REVIEWED LOCATION

Hobbysteinbruch ESE Langenaltheim Rockhounding Status & Field Guide

Bavarian geotope 577A021: a separately delineated collecting section at the historic Langenaltheim Urvogel locality where fossil collecting in thin-bedded Solnhofen limestone is explicitly allowed for a small fee during the stated season.

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Important: Exact collecting permission is spatially limited to the designated hobby-quarry section.

What is here

Solnhofen Plattenkalk fossil beds

Materials / interest: Fossils, Ammonites

Collecting and access

Fossil collecting only in the separately delineated hobby-quarry section

Respect the marked hobby-quarry boundary. The surrounding quarry/geotope includes protected Natura 2000 areas and must not be treated as open collecting land.

Detailed status
managed
Permission
Not flagged
Permit
Not flagged
Fee
Required
Guide
Not flagged
Booking
Not flagged
Surface collecting
yes
Hammering
yes
Digging
conditional

Safety

Historic quarry terrain: loose rock, edges and uneven ground. Use eye protection and sturdy footwear and remain in the authorized area.

Seasonal / timing conditions

Official geotope report states collecting for a small fee from 1 April to 31 October

Review status

Access reviewed: 2026-09-09 · Sources reviewed: 2026-09-09 · Next scheduled review: 2026-12-08.

Recheck access, closures, permissions and current source instructions before field travel.

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