Stone Gully (Wolfsbronn)
The stone gully ("Steinerne Rinne") located near Wolfsbronn (Meinheim) is a special nature's spectacle: the water from the spring in the wood flows downstream on a calcareous base that is 120 m long and up to 1.60 m high. It forms a "bank" that grows further every year.
The calcareous rocks of the Hahnenkamm region favour the formation of stone gullies because the limestone contained in running water deposits and forms elevations of the stream bed. Usually calc-tuffs are characterized by a flat form or large curvatures, while here a linear elevation follows the water flowing direction. Generally the erosive action of running water makes a stream sink in its bed, while in stone gullies the limestone settles and makes the stream bed higher. The stone gully at Wolfsbronn consists of a travertine bank that is 128 m long and up to 1.50 m high. Tuff settles on it and makes it grow further year by year.
If you visit this natural monument in April you can also see a lily family, which is peculiar to this area and is recognizable from a strong smell of garlic: it is the wild garlic that spreads on grounds rich in nutrients and flowed though by groundwater. It looks very much like big lilies of the valley. This almost forgotten plant is currently subject to a revival in gastronomy.
The stone gully is located to the southwest of Meinheim (a hamlet of Wolfsbronn) and can be reached from Treuchtlingen on the national road St 2230 towards Wettelsheim-Markt Berolzheim-Meinheim. In Meinheim turn into the road WUG 34 to Wolfsbronn.
Well-marked car and bus parking in the residential area and on the spot. The attraction can also be reached on the marked hiking and bike trail.
Bus service to Wolfsbronn through Meinheim. Distance from the bus stop: about 1 km.
Mto wa Mawe (Steinerne Rinne) karibu na Wolfsbronn (Meinheim) ni maonyesho ya asili ya kipekee: maji kutoka chemchemi katika misitu hutiririka chini ya mto kwenye msingi wa chokaa ambao ni urefu wa mita 120 na urefu wa mita 1.6. Inafanyiza "benki" ambayo hukua zaidi kila mwaka. Miamba ya chokaa ya eneo la Hahnenkamm huwezesha kuundwa kwa mabonde ya mawe kwa sababu mawe ya chokaa yaliyo katika maji yanayotiririka huhifadhiwa na kuunda mwinuko wa kitanda cha mto. Kwa kawaida calc-tuffs ni sifa na fomu gorofa au curvatures kubwa, wakati hapa mwinuko linear ifuatavyo maji mtiririko mwelekeo. Kwa kawaida, maji yanayotiririka husababisha kijito cha maji kuanguka kwenye kitanda chake, ilhali katika mabonde ya mawe, mawe ya chokaa huanguka na kufanya kitanda cha kijito kiwe juu zaidi. Mto wa Wolfsbronn ni mto wa travertine wenye urefu wa mita 128 na urefu wa mita 1.5. Mawe ya tuff huingia juu yake na kuifanya ikue zaidi mwaka baada ya mwaka. Ikiwa unatembelea mnara huu wa asili mnamo Aprili unaweza pia kuona familia ya lily, ambayo ni ya kipekee kwa eneo hili na inaweza kutambuliwa kutoka kwa harufu kali ya vitunguu: ni vitunguu vya mwituni vinavyosambaa kwenye ardhi yenye virutubisho na kuenea kwa maji ya chini ya ardhi. Inaonekana sana kama maua makubwa ya mto. Mti huu ambao umesahaulika karibu unazaliwa upya katika utamaduni wa vyakula. Mto huo wa mawe uko kusini magharibi mwa Meinheim (kijiji cha Wolfsbronn) na unaweza kufikiwa kutoka Treuchtlingen kwenye barabara ya taifa St. 2230 kuelekea Wettelsheim-Markt Berholzheim-Meinheim. Katika Meinheim kugeuka katika barabara WUG 34 kwa Wolfsbronn. Maegesho ya magari na mabasi yaliyoonyeshwa vizuri katika eneo la makazi na mahali hapo. Kivutio hicho kinaweza pia kufikiwa kwenye njia iliyochorwa ya kutembea kwa miguu na kuendesha baiskeli. Huduma ya basi kwa Wolfsbronn kupitia Meinheim. Umbali kutoka kituo cha basi: karibu 1 km.