The Kyffhäuser National Geopark allows visitors to immerse themselves in the history of the earth: the Kyffhäuser, the smallest low mountain range in Germany, combines very different, species-rich landscapes with dense deciduous forests, steppe-like slopes, rare dry sandy grasslands and salt springs. The Kyffhäuser Geopark, which stretches from Kindelbrück in Thuringia to Kelbra in Saxony-Anhalt, focuses on the geological features. Around 95 million years ago, colliding tectonic plates not only caused the Alps to rise. A clod of earth rose up along deep fractures in the earth's crust, breaking into several blocks and laying the foundation for the hilly landscape of the Kyffhäuser. This also revealed rocks from 300 million years of the earth's history, when dinosaurs were still roaming around. The Kyffhäuser is surrounded by fertile floodplain landscapes, rolling hills, fields and orchards. The Kyffhäuser Geopark presents not only the monument of the same name, but also the legendary Barbarossa Cave and other historical excursion destinations such as the Tilleda Palatinate or the stone gully in Bilzingsleben, where a 370,000-year-old human campsite was discovered. Visitors to the Kyffhäuser Geopark will find a well-developed network of hiking and cycling trails, including the Kyffhäuser quality hiking trail, the Unstrut and Unstrut-Werra trails and the Kyffhäuser cycle path.