to the foot of the waterfall in the lower Gschwender Tobel. The Tobelbach falls about 20 m over several levels of conglomerates (Nagelfluh) and sandstone. There are marls at its foot. The profile shows a cross-section through the rock sequences that alternately build up the Steigbach layers of the Lower Freshwater Molasse, which are well over 1,000 m thick.	12000 600 × 20	Type: waterfall, layer sequence type: marl, sandstone, conglomerate	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural park
Karst landscape of the Gottesacker plateau and Hohem Ifen		780R041	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	The Gottesacker plateau north of the Hohen Ifen (2230 m) is one of the most fascinating karst landscapes in the Alpine region. On the bare or mountain pines plateau made of Schrattenkalk you can see deep crevices along intersecting faults and an abundance of cart shapes: grooved carts, gutter carts, cleft carts. At the Gottesacker-Alpe, sandstones of the overlying Brisi subformation can be found in the hollow core and in places in fossil karst pockets. The grass growth on the loamy, weathered residues of the glauconite-rich sandstones made it possible for the pasture to be farmed here in the first place, which has long since disappeared. The Gottesacker plateau can be reached from the Kleinwassertal from the middle station of the Ifenbahn, via the Mahdtal or from the Rohrmooser Tal via Windeck- and Toreckscharte. The ascent of the Gottesacker plateau requires constant attention: the hiking trail on the rock often runs next to and between deep crevices. Therefore only undertake the long tour when the weather is nice and stable, carefully follow the markings and take plenty of drinks with you!	4050000 2700 × 1500	Type: carts / fields, karst chimney, karst crevice Type: limestone, sandstone	other information	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Hirschsprung S from Obermaiselstein		780R042	Obermaiselstein position	Allgäu Alps	The Hirschsprung on the Obermaiselstein - Tiefenbach road is not a technically created road breakthrough, but is the now dry gorge of an older Breitach. The valley from Tiefenbach to Hirschsprung is likely to have been created in the Riss-Würm interglacial (126,000 - 115,000 before today). At the Hirschsprung you can see a lateral shift of about 100 m offset with harness strips and accompanying crevices. It formed the zone of weakness that erosion could attack. For centuries, until the Breitachtalstrasse was built, the transport route through the Hirschsprung was the only connection from Tiefenbach to Oberstdorf. There is a legend about the name of the Hirschsprüng about a fleeing stag who jumped over the 20 m wide gorge, but it is more likely that the first cartographer misunderstood the Ürschprüng (origin of the Riedbach below) of the locals. The Riedbach has beautiful meanders. In 2011 there was a rock fall of around 200 m³ at the Hirschsprung, which made it necessary to close the road and then rehabilitate it.	3000 150 × 20	Type: Klamm Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, nature park
Buchenegger waterfalls SE from Oberstaufen	more pictures	780R043	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The Weißach falls about 20 meters in a narrow gorge through two waterfalls lying one above the other. The falls are caused by the ridges standing upright. In addition to the falls, relatively large, impressive rock faces from Nagelfluh can be seen. Below the lower fall is a large, very scenic pool. The Buchenegg waterfalls can be reached via signposted hiking trails from Buchenegg and Steibis.	1000 50 × 20	Type: waterfall, gorge, rock face / slope, rock type: conglomerate	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	FFH area, nature park
Nagelfluhfelsen on the Siplingerkopf		780R044	Blaichach position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	In the area of the Siplingerkopf, the layers of the Weißach Formation are almost vertical. The change from weather-resistant, coarse-grained conglomerate layers to more easily erodible fine-grained sandstone layers has resulted in the conglomerates being carved out as ribs and rock towers. The Siplinger Needles in the north ridge of the Siplingerkopf and the rocky ridges and gorges in the east flank are particularly spectacular.	360000 600 × 600	Type : rock tower / needle, hard rock Type: conglomerate	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, nature park
Helvetikum at the Scheuenwasserfall SSE von Balderschwang		780R045	Balderschwang position	Allgäu Alps	On the way from the Scheuenalpe to the Scheuen waterfall, the typical architectural style of the Helvetian ceilings with the steep northern flank of a fold forehead can be seen on the Gauchen walls in the west. Towards the south there is a flat saddle flank above the wall, not visible. Near the waterfall, the hiking trail runs under a wall of Schrattenkalk, which is set back to the south on a fault shortly before the fall step. As a result, the water of the fall falls over glauconite sandstones of the Garschella formation. In a normal position they would lie on the Schrattenkalk, here they stand - tilted - in front of the Schrattenkalk. As hard sandstones, they are recognizable by the angular tips on which the water falls and by the brown weathering colors. Seewer Kalk is mapped in the creek bed at the foot of the waterfall. The dark clay marl stones on the western side of the stream belong to the Amden formation.	5000 100 × 50	Type: waterfall, layer sequence type: marl, limestone, sandstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	FFH area, bird sanctuary, nature park
Land slide on Immenstädter Horn S of Immenstadt		780R046	Immenstadt im Allgäu position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	After heavy rainfall in September 2005 occurred above the access to the Steigbachtobel at 950 m above sea level. NN first cracks parallel to the slope. In March 2006, the movements accelerated dramatically. A clearly visible breakaway area was created. Falling and sliding masses moved downwards and triggered a secondary slope movement where they came to rest. The debris flow endangered the elevated tank of the water supply of Immenstadt and destroyed the water pipes from the drinking water sources in the Steigbachtal. The access to the entire Steigbachtal was interrupted. There was a risk of the Steigbach damming up with the possible consequence of a mudslide as far as the urban area of Immenstadt. The dangers were largely eliminated through extensive construction work. The deforested slope is still visible from afar.	48000 400 × 120	Type: Landslide Type: Conglomerate, sandstone, marl	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural park
Steigbach layers at the Osterdorf E waterfall in Oberstaufen	more pictures	780R047	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The Osterdorf waterfall falls about 35 m over a rock step made of conglomerate of the Steigbach layers. The waterfall can be deceived without getting your feet wet. The water falls over the steep conglomerates (north wing of the Horn-Mulde) on soft marl.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Waterfall Type: Conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural park
Worm-age moraine near Hagspiel		780R048	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	At an altitude of 975 m, the Weißach lobe of the Bregenz-Ach glacier from the Würm period has left a perfectly formed bank moraine near Hagspiel. Shore moraines are the relics of lateral moraines after the glacier melted. They show a steep side facing the ice. After NE, the moraine wall is followed by a ridge of the Steigbach strata. There is a chapel on the moraine ridge.	137500 550 × 250	Type: End (wall) moraine Type: gravel, silt	other information	precious	Natural park
Large post-glacial slide E from Aach		780R049	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	To the west of Aach there are extensive landslides of molasses mixed with glacial sediments on an area of 1.4 km². The edge of the break is at 900 to 1000 m above sea level. NN above the long wood in Steigbach layers. The slide area is characterized by an extremely restless morphology with numerous neck valleys and drainage-free depressions. Water only flows in sections in the channels, as it repeatedly seeps into the subsoil. The landslide from the upper slope must have driven over fine-grain lake sediments in the valley area and partially incorporated them. Along the Weißach north-east of Aach, a secondary edge can be observed, where the sliding mass with the underlying sea clays has started.	2250000 1500 × 1500	Type: Landslide Type: Marl, clay	other information	significant	no protected area
Bunk layers at the Krebswasserfall WSW in Oberstaufen		780R050	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The waterfall of the Weißach near Krebs is caused by a conglomerate bank in the bunks. The river runs more than 600 m above between banks of conglomerates before it manages to overcome the barrier at a waterfall. The step over which the water slides rather than falls coincides with the stratification. As a result, the sandstones and marl on and between the conglomerates can be clearly seen. Sand and stones carried along by the water have carved out whirlpool pots. The fine sediments that can be seen on the bank in the quiet area below the waterfall can be the sea clays that were found near Aach along the Weißach under the Worm times moraine and gravel. In the upper area they are moved by landslide processes (Geotope 780R049).	2500 50 × 50	Type: Waterfall, Kolk Type: Conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Bunk layers at the Eibele waterfalls WSW in Oberstaufen		780R051	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	To the upper Eibele waterfall, cross the little bridge after the Eibelemühle to Vorarlberg and then turn directly to the right. The water of the multi-level fall tumbles over the ridge of nails in the bunks. The sandstones and marl lying between the conglomerates are exposed at the edge of the basin under the fall. The path to the lower waterfall leads past the Eibelesee down to the power station. On the way, the Nagelfluhrippe is exposed in the bunks, over which the Crab Waterfall (Geotope 780R050) falls further west. In normal operation, when almost all of the water is drained, the sliding surface of the water visible from the power plant is almost dry. The surface is the layer surface and thus shows the incidence of the layer sequence.	50000 500 × 100	Type: Waterfall Type: Conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Flysch from the Foldbachtobel E from Oberstdorf		780R052	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	In a ravine with a waterfall, the ravine overcomes the 430 meters in altitude between the hanging valley of the Seealpe and the Trettach valley. The valley floor of the Seealptal hangs so high above the Trettach valley because the glacier in the side valley did not have the ice height and therefore did not have the strength to deepen like the glacier in the main valley. When entering the ravine from Oberstdorf, alternate layers of sand-lime bricks with marls from the Tristel formation are pending. The 12 m high Fold Bach waterfall also falls over these layers. After a table on a lying rock fold in the Tristel formation (geological teaching and hiking trail Oberstdorf - Nebelhorn), the quartz sandstone-clay marl alternation of the deer ditch formation (quartzite series) begins. The path leaves the ravine and leads on a construction road to the new power plant. After a landslide, the sandstones of the Reiselsberg formation on the road had to be secured with anchors and nets. On the slope above there are aptych layers from the Arosa zone.	80000 1000 × 80	Type: gorge, waterfall, sequence of layers Type: sandstone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area
Land slide on the Iller slope N of Altusried		780R053	Dietmannsried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On the steep slope of the Iller opposite Fischers, 2.7 km north of Altusried, a landslide came loose in 2012. About 30,000 m³ of mass slid downhill to the Iller. Numerous trees fell and are still on the area today. Marl stones and conglomerates of the Upper Freshwater Molasse are exposed at the trailing edge. The landslide is not yet visible in the current (Feb. 2017) digital terrain model from the laser scan flight from 2009 (Fig. 4). In contrast, an older landslide can be seen very nicely to the east of it. This, in turn, is not visible to the eye from the opposite slope due to its forest cover. Both landslides are recorded as Georisk objects. Landslides on the steep molasse slopes of the Illertal, eroded by the river at the base, are not uncommon. Alt-Kalden Castle, 1.3 km to the west on a spur between Iller and Kaldener Tobel, had to be abandoned before 1500 due to the loss of substance through landslides. Today there is only a fine line left from the former location.	14400 120 × 120	Type: landslide, rock type: conglomerate, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Rock fall on Rubihorn NW of Oberstdorf		780R054	Oberstdorf position	Allgäu Alps	Below the north flank of the Rubihorn, a block of rubble is evidence that extends from the foot of the steep face at approx. 1,400 m to the Gaisalpbach and there reaches a width of 600 m, due to its composition of old and fresh debris from old and recent falls. The boulders have detached themselves from the ridge of the steep face at 1,720 m or from the wall area itself. The rubble cone is built up from stones and blocks that can reach a size of up to 2 m³. Between approx. 1,500 m and 1,720 m, a large rock fall with a volume of around 50,000 cbm broke off in early July 1987. The fresh rock fall material now covers most of the debris cone. In the demolition area, large, loosened, fall-prone areas can still be observed on the ridge. Open crevices can be found behind the ridge. The cone of debris that existed before the last fall testifies to the unstable conditions in the entire wall area. The strong fissuring of the main dolomite is the reason for this.	231000 660 × 350	Type: Rockslide Type: Gravel	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area
Schleierfall SE from Bad Oberdorf		780R055	Bad Hindelang position	Allgäu Alps	The veil of water that falls over the approximately 20 m high rock face made of main dolomite becomes a massive waterfall immediately after heavy rain. On the gorge wall, the main dolomite is nicely open with different bank thicknesses.	4375 125 × 35	Type: Waterfall, Gorge Type: Dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area
Rows of sinkholes on the Drehersalpe SW of Missen		780R056	Missen-Wilhams position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	The hiking trail from the Drehersalpe to the Baldaufalpe is crossed by remarkable rows of sinkholes. The sinkholes, lined up like a string of pearls, follow the stroke of the Steigbach strata. Since there are only a few scree lentils or Nagelfluh banks in the Steigbach strata of the Salmaserschuppe, the karstification of conglomerates of predominantly carbonate scree observed elsewhere cannot be the cause of the sinkhole formation here. The mechanism described by Scholz & Strohmenger must have been effective here: water paths have formed on the fissures of sandstone between the predominant marls of the layer sequence. These fissures are widened by the movement of the slope and the lime dissolution, so that they form a drainage system for the surface water. Troughs in which water seeps widen due to increased limescale dissolution, removal of fine material from the softened marl and subsidence to pseudo-sinkholes.	59500 350 × 170	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Marlstone, sandstone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	precious	no protected area
Kare on the Wertacher Hörnle		780R057	Wertach position	Allgäu Alps	The Wertacher Hörnle is an easy and popular hiking mountain, famous for its view and for the alpine rose bloom in early summer. During the last ice age, the mountain stood out as a nunatak from the ice streams that left the Alps. A local glaciation formed the two cirques of the Kessel and the Hörnlesee. The Wertacher Hörnle is made up of tightly folded sandstones from the Reiselsberg Formation and limestone to clay marl stones from the Piesenkopf Formation. The cover of J. Bauer's Geological-Botanical Walks in the Allgäu (1983) is adorned with a photo of a fold in the flysch rock with alpine roses from the Wertacher Hörnle (Fig. 4). The crease could not be found today.	280000 700 × 400	Type: Kar, layer sequence, fold / hollow / saddle Type: Limestone marl stone, clay marl stone, sandstone	no information	precious	Landscape protection area
Terraces of the Weißach SW of Oberstaufen		780R058	Oberstaufen position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Between Oberstaufen-Weißach and Steinebach, the deepening of the Weißach in post-glacial gravel has left behind impressively shaped terraces. During the Würme Ice Age, the Weißach tongue of the Bregenz-Ach glacier was still advancing here in the direction of today's Oberstaufen. It left a trough valley with a ground moraine on which gravel was deposited with the post-glacial deepening of the Weißach in the Nagelfluh chain near Steibis.	390000 1500 × 260	Type: Terrace Type: Gravel	no information	significant	Natural park
Giant boulder The stone near Stein SE von Betzigau		780R059	Betzigau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The giant boulder, which is broken several times and lies in the valley floor northeast of Stein, probably gave the village its name. According to Müller (2011), the boulder made of molasse conglomerate is the largest in the Kempter Forest with around 3,300 m³ (8,580 t). There are said to be drill holes in the stone and its original size is assumed to be 11,000 t. The boulder is not signposted and can only be reached without a path.	900 30 × 30	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	FFH area
Gravel pits at Johannis-Keller E of Obergünzburg		777A001	Obergünzburg position	Iller-Lech region	The gravel and conglomerates exposed to the north of the road in a former quarry presumably represent at least Ice Age advancing gravel overlaid by a Mindel moraine. Lempe (2012) thinks it is also possible that the ballast can be divided into a lying Günz- or Danube-Age meltwater ballast further away from the ice edge and at least-age moraines and ballast in the hanging wall and that above it lies a crack-age moraine. Access to the former mining north of the road is blocked. The exposed wall can, however, be viewed quite well from outside. Gravel mining is currently in operation in the south.	17500 250 × 70	Type: Layer sequence Type: moraine, conglomerate, gravel	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Former Gravel pit NE by Moosmühle		777A002	Untrasried position	Iller-Lech region	The stratigraphic assignment of the partially conglomerated fluvioglacial gravel is unclear, presumably it is minelglacial gravel.	4250 85 × 50	Type: Rock Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Outcrop in the ravine NW of Hinterschmalholz		777A003	Untrasried position	Iller-Lech region	The outcrop in a slippery slope represents an important Quaternary profile. Weathered gravel, gastopod-bearing loess loam and moraines lie above the Tertiary. Thermoluminescence measurements showed a minimum glacial age for the loess loam.	1500 50 × 30	Type: standard / reference profile, fossil soil Type: moraine, silt, conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	no protected area
Former Gravel pit S from Hinterschmalholz		777A004	Untrasried position	Iller-Lech region	The stratigraphic assignment is controversial, it is either a Mindel moraine on Mindel advancing gravel or crack moraine on Mindel gravel.	3000 120 × 25	Type: Layer sequence Type: Moraine, conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Former Gravel pit SW of Zadels		777A005	Ronsberg position	Iller-Lech region	Partly collapsed and overgrown Nagelfluh mining, which breaks up gravel with an overlying soil formation, which is overlaid by Mindel moraine.	3600 80 × 45	Type: Layer sequence Type: conglomerate, gravel	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Former Gravel pit SW of Wolfartsberg		777A006	Obergünzburg position	Iller-Lech region	The old Nagelfluh quarrying opens up minelglacial, conglomerated gravel. Large blocks can be found in the middle part of the exposure. The moraine gravel shows the close proximity of the moraine walls.	1000 50 × 20	Type: rock type, boulder type: moraine, conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Profile in the Pöllat Gorge E of Hohenschwangau	more pictures	777A007	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The steep-walled gorge of the Pöllat opens up a profile through the local fold and scale structure of the Hohenschwangau Alps with the thrust orbit of the Lechtal and Allgäu nappes. The folded rocks of the Allgäu layers are exposed at the north entrance of the gorge. The numerous cascades and the impressive waterfall under the Marienbrücke are in the main dolomite.	20000 200 × 100	Type: fault, layer sequence, ravine, waterfall Type: limestone, marl stone, dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Former Quarry E from Seeg	more pictures	777A009	Seeg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The exposure shows the structure of the Weißach strata on the Sulzberg rising to the east as part of the north wing of the Murnauer Mulde (fold molasses). In the area of the quarry wall, a very noticeable armor surface with striking stripes can be seen.	1200 40 × 30	Type: Rock type: Conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Gravel pit at Drumlin ENE von Seeg	more pictures	777A010	Seeg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The exposed surface shows the typical structure of a drumlin: Worm Ice Age gravel overlaid by worm moraine. Do not enter the operating gravel pit without permission! Moraine and advancing gravel can be easily distinguished from the edge of the pit by the larger debris embedded in the moraine and by the increased moisture penetration (wet, darker colors) of the water-permeable gravel.	84100 290 × 290	Type: Layer sequence, Drumlin Type: moraine, gravel	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Interglacial outcrop Pfefferbichl NW from Berghof		777A011	Halbch position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Interglacial sediments (gravel, sea clays and shale) are exposed in the brook valley. The shale coal used to be mined underground (some tunnel mouth holes and pings are still preserved). Stratigraphically, the interglacial sediments were categorized as Riss / Würm interglacial with reservations.	8000 200 × 40	Type: Vegetable fossils, fossil soil, tunnels, pinge fields Type: Lignite, clay, moraine	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area
Section S of Enzenstetten	more pictures	777A012	Seeg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The outcrop lies in steeply erected building block layers on the south wing of the Murnauer Mulde (fold molasses).	250 25 × 10	Type: fold / trough / saddle, rock type: conglomerate	embankment	precious	no protected area
Harness surface W from Bad Faulenbach		777A013	Feet position	Allgäu Alps	The so-called glacier cut is actually a steep to saigere horizontal fault (right-handed) in the main dolomite in the border area to Raibler Rauhwacken, which was probably exposed when the parking lot was built. Subhorizontal stripes with parabolic cracks and fault breccia can be seen on the surface.	100 50 × 2	Type: fault, rock wall / slope type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Schrattenkalk at the ruins of Eisenberg W von Eisenberg		777A014	Eisenberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On the wooded slope west of the Schloßbergalpe there are numerous outcrops in the Schrattenkalk with typical carts. It is the northernmost occurrence in the Allgäu. From the castle ruins, which were built from the material, you have a good overview of the edge of the Alps.	15000 150 × 100	Type: Layer sequence, type of rock : Limestone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area
Outcrop in limestones of the Adnet Formation on the Alpsee		777A015	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The easily accessible outcrop in the Bunter Liasbasiskalk (Hierlatzkalk, Adneter facies) lies above the Alpsee. The gray, reddish limestones are mostly compact and form a striking rock face. They are mostly traversed by calcite fissures and have a late appearance. The rock wall rises vertically and forms overhangs in places.	2000 200 × 10	Type: Rock type, rock wall / slope type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Molasse outcrop W of Langenwald		777A016	Roßhaupten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The road cut opens up a typical sequence of conglomerate banks alternating with marls and sandstones of the building block layers in the border area to the Weißach layers.	800 80 × 10	Type: Layer sequence Type: conglomerate, sandstone, marl	other information	significant	no protected area
Flysch outcrops in the Röthenbachtal SE von Halach	more pictures	777A017	Halbch position	Ammer Mountains	The outcrops show narrow banks of the Piesenkopf Formation of the Flysch, which dip steeply to NNW. The Piesenkopf formation exemplifies the innumerable rhythmic repetitions of turbidite cycles typical of the flysch sediments of the Alps, here as cycles of a few decimeter thick banks of limestone, marl, mudstone or sandstone.	1000 100 × 10	Type: sequence of layers, rock type, standard / reference profile type: limestone, marlstone, mudstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, bird sanctuary	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 70
Halbch breakthrough NW ofphia		777A019	Halbch position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The Halbch cuts the south wing of the Murnauer Mulde. Steep, east-west-striking conglomerates, sandstones and marl stones of the building blocks and Weißach layers of the folded molasses are exposed through the half-loch breakthrough.	7500 150 × 50	Type: Sediment structures, rock type, layer sequence, fold / trough / saddle, breakthrough valley Type: conglomerate, sandstone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	especially valuable	FFH area
Quarries on Hornburg E from Schwangau		777A020	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	From 1945 to 1960 Hierlatzkalk (Adneter facies) was mined here as red marble. Hierlatzkalk is related to a disturbance and was mined as red tuber lime and used as natural stone or for craft marble products.	36000 200 × 180	Type: Rock, Quarry / Pit Type: Limestone	Quarry	significant	Nature reserve
Type locality Reiselsberger Sandstein SE from Buching		777A021	Halbch position	Ammer Mountains	The outcrops at the entrance of the Tiefenbach valley are close to the type locality a little further to the east, where no more outcrops are available today. Beyond the bridge, the clayier Piesenkopf layers follow over the sandstone. The Reiselsberg sandstone, with its thick banked (0.5 - 3 m) fine to coarse sandstones, forms the most typical series of the flysch zone, the sandstones are always limy and rich in mica.	7500 300 × 25	Type: Type locality, rock type, sedimentary structures Type: sandstone, marlstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Wertachkerbtal N from Nesselwang	more pictures	777A022	Nesselwang position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	In the Kerbtal of the Wertach under the A7, sandstones and conglomerates of the fold molasses are exposed. The Wertach Valley with its imposing A7 bridge cuts the north wing of the Murnauer Mulde with steep sandstone and conglomerate banks of the Steigbach layers. On the western slope you come across an old coal mine (closed tunnel).	120000 600 × 200	Type: rock type, tunnel type: sandstone, conglomerate, lignite	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Reiselsberger sandstone at Schrofeneck SE from Zell		777A023	Feet position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Here is an outcrop of Reiselsberg sandstone located very far to the north. On the wooded Schrofeneck there is a large outcrop of massive to banked sandstone, heavily fissured and collapsed and with structures that suggest earlier mining.	60000 400 × 150	Type: rock type, sediment structures, quarry / pit type: sandstone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	Landscape protection area
Quarry at Hochholz S in Nesselwang		777A024	Nesselwang position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	In the quarry on Hochholz, the steep sequence of layers from various green sandstones from the Garschella formation to Seewer Kalk is exemplary. There are processing horizons with phosphorite tubers.	600 30 × 20	Type: Sequence of layers, sediment structures Type: Limestone, sandstone	Quarry	precious	no protected area
Quarries on the Kienberg-Südhang SW of Schwangau		777A025	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The quarry Schwansee West is located directly on the Königsstrasse north of the Schwansee. A light variety of Partnach limestone was extracted here. The stone was traded under the name Alterschrofener Marmor or Füssener Steinbruchkalk and is z. B. installed in Neuschwanstein Castle and in the Church of St. Mang in Füssen. The quarry is relatively easily accessible, but overgrown. In the eastern part there are residual outcrops, in the western part a large dump. Schnetzer (1941) reports that the limestones were covered by Pleistocene sediments with shale coal. It is not known whether this information can still be found today.	37800 420 × 90	Type: Rock, Quarry / Pit Type: Limestone, Clay Marlstone	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Quarry at Ettwieser Weiher S of Marktoberdorf		777A026	Marktoberdorf position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	In the overgrown quarry, a sequence of layers is exposed, predominantly with banked middle sandstones from the top of the Upper Sea Molasse. Current and wave ripples can be found on layer surfaces. Schillbänke are switched on and there are layers of coal tinsel. The quarry is a stop on the Terra Nostra (for adults) and Klobunzele-Weg (for children) hiking trails.	2925 65 × 45	Type: Type of rock, type of layer sequence : Sandstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Seewerkalk on the ruins of Hohenfreyberg W von Eisenberg		777A027	Eisenberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The Hohenfreyberg castle ruins are on the Helvetic Sea limestone, while the Eisenberg ruins are on Schrattenkalk. Pending sea lime can be found in several places on the castle grounds.	16500 150 × 110	Type: Layer sequence, type of rock : Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area
Tannheim Formation W from the Fallmühle near Pfronten		777A028	Pfronten position	Allgäu Alps	At the Steinacher Achen west of the Fallmühle, one of the few occurrences of the Tannheim Formation in Bavaria is exposed. The outcrop in a sliding slope can be viewed from the hiking trail south of the Achen across the stream. The leafy black marl and dark gray limestone marl (chalk) are covered with Wetterstein limestone (Triassic). The landslides with the movements of blocks of Wetterstein limestone are known from ancient times, but have continued until very recently, as the areas without vegetation in the aerial photo (Fig. 4, © Bayer. Vermessungsverwaltung) show.	12800 160 × 80	Type: Sequence of layers, landslide Type: Clay marl, limestone marl	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	no protected area
Wertachprallhang E from Görisried		777A029	Forest position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On the Wertachprallhang E of Görisried, fine sandstones of the Upper Sea Molasse are located within the fold molasses. The deposit area lay between the gravel compartments of Hochgrat-Adelegg in the west and Auerberg-Nesselburg in the east, so the sediments are fine-grained. The stratification is characterized by slightly harder layers in the rock. The dip is shallow towards NE. The impact slope is difficult to access without a path. It is easier to look over the Wertach from the west bank.	4500 100 × 45	Type: Type of rock, sequence of layers, impact slope Type: Sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Upper sea molasse at Leuterschach train station		777A030	Marktoberdorf position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On an embankment opposite the Leuterschach train station and on an old quarry wall behind the neighboring inn, there is an alternating layer of medium-sized sandstones and marlstones from the Upper Sea Molasse. The banked sandstones show inclined stratification, current ripples and digging tracks. Respect private land, ask for permission to enter!	1600 160 × 10	Type: rock type, layer sequence type: sandstone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	no protected area
Lower freshwater molasse on the Wertach W von Wald		777A031	Forest position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On the circular hiking trail along the Wertach between Wald and Bergers, sandstones and marl stones of the Lower Freshwater Molasse are exposed along the way and in the steep slopes on the Wertach bank.	16000 800 × 20	Type: rock type, layer sequence type: sandstone, marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Tufa-lime near the Gennachsäge NE of Marktoberdorf		777A032	Biessenhofen position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	To the southwest of the Gennachsäge, diffuse spring water emerges on a slope, which separates tufa. The water in ice-age gravel escapes from damming freshwater molasses. The open area above the object point shows a rare plant community as a hill spring moor and is a biotope. Therefore do not step onto the area, but look from the edge.	5000 100 × 50	Type: Rock type, hill spring moor Type: Tufa limestone	no information	significant	no protected area
Outcrop on the Lengenwang quarries		777A033	Lengenwang position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	On the Molasse Ridge W von Lengenwang, which has been smoothed by the glacier, there are several small quarries in the corridor on the quarries, in which stones were removed for building houses. In the break at the geotope point, flat to thin-banked middle sandstones of the lower freshwater molasse with clearly visible sloping leaves are exposed.	1000 50 × 20	Type: Rock type, Sedimentary structures Type: Sandstone	Quarry	significant	no protected area
Raibl formation in the Beinlandl on the SSE high plateau of halchch		777A034	Halbch position	Ammer Mountains	On the way from the Kenzenhütte (1,294 m) to the Weitalpjoch (1,778 m) in front of the Hochplatte, the Raibl formation opens up on the Beinlandl. The outcrop along the way shows the whole range of rocks of the Raibl Formation: brown-yellow to rust-red weathered sandstones, black, sandy clay slate, yellowish weathered limestone, dolomites and Rauhwacken. Immediately after leaving the Beinlandl, a coal seam comes to light on a small pass at 1,700 m underfoot. The sequence of layers on the Beinlandl and Schössel was already known to Gümbel (1861) and he described it very precisely.	2000 200 × 10	Type: Type of rock, type of layer : sandstone, claystone, lignite	Rock slope / cliff	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Gypsum block in the Pöllat SE of Hohenschwangau		777A035	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	In the Pöllat in the youth valley lies a block of banded plaster of paris. Heavy precipitation led to a landslide on the southern slope of the Youth Valley on May 23, 1999, which buried the river bed of the Pöllat. The Whitsun flood in 1999, triggered by the same rainfall, cleared the bed of the stream to such an extent that there was no damming, but only a shift in the course of the stream. In the process, the plaster of paris should also have been flushed out of the sliding masses. Since then, erosion has been working on the block, which will disappear in the next few decades or perhaps with the next flood. There is no plaster of paris to be found on the slide above or on the edge of the slide. Perhaps the lime-rich water of the Pöllat - unlike the rainwater - will prevent the gypsum from becoming more detached. Gypsum from the Raibl Formation was not far away in a quarry and tunnel that had long been buried.	4 2 × 2	Type: Rock type, Landslide type: Gypsum	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Outcrop in the Upper Marine Molasse WSW of Stötten		777A036	Stötten am Auerberg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The outcrop shows sandstones, sandy marl stones and conglomerates on the western edge of the Auerberg fill fan in the Upper Sea Molasse. Scholz & Frieling (2006) describe and sketch the outcrop in detail and particularly address synsedimentary folds in the sandstones. A sandstone bank with remarkable sedimentary structures hangs high up in the outcrop. Caution, risk of falling rocks! Keep away from the overhanging wall parts!	750 50 × 15	Type: Layer sequence, sediment structures, animal fossils Type: Conglomerate, sand-lime stone, sand marlstone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	no protected area
Pathway in the Ammergau formation ESE from Schwangau		777A037	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	On the recently laid-out road - closed to public traffic - from the Drehhütte to the Rohrkopfhütte, the flat to thin-banked limestones of the Ammergau Formation are excellently exposed. Pebbly deposits (chert) are striking. In the curve, a small whetstone quarry - now located above a manhole cover - has been cut by the road construction. The thin layers of whetstone consist of fine limestone with angular or slightly rounded chert grains and pebbly radiolarians. The Ammergau Formation of the Upper Jurassic goes south into the Schrambach Formation of the Lower Cretaceous. A differentiation in the terrain is not possible here.	1500 300 × 5	Type: layer sequence, rock type, quarry / pit type: limestone, chert	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Type locality of the Branderfleck Formation SE from Schwangau		777A038	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The type locality and type profile of the Branderfleck formation were defined by Gaupp (1980) here on the Branderfleck saddle. A turbiditic sequence of red clays and ocher marls lies over block breccias. There are sometimes beautiful current marks on the underside of the marl banks. Based on the microfauna, Weidich (1984) found that the higher Cenoman and Turon are missing here in the south wing of a hollow. They have been eroded and are contained in the Olisthostromes of the Mulden north wing further west, where the type profile can be completed. The geotope on the Branderfleck-Sattel can be reached on the hiking trail from Tegelberg towards Ahornsattel. Surefootedness is required. Along the path below the Branderschrofen, the basal block breccia of the hollow flanks and the hanging clays and marls of the hollow core in between are crossed. The fire spot formation lies here on the main dolomite.	5000 250 × 20	Type: Type locality Type: Breccia, claystone, marlstone	Rock slope / cliff	especially valuable	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Outcrop at Hutlersberg S from Füssen		777A039	Feet position	Ammer Mountains	On the south side of the Hutlersberg there is a former quarry in limestone of the Partnach formation. The quarry is the geological resting place and playground on the GEO GrenzGÄNGER hiking trail. A climbing garden is set up, humming stone, lithophone and turning stone egg allow stones to be perceived with the senses. The sequence of shifts is steep. The gray, medium to thick banked limestones show a wavy layer surface with clay flaps. Harness surfaces show movements of rocks. A path on the north side of the quarry leads to an outcrop of clay marl stones from the Partnach formation. Above it lies a presumably moraine with debris over a thin soil horizon, whereby it is difficult to decide here whether the material was not relocated by solifluction or in the course of the mining equipment.	2400 60 × 40	Type: Rock, Quarry / Pit Type: Limestone	Quarry	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Former Quarries in the Forggensee ENE von Dietringen		777A040	Schwangau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The quarries in the Deutenhausen layers near Dietringen were described by Gümbel and disappeared in the Forggensee after it was dammed. Around the month of March, when the Forggensee is largely drained and not yet refilled, sand-lime stone banks appear near the shore. The marl stones in between form brown stripes between the almost vertically and overturned sandstone slabs. On the undersides of the sandstone banks, the most diverse sediment marks appear like flysch and thus point to the transition from the flysch to this lowest layer sequence of the molasses. A smaller outcrop is on the western shore of the lake near Dietringen. The more impressive outcrops on the east side can be reached via the barrage at the Roßhaupten power plant or via the town of See. The water level of the Forggensee can be called up from the flood news service Bavaria (Roßhaupten Seepegel). In 2018, the Forggensee will remain drained into the summer due to repairs to the dam. Then the Forggensee reef disappears again.	28800 240 × 120	Type: rock type, quarry / pit, layer sequence type: sand-lime brick, marlstone, conglomerate	embankment	precious	Landscape protection area
Raibl formation in the creek bed of Pöllat SE von Hohenschwangau		777A041	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The geotope lies in the bed of the Pöllat stream below the Hohen Straussberg. It can be reached from Hohenschwangau by bike or on foot, to Bleckenau also by bus, and then on towards Alpe Jägerhütte. Around where a hiking trail branches off to the right (to the south) to the Altenberghütte, in the meadow below the road, a trail leads east down to Pöllat. In the stream bed of the Pöllat there are sandstones of the Raibl formation with rusty iron deposits and even a seam of hard, thin-plate shale coal can be found. The uppermost Wetterstein limestone, which is described in detail in the explanations of the geological map - contains dark, elongated, lenticular sandy deposits as a special feature. It will be an early sandy bed that preceded the later Raibl Formation. If the water level is high or there is rain above the creek bed do not walk!	2100 210 × 10	Type: Type of rock, type of layers : sandstone, limestone, lignite	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Historical mining on lignite near Irsee		777G001	Irsee position	Iller-Lech region	In the Riedgraben north of Irsee, lignite from the Upper Freshwater Molasse was mined in several periods from the middle of the 19th to the middle of the 20th century. A number of tunnels were in operation, at times there was also a branch line from Leinau to the mine. In a piece of forest 700 m northeast of Oggenried, an elongated spoil dump can still be seen. Its western end merges into a wet hollow with a stream. From here the tunnels apparently extended north and south. Pieces of coal can be found in the stream.	10000 200 × 50	Type: tunnel, dump type: lignite	Ping	significant	no protected area
Former Quarry in the Benkener Marmor SW of Oberkirch		777G002	Feet position	Allgäu Alps	The Weissensee rubble marble or Benken marble was extracted as a decorative stone between Weissensee and Benken - perhaps since Roman times. Geologically, it is a red cemented carbonate breccia with calcareous alpine components in the Lower Branderfleck Formation. Schmitz (1842) says: The master stonemason Müller in Füssen processes the limestone and dolomite breccia on the northern slopes of the Weissensee and Benkenbergs and lying around in numerous blocks on the slope and foot of the mountain as beautiful and durable rubble marble. Most likely it was mainly blocks that were processed, because quarries are not found in old maps and in nature there are only few clear traces. At the point of the object there are stones with traces of extraction, which, however, suggest a more recent experimental dismantling. Whether the meadow below was once excavated with a dump can only be puzzled, as well as whether rock was extracted from the small pits that step up the slope 50 m further south. On the south bank of the Weissensee a table and sanded stone reminds of the marble extraction.	180 15 × 12	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Breccia	Quarry	significant	Landscape protection area
Historical peat cutting on the moor circular route W from Görisried		777G003	Görisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	A peat dig with soil exposure, hut, equipment and drying peat sod is simulated on the W moor path in Görisried. A photo shows historical peat extraction. In the digital terrain model - especially when superimposed on the land map - (Fig. 4), earlier peat extraction can be recognized quite easily by the terrain levels that penetrate the bog to different depths with the plots. The ditches for the peatland drainage are also clearly visible.	50 10 × 5	Type: peat cut Type: peat	Schurf	significant	FFH area
Iron ore mines of the Beinlandl on the SSE high plateau of Halchch		777G004	Halbch position	Ammer Mountains	In the Beinlandl there are traces of old mining attempts on iron in the form of dilapidated scraps and heaps. The iron ore was present as ferrodolomite and pyrite in the Wetterstein limestone or weathered as brown iron. The outcrop can be classified in a train of similar occurrences of originally sedimentary and later relocated iron or zinc ores in the uppermost Wetterstein limestone, which extends through the entire Bavarian Alpine arc. Sludgy brown iron in the Wetterstein limestone and iron-containing Wetterstein limestone, weathered from dark brown to rusty red, can still be found today. Iron ore is said to have been mined in the area of the Hochplatte as early as 1600, and most recently on the Beinlandl around the time of the First World War.	600 60 × 10	Type: Schurf Type: iron / manganese ore, limestone	Schurf	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Iron ore mines on the Altenbergalpe SE of Schwangau		777G006	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	Depressions in the terrain on the Altenbergalpe, together with evidence of pyrite and limonite in the upcoming Wetterstein limestone, suggest that ore was being mined. The ore flow of the uppermost Wetterstein limestone on the border with the Raibl formation is known. Taupitz (1954) sketched a profile with pyritized breccias from the Altenbergbach. The karst formation can create similar terrain forms as here and limonitic ores are often enriched in karst hollow forms from which they were extracted by the early ore graves. Most of the hollows and holes in the Altenbergalpe are, according to Schöner et al. (2003) nothing more than naturally formed sinkholes, since heaps and walls made of excavated material are missing, but a hand-drilled borehole could also be proven here as evidence of ore mining. In today's digital terrain model from laser scan data, sinkholes also look much more regular than the terrain here. The area is a ground monument (monument no. D-7-8430-0032).	22500 150 × 150	Type: Schurf, Dolinenfeld Type: Limestone, iron ore	Schurf	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Iron ore mining at Schlagstein SE in Schwangau		777G007	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	About 150 m to the west of the summit cross of the Schlagstein, there are scattered small hollows in the forest, which can be recognized as excavation pits by ejecta walls. Here, iron ore was searched for or mined in the uppermost Wetterstein limestone near the border with the Raibl formation. There are occasional traces of brown iron in limestone chunks. Be careful - there are also karst holes from which limonitic iron ores may have been cleared. However, there are no signs of degradation that could prove this. The area is a mining ground monument (monument no. D-7-8430-0030).	5000 100 × 50	Type: Schurf Type: Limestone, iron ore	Schurf	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Royal quarry Alterschrofen SSW of Schwangau		777G009	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The Königlicher Steinbruch station is on the GEO GrenzGÄNGER hiking trail. Here the facade stones for Neuschwanstein Castle were broken. The so-called Alterschrofener marble is a limestone of the Partnach formation. A gravel path leads to the rock face. A fresh block of limestone shows the rock structure.	180 15 × 12	Type: Quarry / Pit Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Mariengrotte near the ruins of Falkenstein SE von Pfronten	more pictures	777H001	Pfronten position	Allgäu Alps	The grotto is a half-cave below the Falkenstein ruins and is used as a Lourdes grotto. The cave is a relatively large half-cave with a height of 15 m. It was created by the karstification of the Wetterstein limestone, which plunges steeply to the south, and the splintered Wetterstein dolomite as a result of frost weathering.	50 10 × 5	Type: karst halfway / natural bridge, rock type: limestone, dolomite stone	cave	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Krähenhöhle under the Krähe E von Hohenschwangau		777H003	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The Krähenhöhle is a horizontal cleft cave in the Wetterstein limestone. It is located directly above the path to the crow under an overhanging wall. Visit at your own risk!	222 74 × 3	Type: Karst Horizontal Cave Type: Limestone	cave	significant	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Reverdys source SW von Liebenthann		777Q001	Obergünzburg position	Iller-Lech region	The boundary between the Upper Freshwater Molasse and the Pleistocene Schotternagelfluh forms the region's most important source horizon. A short tufa channel has formed at the Reverdys spring. The source outlet is possibly created artificially.	1600 40 × 40	Type: Layer source, sinter formation Type: Tufa, conglomerate, marl	no information	significant	Natural monument, FFH area
Mindelquelle WSW from Mindelmühle		777Q002	Obergünzburg position	Iller-Lech region	The source horizon of the two source streams lies on the layer boundary between the Upper Freshwater Molasse and the Quaternary Nagelfluh. The two source outlets are not in the valley floor, but a little south of it in the forest, the drain to Mindelmühle is canalized.	7500 150 × 50	Type: Layer source Type: Conglomerate, marl	no information	precious	Natural monument, FFH area
Teufelsküche N of Obergünzburg	more pictures	777R001	Obergünzburg position	Iller-Lech region	Between the steep edge of the Günztal valley and an ENE running dry valley, a rock spur with steep walls to the west was created. Rock and soil mechanical instabilities occur due to the overarching valley flanks and alternation of solid conglomerates and loose gravel in the lying area, as well as at the underlying layer boundary to the upper freshwater molasse.	60000 300 × 200	Type: landslide, rock wall / slope, layer sequence type: conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, FFH area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 43
Sulphate karst landscape Faulenbachtal / Faulenbacher Seen		777R002	Feet position	Allgäu Alps	The Faulenbach lakes are typical forms of the sulphate karst. By loosening the gypsum blocks present in the Raibler marl, cavities are created. When the ceiling layers fall, depressions and sinkholes are formed. Some of the swelling outlets contain a lot of sulphate. The easternmost lake of the Faulenbach valley has noticeably sulphate-containing water.	750000 3000 × 250	Type: subrosion landscape, karst lake, sinkhole, constriction source Type: limestone, claystone, gypsum	no information	precious	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Findling W from Görisried	more pictures	777R004	Görisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The boulder probably comes from the area of the Rottachberg (coarse Nagelfluh, Kojenschichten) and was transported through the Iller glacier.	91 13 × 7	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	Natural monument
Boulder at Hasenmahd W von Görisried		777R005	Görisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The relatively small boulder probably comes from the Rottachberg area (coarse Nagelfluh, Kojenschichten), and was transported through the Iller glacier. He wears a distinctive field cross.	8 4 × 2	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	no protected area
Dachstein boulder in Wölflemoos W of Görisried		777R006	Görisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The boulder probably comes from the area of the Rottachberg (coarse Nagelfluh, Kojenschichten) and was transported through the Iller glacier.	528 24 × 22	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	inferior	FFH area
Boulder S from Hasenmahd		777R007	Görisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The boulder probably comes from the area of the Rottachberg (coarse Nagelfluh, Kojenschichten) and was transported through the Iller glacier. The pointed boulder is divided into two parts and is strongly overgrown.	192 16 × 12	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	inferior	no protected area
Harness surface on Kobelweg in Bad Faulenbach		777R008	Feet position	Allgäu Alps	The rock face known as the glacier cut is a steep to saigere horizontal fault in the main dolomite, near the border with the Raibler layers. The NW-SE trending fault is part of a system of shifts to the right on the northern edge of the Faulenbach valley.	150 30 × 5	Type: fault, rock wall / slope type: dolomite stone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area
NNW waterfall from the Nesselburg castle ruins		777R009	Nesselwang position	Allgäu Molasse foothills	Vertically standing conglomerates with sand, clay and marl banks of the Weißach strata (lower freshwater molasses) in between form the steep step with the waterfall, which begins at a wall-like conglomerate bank and overcomes 22 m in four steps (accessible over the entire height by a hiking trail with stairs ). Further downstream, the stream runs parallel to the strata (marl banks). There the water has created a conspicuous chute at about 60 m.	200 40 × 5	Type: waterfall, rock type: conglomerate, marlstone, sandstone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Natural monument
Peat rocks at Weißensee W of Füssen		777R010	Feet position	Allgäu Alps	The small rock gate on the south bank of the Weißensee is crossed by a hiking trail. The gate and the adjoining rock wall consist of a breccia of angular calcareous alpine components, which indicate that parts of the limestone Alps were lifted and eroded during the Cenomanian. Today's contact with the surrounding limestone alpine is of a tectonic nature.	4 2 × 2	Type: rock wall / slope, karst halfway / natural bridge, rock type: breccia	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area, FFH area
Toteisloch NE of Dietringen	more pictures	777R011	Vineyards on the Forggensee position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	About the formation of the dead ice hole: Meltwater gravel from the area of the Füssen Glacier Gate was poured onto the remaining dead ice block in the late glacial. After the ice has thawed, the hollow shape is traced to the surface. The dead ice hole used to be permanently dry. Today its bottom is in the fluctuation range of the water level of the Forggensee, so that it is mostly filled with water, especially in summer.	21600 180 × 120	Type: Dead Ice Hole Type: Moraine	no information	significant	Landscape protection area
Drumlins S from Dietringen		777R012	Vineyards on the Forggensee position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The drumlins south of Dietringen are part of an extensive drumlin field that extends on both sides of the Lech. The core of the streamlined bodies consists of thrust gravel with a thin moraine cover.	300000 500 × 600	Type: Drumlin- / G.moränenfeld Type: Gravel, Moraine	no information	precious	Landscape protection area
Drumlins NW of Hafenegg		777R013	Hopferau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Drumlins are witnesses of the New Pleistocene landscape genesis.	10000000 4000 × 2500	Type: Drumlin- / G.moränenfeld Type: Gravel, Moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Pöllatfall S from Neuschwanstein Castle	more pictures	777R014	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The steep step of the main dolomite in the Bachtal forms an approx. 15 m high waterfall step in an imposing gorge behind the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle.	12000 200 × 60	Type: waterfall, rock wall / slope Type: dolomite stone	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area
Egelseemoos W from Görisried		777R015	Görisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The irregularly shaped depression shows a clear relief. In the west there is a dry high moor, mainly planted with spruce, in the east there is litter meadows and a low moor with small, open water areas.	80000 400 × 200	Type: Dead Ice Hole Type: Moraine	no information	precious	FFH area
Lechfall and Klamm S from Füssen	more pictures	777R016	Feet position	Ammer Mountains	After its waterfall, the Lech has dug a deep gorge between the state and city limits. Massive construction measures over the Lechfall are planned to expand the water supply. The Lech falls in an imposing waterfall in five steps around 12 m before a narrow gorge on a broad front.	3600 120 × 30	Type: Canyon, Waterfall, Stream / River Course Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument, landscape protection area	Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes No. 8
Former Prallhang S of Obergünzburg		777R017	Obergünzburg position	Iller-Lech region	Very beautiful, former impact slope with a 20 meter high terrace edge.	870000 8700 × 100	Type: Impact slope, terrace Type: Gravel	no information	precious	no protected area
Flattened molasse ribs NW of Eschenberg		777R018	Halbch position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The almost vertical, hard conglomerate rocks of the Weißach layers (south wing of the Murnauer Mulde) form a noticeable ridge in the terrain. The hardened ribs are clearly modeled in an eastern and a western area in the terrain. In the eastern area there are smaller outcrops of the conglomerates.	25000 500 × 50	Type: Hard rock, Type of rock : Conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	significant	Natural monument
Riss moraine at Ridmonument E von Rieden		777R019	Vineyard position	Iller-Lech region	The Riss moraine with its ridged monument stands out clearly from the surrounding area of gravel.	2340000 3000 × 780	Type: End (wall) moraine Type: Moraine	no information	precious	no protected area
Moraine SE from Aitrang		777R020	Aitrang position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	To the south-east of Aitrang is an east-west-extending series of moraine hills, which form an attractive and striking morphology.	1410000 4700 × 300	Type: End (wall) moraine Type: Moraine	no information	significant	Landscape protection area
Ice crumbling landscape with boulder SW from Kraftisried		777R021	Kraftisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	In the forest north of the B12 there are two north-south oriented wall moraines. On the east is a conglomerate block. The boulder was transported very far to the north, presumably by the Iller foreland glacier.	80000 400 × 200	Type: ice crumbling landscape, boulder Type: moraine, conglomerate	block	significant	no protected area
Glacial forms E from Meilingen		777R022	Pfronten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	East of Meilingen there are se-nw-trending wall moraines, late glacial meltwater channels and dead ice holes. The wall moraines are eastern lateral moraines of the Lech glacier, the late glacial meltwater channels drained the Füssener Lobus, south of the Wasenmoos there are numerous dead ice pans up to 15 m deep.	3400000 2000 × 1700	Type: End (wall) moraine, Schmelzwassertal, Toteisloch Type: moraine	no information	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area
Meander in Drumlin Landscape S by Lengenwang	more pictures	777R023	Seeg position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Meander of the Lengenwang Mühlbach. It is likely to be the most beautiful and most easily accessible meander in the Ostallgäu, embedded in a landscape characterized by drumlins between Lengenwang and Seeg.	72000 600 × 120	Type: meander, drumlin Type: clay, moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Round humps and dead ice holes near Weißenbach and Ried		777R024	Pfronten position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Around Weißenbach and Ried near Pfronten are round humps from the Helvetian Garschella formation and sea limestone (Großer Josberg) or Reiselsberg sandstone of the Flysch (Kleiner Josberg, Hörnle), embedded in late glacial gravel with dead ice holes.	2090000 1900 × 1100	Type: Round humps, dead ice hole Type: Gravel, limestone, sandstone	no information	precious	no protected area
Tuff cascades on the hanging walkway SE from Görisried		777R025	Görisried position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	Magnificent limestone tufa terraces are formed between the waterworks and the suspension bridge over the Wertach below Stadels near Görisried. The tufa even builds up into the Wertach, where it breaks off when it is undermined and leaves steps over which the stream water falls into the river.	2100 70 × 30	Type: Sinterterrassen Type: Travertine	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Dead ice landscape W of Ried		777R026	Unterthingau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	W von Ried - between Kirnach and the Brandholzmoos (with old peat extraction, parcels in Fig. 4) in the northwest and Wertach valley in the southeast - lies a hilly moraine landscape with numerous dead ice holes.	360000 800 × 450	Type: Dead Ice Hole Type: Moraine	no information	significant	no protected area
Dead ice hole ensemble NW of Ried		777R027	Unterthingau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	In the forest on the edge of the Schornmoos there are several dead ice holes in an ice crumbling landscape. The holes north of the road seem a bit over-deepened. They are likely to serve or have served as sinkholes for surface water and rinsing out fine particles in the gravel (subrosion) could have led to subsidence.	137500 550 × 250	Type: Dead ice hole, ice collapse landscape Type: Gravel	other information	significant	FFH area
Dolinenfeld on Hochholz E in Lengenwang		777R028	Lengenwang position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	To the east of Lengenwang and east of the Lobach there are several sinkholes. The sinkhole field at the geotop point is the station on the Lengenwang Kleeblattweg. Water is life. The formation of the sinkholes is attributed to the washing out of sand from loosening zones in the lime-rich sandstone of the Lower Freshwater Molasse near the Lobach receiving water. Steep-walled funnels then form in the glacial till. The southern of the three sinkholes has a water outlet with a mouth (ponor) a few meters further. Unfortunately it will be filled.	7500 125 × 60	Type: Dolinenfeld Type: Marlstone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	significant	no protected area
Large dolines of the Scheinbergkessel SSE from hallech		777R029	Halbch position	Ammer Mountains	The large hollow form of the Scheinbergkessel without drainage is a glacial sinkhole in a steep sequence of layers of limestone from the Jura. The boiler floor is more than 60 m below the threshold in the northeast. When the snow melts, a lake covers the valley floor. The geotope is located on the Kessel circular route from the Kenzenhütte.	390000 650 × 600	Type: sinkhole, Kar Type: limestone, marl limestone, pebble limestone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Carts on Maximiliansweg under the Niederstraussberg		777R030	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	Not far after the Niederstraussbergsattel on the Maximiliansweg (and on the Via Alpina) in the direction of Krähe, there are textbook-like carts directly below the path. The carts were probably uncovered when the Maximiliansweg was laid out here as a bridle path a long time ago. Such carts develop particularly well under ground cover and entire cart fields can be presumed to be under ground cover in the area. The carts lie in the karst-capable Wetterstein limestone, which shines like a marble here.	28 7 × 4	Type: Carts / Fields Type: Limestone	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Kar of the Schwangau boiler E from Hohenschwangau		777R031	Schwangau position	Ammer Mountains	The Schwangau basin below Gabelschrofen and Niederstraußberg is the slightly deepened Karwanne of a former local glacier. During the last Ice Age, the surrounding peaks of the Ammer Mountains protruded from the Arctic Ocean, but were - especially on the north side - a breeding ground for local glaciers that flowed into the valleys. The distant ice of the Lech glacier from the central Alps could not penetrate into this valley, the passes were too high. In the Schwangau Kessel and on the Gabelschrofensattel, Partnachformation emerges in the core of a saddle made of Wetterstein limestone. The Partnach formation consists of dark gray clay marls that can be easily removed from the ice with two powerful limestone layers. The clay marls are visible from the hiking trail in the basin and are entered on the last meters up to the Gabelschrofensattel. The cirque of the Schwangau basin is clearly visible in the digital terrain model with an overlaid aerial photo (Fig. 4). (The flow structures in the Wetterstein limestone walls of Krähe and Niederstraussberg, however, are artifacts: the few pixel points from the vertical aerial photo are distributed as lines across the wall in an oblique view.)	200000 500 × 400	Type: Kar Type: Limestone, Clay Marlstone	other information	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Sinkholes of the Hirschwang-Alpe E in Schwangau		777R032	Halbch position	Ammer Mountains	On the Hirschwang-Alpe, the Branderfleck Formation of the Upper Cretaceous lies transgressively on the Triassic plate limestone. Scattered across the Alpe are numerous sinkholes, at the edge of which the conglomerates and breccias of the fire spot formation can be seen.	55900 430 × 130	Type: sinkhole field, rock type: conglomerate, limestone	Sinkhole / sinkhole	precious	Nature reserve, FFH area, bird sanctuary
Sources with outcrops in the Vilstal		777Q003	Pfronten position	Allgäu Alps	In the rearmost Vilstal shortly before the border with Tyrol, powerful springs of rock from the Adnet formation rise up in the slope. The relocation of the source outlets has led to the breaking off and crashing of blocks of red limestone. One of these blocks is just down the road and shows beautiful limbs of crinoids. Opposite, on the other valley slope of the Vils, dark rocks are visible, which are placed in the fire spot formation according to the geological map.	no information no information	Type: Source of disturbance, layer sequence Type: Clay marlstone, limestone	Rock slope / cliff	precious	no protected area
Beilstein NNW boulder from Görisried		777R033	Unterthingau position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The Beilstein, which has crumbled into two parts, is one of the largest giant boulders in the Kemptner Forest. According to Müller (2011), the conglomerate boulder with rubble diameters of up to 40 cm and a high crystalline content clearly comes from the upper bunk layers.	1250 50 × 25	Type: Boulder Type: Conglomerate	block	significant	no protected area
Terraces of the Steinacher Achen W from Steinach		777R034	Pfronten position	Allgäu Alps	To the west of Steinach, the Steinacher Achen with its funnel-shaped opening has sunk into late glacial gravel and created a striking terrace edge. The edge of the terrace can be seen very well in the digital terrain model. In nature it is usually only clearly visible where the steep slope is not covered with forest or scrub. Here, west of Steinach, this is the case in places.	480000 1200 × 400	Type: Terrace Type: Gravel	no information	significant	no protected area
Nagelfluh outcrop W from Bad Grönenbach	more pictures	778A001	Bad Grönenbach position	Iller-Lech region	The Nagelfluh outcrop, which is barely visible and completely overgrown, is located directly on the MN 21 district road. The outcrop was created by the mining of solidified gravel, which is heavily weathered. Remnants of geological organs can be seen on the break walls. Albrecht Penck assigns the ballast to the oldest Pleistocene Grönenbach ceiling ballast.	350 35 × 10	Type: Standard / Reference Profile, Geological Organ Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Wolfertschwendener Steige E from Wolfertschwenden	more pictures	778A002	Wolfertschwenden position	Iller-Lech region	The quarry walls consist of conglomerated gravel and are partially exposed to the bottom of the quarry with geological organs that are not very deep. The gravel, consisting of almost pure limestone and dolomite rubble, is relatively poorly rounded and comes from the Günzglacial.	300 30 × 10	Type: Rock type, Geological organ Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Nagelfluh outcrop NW from Günzegg		778A003	Boost position	Iller-Lech region	The Nagelfluh outcrop was created by a former gravel pit and is heavily overgrown. The outcrop consists of solidified advancing gravel and gravel moraine from the Mindelglacial.	1000 200 × 5	Type: Rock Type: Moraine, gravel	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Nagelfluh-Aufschluss W from Ottobeuren		778A004	Ottobeuren position	Iller-Lech region	The fractures of the Nagelfluh outcrop, south of Brüchlins near Ottobeuren, show crystalline gravel from the early glacial. The accumulation of quartz, quartzite and chert decreases from bottom to top. Towards the hanging walls, the pebbles become coarser and more calcareous. Solidified fine sands of the Upper Freshwater Molasse can be found at the bottom of the quarry.	40 10 × 4	Type: Layer sequence Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Former Quarry near Frickenhausen		778A005	Arbor position	Iller-Lech region	The former gravel pit opens up older gravel from the Günzglacial, which has solidified to form Nagelfluh. Yellow fine sands from the Upper Freshwater Molasse can be seen on the bottom of the quarry.	200 50 × 4	Type: Rock Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Nagelfluh outcrop SW from Ottobeuren		778A006	Ottobeuren position	Iller-Lech region	Roppel represents the Nagelfluh outcrop as a well-known example of periglacial deposits, which is also considered a type locality for the Ottobeurer gravel. The overlay by typical fluvioglacial gravel defines the chronological classification of the Günz Ice Age. The high crystalline content of up to 20% and a low calcium content characterize the pebbles of these sediments.	200 40 × 5	Type: type locality, geological organ, rock type: conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	precious	no protected area
Nagelfluh-Aufschluss SE from Bad Grönenbach	more pictures	778A007	Bad Grönenbach position	Iller-Lech region	The structure of the Grönenbach gravel is open as a clear terrace edge. The sequence of the digestion begins with a good 2 meters thick, inclined layer of very coarse, matrix-supported material. Above are banks of 1 to 2 meters, with refinement from coarse gravel at the base to layers of fine sand at the top. These deposits are documented as overgrown river systems (braided river) of the immediate glacier foreland.	800 40 × 20	Type: Rock Type: Conglomerate	Gravel pit / sand pit	significant	no protected area
Molasse outcrop N by Aubauer		778A010	Kronburg position	Iller-Lech region	The sandstone location is north of the footpath on the edge of the Würm terrace to the Holocene Illerauce. The fissures and strata are traced by tree roots. The stream forms a small waterfall south of the path with adjacent sand / sandstones. Fine sediments are exposed up to the stream bed. Although molasse sandstones are often exposed on the terrace edges of the Iller, they are not always so easily accessible. Since fine sediments of the molasses are seldom exposed, the stream has a high potential for conservation.	260 20 × 13	Type: Type of rock, type of layers : sandstone, sand	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	precious	Landscape protection area
Layer sources SE from Katzbrui		778Q002	Apple frying position	Iller-Lech region	The natural, well-pouring springs with up to 17 liters per second occur in large numbers on the slope. The springs arise between the water-permeable Mindeldeck gravel and the rather water-impermeable fine sands and marls of the Upper Freshwater Molasse. The very lime-rich water resulted in tufa formations and a small stone channel. The many springs combine to form a stream flowing in the valley floor.	8000 200 × 40	Type: layer spring, fen Type: conglomerate, marl	no information	precious	Landscape component
Geological organs SSW from Bossarts	more pictures	778R001	Wolfertschwenden position	Iller-Lech region	The geological organs are located southwest of the hamlet of Bossarts near Wolfertschwenden. They consist of round, smooth-walled, tubular structures that are up to 14 meters high. The weathering of the solution of the Nagelfluh, which consists of lime and dolomite rubble from the Günze Age, led to the creation of the geological organs, which are filled with weathered clay. The conglomerate shows calcareous alpine rocks such as dolomites, limes and red chert. The layers alternate between coarse components and sandy layers.	40 20 × 2	Type: Geological Organ Type: Conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Natural monument
Toteisloch SW from Herbisried	more pictures	778R002	Bad Grönenbach position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The Toteisloch is located southwest of Herbisried near Bad Grönenbach on the edge of a small forest. The moderately deepened hollow form shows a vegetation that is noticeably different from the surroundings. The boggy soil is wet in places, but largely silted up. The dead ice hole was created by the formation of cavities as a result of ice collapse at the edge of the glacier of the outgoing high glacial from the Würm Ice Age.	1000 50 × 20	Type: Dead Ice Hole Type: Moraine	no information	precious	no protected area
Trumpet valley NE by Ziegelberg	more pictures	778R003	Bad Grönenbach position	Iller-Lech young moraine region	The largest trumpet valley in the Allgäu was formed during the last ice age. It widens like a funnel to the north, like a trumpet neck. To the north of the town of Ziegelberg there is an outermost, partially graveled group of walls. An erosion channel cuts through the Worm Ice Age moraine walls, which the railway line also follows.	2520000 3600 × 700	Type: Trumpet Valley Type: Moraine, gravel	no information	precious	no protected area
Nagelfluhfelsen on Falken NE of Ittelsburg	more pictures	778R004	Bad Grönenbach position	Iller-Lech region	The historically significant Nagelfluh outcrop on the northeastern slope of the Falken shows gravel conglomerates from deposits of the meltwater from the glaciers of the Günze Age. The origin of the pebbles is mostly limestone. Since only a few pieces are edged and most of the pieces are angular, it can be concluded that the gravel in the glacier rivers did not transport far and that the glacier front was in close proximity.	1500 50 × 30	Type: Rock wall / slope Type: Conglomerate	Slope crack / rock wall	precious	Landscape protection area
Zeller high terrace N of Bad Grönenbach		778R005	Bad Grönenbach position	Iller-Lech region	The area between Memmingen and Bad Grönenbach is one of the classic research areas in Quaternary geology. The clearly structured gravel terraces made it possible for Albrecht Penck to prove the multiple structure of the Pleistocene. The Risszeit high terrace limits the Worm Ice Age valley floor. In the west, the elevated terrace is in turn dominated by the Minimum Ice Age terrace.	93000 3100 × 30	Type: Terrace Type: Conglomerate	no information	significant	no protected area
Terrace between Heimertingen and Fellheim		778R006	Fellheim position	Iller-Lech region	The Worm Ice Age low terrace towers over the valley floor by 13 meters. Due to the occurrence of yellow flax (Linum Flavum) in a short section, this was designated as a natural monument.	60000 4000 × 15	Type: Terrace Type: Gravel	no information	significant	Natural monument
Illertal WSW from Bad Grönenbach		778R007	Bad Grönenbach position	Iller-Lech region	The partially ingrown outcrop on the Prallhang shows layers of the Upper Freshwater Molasse. The Iller's hydrodynamic river system is impaired by the barrages.	8400000 7000 × 1200	Type: Impact slope, type of layers : gravel	Impact slope / river bed / stream profile	significant	Landscape protection area, FFH area
High terrace between Egg and Lauben		778R008	Egg at the Günz position	Iller-Lech region	The maximum 12 m high Rissis Age high terrace is seldom clearly visible due to its tree population, separated from the edge of the Holocene floodplain.	63000 1800 × 35	Type: Terrace Type: Conglomerate	no information	significant	no protected area