National Geotope "Porphyry Fan"
The Porphyry Fan was designated a natural monument in 1958 and a National Geotope in 2019. The rock here is a “low-quartz porphyry” (reddish-brown to grayish-violet), a volcanic rock with numerous porous, reddish-streaked inclusions and an age of approximately 300 million years. The jointing forms a fan shape, which gave the former quarry its name (cooling cracks).
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Directions & Parking facilities
Anreise
A4 highway, Wilsdruff exit, take Wilsdruffer Straße to Grumbach, follow the B 173 to Mohorn, then turn onto the street "Am Tharandter Wald" and continue to the entrance to Grund
Parken
Mohorn-Grund Sports Field Parking Lot
Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
Bus line 333 (RVSOE), "Am Silberblick, Grund" stop, then about a 12-minute walk
Transit information: https://www.sachsenauskunft.de/
A4 highway, Wilsdruff exit, take Wilsdruffer Straße to Grumbach, follow the B 173 to Mohorn, then turn onto the street "Am Tharandter Wald" and continue to the entrance to Grund
Parken
Mohorn-Grund Sports Field Parking Lot
Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel
Bus line 333 (RVSOE), "Am Silberblick, Grund" stop, then about a 12-minute walk
Transit information: https://www.sachsenauskunft.de/
Author
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
Organization
Dresden Elbland
License (master data)
Dresden Elbland Redaktion
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