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Andrea, Sandra, and I went back in time on this gravel ride visiting Reinhausen situated just outside of Göttingen.

Reinhausen Village and Wald is dominated by huge formations of Red Sandstone rocks. The village is carved into the rock face in places and for thousands of years people have settled in the immediate area.

Mesolithic, Stone Age, and Iron Age peoples have lived here and many sought shelter under the rock overhangs that make up the longest continuous Abri (French word for rock shelter) or rock rooftops in Central Europe.

I ´discovered´ the amazing Canyon of red stone in the Bürgertal on a scouting ride a few days prior and Andrea wanted to see it as well although she recalls going there in her childhood.

To escape the canyon involves a 25% plus climb and on this day both Sandra and Andrea rode much further up it than me!

On our route was the village of Niedernjesa which is marking one thousand years by posting a series of historical signs explaining events that have occurred there. We stopped to read two of them – a brilliant initiative.

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