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Numerous rotational and translational slides of different sizes cause considerable economic damage in the Swabian Alb (SW-Germany) and are a challenge for risk assessment. The Öschingen landslide is a typical example for landslides occurring along the escarpment. Lithology consists of Jurassic sedimentary rocks involving clays overlain by marls and limestones. A combination of traditional methods (drilling, mapping, inclinometers) and geophysical techniques (2D-resistivity (ERT), ground-penetrating radar (GPR)) was applied to gain knowledge about the thickness and internal structure of the landslide. The drillings and penetration tests provided point information on landslide extent, structure and material involved. In general, all inclinometers showed very little movement if at all. The GPR results were affected by strong signal attenuation and by overhead reflections from the nearby woods. Despite these …