The 8 Most Amazing Peaks around Freisen

The "Schaumbergblick" is a popular viewing point and tourist highlight in Saarland, which is especially known for its breathtaking views of the surrounding landscape.

From this point between Winterbach and Alsweiler you have wonderful views in all directions. Not far away you can see the summit of the Schaumberg - not the highest peak in Saarland, but certainly the most famous.

The Potzberg, known as the "King of Westrich", is a wooded hill, 562 m above sea level, in the North Palatinate Uplands in Rhineland-Palatinate. (Source: Wikipedia)

There are really plenty of beautiful views

Several great views can be enjoyed on the tour.

𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝗳 𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘇𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 The Potzberg is a 562m high wooded mountain in the North Palatinate Uplands and is nicknamed "King of Westrich". Today the Potzberg wildlife park, the Potzberg tower, a military tower and a hotel are located on the summit. The Potzbergturm is a 53.5m high viewing and transmission tower. Originally, a 18.5m high radio antenna on the platform completed the structure. The radio programs of what was then Südwestfunk were broadcast from here until the 1990s. The approx. 30ha large area of the wildlife park offers, favored by its altitude, an indescribable panorama of the North Palatinate mountains, with a visibility of more than 30km. Source: text information board

Great view of the Schaumberg.

𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐫 From a geological point of view, the »Steinernes Meer« is a heap of scree made from weathered material from the Weiselberg. From a geological point of view, this sea of rocks at the foot of the mountain is a work of the Ice Age. The last ice age only ended around 10,000 years ago. Magma rising underground got stuck under the earth's surface and solidified into mostly pentagonal column formations, quite typical of slowly cooling basalt rock. Over the course of millions of years, the surrounding softer sedimentary rock was removed by erosion. In geology, the very hard rock, which shines deep black when cut and is reminiscent of a starry sky with its bright feldspar particles, has been given the name »Weiselbergite«. The frost change climate during this geological epoch caused extreme weathering and erosion processes that were able to separate the blocks and columns weighing several tons from the rock structure. Not least because of the extreme daily temperature fluctuations, the steep southern slope of the Weiselberg with the typical vertical basalt columns offered the best conditions for the formation of the Felsenmeer. The boulders collected on the mountainside and have since been exposed to weathering. Covered with mosses, the »Steinernes Meer« repeatedly gave rise to eerie legends: Whether wild cyclopes played with it or the remains of an enchanted castle are left to the imagination of the observer. The Romans were already digging for agates on the surface of the Weiselberg. From the 15th century, when only little was to be found above ground and a veritable agate boom began, the agate seekers went deep. Some tunnels buried today bear witness to this. After the war there were concrete considerations to dismantle the Weiselberg as a quarry. This was prevented by the designation as a nature reserve in October 1950. In earlier times, the minerals of this region such as agate, chalcedony, jasper and petrified wood were processed in the gemstone metropolis of Idar-Oberstein. 3000 of these precious stones can be viewed in the Mineralogical Museum in the old school in Oberkirchen (0 68 55/332) and in the Mineral Museum (2000 exhibits) in Freisen (0 68 55/13 25). In the Gemstone Dorado in Freisen, treasure hunters can search for gemstones themselves. (0 68 55/1849 31) Source: Text information board