Attractions and Places To See around Langener Waldsee - Top 3

SEHRING AG is a traditional and significant family company in the building materials industry in the Rhine-Main region, with its headquarters in Langen (Hessen). The company was founded in 1927 and operates the well-known gravel pit on Langener Waldsee. Here is a summary of the most important information about the company, the gravel pit, and related topics: Origin of the Langener Waldsee Decades of extraction: The company has been extracting high-quality, quartz-rich sands and gravels since the 1930s over a vast area (today approx. 240 hectares) in the Dreieich or Langen forest. Largest gravel pit lake in the region: Through this intensive, deep wet extraction, the Langener Waldsee was created over the decades, becoming the largest artificial body of water by area in the entire Rhine-Main region. Leisure use: In the early 1970s, part of the area was opened as a public lido. Today, the area is considered a popular local recreation area ("Hessian Mediterranean") and the venue for the swimming leg of the annual Ironman Germany. Business areas and infrastructure Raw materials and ready-mix concrete: In addition to the pure extraction of sand and gravel, the Sehring Group operates several of its own ready-mix concrete plants. The largest transshipment point and one of the most modern concrete mixing plants in Europe are located directly in Frankfurt's Osthafen (Eastern Port). Logistics and earthworks: The group includes its own inland vessels for material transport on the Main river, as well as subsidiary companies involved in earthworks, demolition, and the recycling of building materials. Backfilling and recultivation: Excavated areas (such as the East and West pits) are gradually backfilled with uncontaminated excavated material from large regional construction projects and then strictly controlled recultivated for forestry purposes to reforest the area. Controversies and environmental protests Expansion plans: The ongoing gravel extraction requires the gradual felling of parts of the surrounding protected forest. The approval for a southeast expansion of the extraction areas (planned gradual clearing of over 60 hectares of forest in total) has been causing fierce social conflicts for years. Legal dispute: Nature conservation associations such as the BUND sued for years against the expansions in order to preserve the protected forest. The lawsuits were finally dismissed in 2022 by the Federal Administrative Court, as the public, economic interest in locally sourced building materials that can be transported in a climate-friendly manner was legally rated higher. Protest camps and sabotage: The remaining forest areas have repeatedly been occupied by climate activists ("forest occupation"). In addition, targeted sabotage actions against the gravel pit occurred on site, damaging conveyor belts and technical equipment of the company.

Somewhat overgrown in summer

Didn't know that I was being seen biking naked

Always along the fence, nice trail S0

Nice trail in the "plain" between Wiesbaden, Darmstadt and Frankfurt. Longer than most others in the area. Including roots, narrow passages, small hills and hollows. There is even a mud hole that only dries out in the height of summer. :-) Depending on speed, suitable for beginners and advanced riders, somehow everyone has fun here. Just watch out for wild boars in the corresponding season!

Magnificent bathing area in the Langen forest. Overflow very quickly on sunny days

narrow easy trail. Brings variety to the wide forest roads

... the trail is not over right away, this one is long and winds around various corners and curves, the evening sun shines through the still light trees - mega beautiful, you have to have driven