Guided tour of an old sandstone quarry

Name: Guided tour of an old sandstone quarry
Start: 2022-09-17T09:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T12:00:00+02:00
Location: Carrière Barrois

Take a guided hike, in a truly unusual place, with breathtaking landscapes and a rich history.

Saturday 17 September 2022, 09:00Passed

Conditions

Free. Upon registration with the Freyming-Merlebach CC Tourist Office. 7 km with sometimes a high altitude difference. Provide hiking shoes, water and binoculars to observe wildlife.

Registration

accueil@tourismefreyming-merlebach.fr 03 87 90 53 53

©Sarah Schwartz

Take a guided hike, in a truly unusual place, with breathtaking landscapes and a rich history.

During a 7 km hike, you will discover this career shaped by Man, today claimed by Mother Nature.
Its history is interwoven with that of the coal mines: the work of these courageous workers has revealed in the cliff waves nuanced of ochre, sometimes orange, sometimes pink.
Today, it is a ZNIEFF (Natural area of ecological interest, faunistic and floristic) where nature has made its refuge and the rare species are numerous: owl grand-duc, green toad and brown pélobate, falcons, bats...
Wildflowers bloom on the shores of tranquil waters, where birds and their young pass.
A visit that promises to be as rewarding as exotic.

About the location

Carrière Barrois

N20 puis D20, 57800 Freyming-Merlebach

Moselle
Grand Est

The Barrois quarry in Freyming-Merlebach is a sandstone quarry formerly used to fill the tunnels of the mine. Today, it is a natural area ZNIEFF with the appearance of a canyon, where many endangered species find refuge. It is a popular place for hikers and nature lovers.