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The guide is written in German.
The ORECAST map shows two million points across Europe. The Treasure Map is the opposite of that. 32 places in Germany that we checked one by one, with everything you need for the trip. What lies there, who is it for, when is the best time, which tools, and are you allowed to collect at all?
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What is inside
Fossil hunting · 9 places
From the shale quarries near Holzmaden to the hobby quarry at Solnhofen, all places where splitting is allowed and the find is yours.
On the beach · 4 places
Amber, belemnites and sea urchins on the Baltic and North Sea coasts, with the rules of the national parks.
Minerals · 5 places
Spoil heaps in the Black Forest, Harz, Ore Mountains and Ruhr, plus the gemstone mines of Idar-Oberstein.
Gold panning · 3 places
Rhine, Schwarza and Goldkronach. Where panning is allowed and what you can realistically expect in the pan.
Underground and museums · 9 places
Show mines and world-class sites from the Rammelsberg to the Messel pit. Here you only look.
Dinosaur tracks · 2 places
Real tracks in sandstone at Obernkirchen and life-size models at Münchehagen.
- Five rules that always apply
- The legal situation in twelve federal states on one page
- How to identify ten common finds
- Gear for under 100 euros
- A QR code to the map with all 32 places in the app
Every place gets a fact sheet
The traffic light
Collect yourself · 12 places
Splitting and taking finds home is expressly allowed, often for a small entrance fee.
With rules · 9 places
Collecting is possible but with conditions such as national park, permit, season or the operator of the heap.
Look only · 11 places
Show mines, protected sites, track slabs. The trip is worth it, the hammer stays at home.
All 32 places
- Urweltmuseum Hauff und Schieferbruch Kromer, Holzmaden und Ohmden (BW)
- Fossilienmuseum im Werkforum mit Klopfplatz, Dotternhausen (BW)
- SchieferErlebnis mit Klopf- und Sammelplatz, Dormettingen (BW)
- Klopfplatz Keuper am Gasthof Alte Post, Bräunlingen-Döggingen (BW)
- Sammlersteinbruch am Blumenberg, Eichstätt (BY)
- Hobby-Steinbruch Solnhofen, Solnhofen (BY)
- Hobbysteinbruch Langenaltheim, Langenaltheim (BY)
- Fossilienklopfplatz Hohenmirsberger Platte, Pottenstein (BY)
- FossilienGrube Twistringen, Twistringen (NI)
- Fischland-Darß-Zingst, Ahrenshoop bis Prerow (MV)
- Rügen außerhalb des Nationalparks, Glowe, Lohme, Mönchgut (MV)
- Helgoländer Düne, Helgoland (SH)
- Usedom, Koserow bis Zinnowitz (MV)
- Mineralienhalde Grube Clara, Wolfach, Ortsteil Kirnbach (BW)
- Edelsteinminen Steinkaulenberg, Idar-Oberstein (RP)
- Halden des Oberharzes, Sankt Andreasberg und Clausthal-Zellerfeld (NI)
- Halden des Erzgebirges, Freiberg, Annaberg-Buchholz, Ehrenfriedersdorf (SN)
- Bergehalden des Ruhrgebiets, Bochum, Gelsenkirchen, Bottrop (NW)
- Goldwaschen am Oberrhein, Altrhein zwischen Efringen-Kirchen und Breisach (BW)
- Goldwaschplatz an der Katze, Katzhütte, Schwarzatal (TH)
- Goldkronach, Goldkronach, Fichtelgebirge (BY)
- Besucherbergwerk Rammelsberg, Goslar (NI)
- Grube Samson, Sankt Andreasberg (NI)
- Reiche Zeche und terra mineralia, Freiberg (SN)
- Zinngrube Ehrenfriedersdorf, Ehrenfriedersdorf (SN)
- Museums-Bergwerk Schauinsland, Freiburg im Breisgau (BW)
- Grube Herrenberg und Fossilienmuseum, Bundenbach (RP)
- Grube Messel, Messel bei Darmstadt (HE)
- Lava-Dome und Lavakeller, Mendig, Vulkaneifel (RP)
- Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum, Ribnitz-Damgarten (MV)
- Dinosaurierfährten im Obernkirchener Sandstein, Obernkirchen, Bückeberg (NI)
- Dinosaurier-Park Münchehagen, Rehburg-Loccum (NI)
Who it is for
Families
Children from about six split rocks themselves at the green places. Werner explains the rules in a way that sticks.
Beginners
You have never collected and want something in your hand on day one? Then start with the nine fossil sites.
Old hands
You know Holzmaden and Solnhofen. Then the heaps of the Ore Mountains and the gold sites on the Schwarza are your chapter.
WERNEREverything in this guide is also on the map in my app. Plus two million points that did not fit in here.
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Questions
How do I get the PDF?
The download page opens right after payment. The link is valid for 30 days; save the file on your device and you keep it for good.
Can I print it?
Yes, it is laid out for A4. Print only the fact sheets of the places you are going to, if you like.
How current is it?
As of September 2026. Every place was checked individually, with its source in the guide. Opening hours and fees change, which is why each place lists its website.
May I collect everywhere?
No, and that is exactly what the traffic light says. At 12 places you collect yourself, at 9 with rules, 11 are for looking. We only show what is documented.
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