On the way from Rudolfshaus down to the Hahnenbach (not up the Soonwaldsteig!) there is an insufficiently secured tunnel entrance.

Already at the entrance you can see the tracks for lorries leading into the dark. Tunnels and tracks lead several hundred meters into the mountain to branches that lead further into the mountain.

About the history:

The "Altlayenkaul" pit near Rudolfshaus below Bruschied dates back to the 17th century. According to entries in old church books, 13 miners died there in 1740 when a mine collapsed.

There is a document from 1840 in which King Wilhelm IV of Prussia granted the mining rights to this pit to the predecessor of the Drescher family.

The Drescher family acquired the mine in 1875. In 1953 the Katharinen shaft was rebuilt. In 1956, 2 foremen and 52 men were employed in this mine.

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JR on Tour

February 26, 2025

Numerous tunnels in the Hahnenbachtal valley bear witness to the mining past of this region... these tunnels even have tracks that were previously used for lorries

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