Höllbachgspreng
The Höllbachgspreng is a wooded rock massif below the Großer Falkenstein mountain in the vicinity of Lindberg in the Bavarian Forest, Germany.
Description
This terrain hollow with extremely steep sides owes its formation to the last ice age. A mountain trail runs through the ancient forest here. Through a narrow, ravine the Höllbach rushes between, gneiss rocks as high as a house in places. On the northern boundary of the region it drops as a waterfall into the depths. The western part of the area is dominated by the Großer Falkenstein.The slopes are covered with trees such as sycamore, Norway spruce, beech, silver fir and wych elm. The undergrowth includes rare plants like alpine lady-fern, chickweed-wintergreen, sundews, martagon lily and Hungarian gentian. On the rocks grows the very rare sulphur dust lichen. As far as birds are concerned the region is relatively species-poor with only 36 types occurring, the course of the stream with its associated draught of cold air being mainly responsible.