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Rhineland-Palatinate
Landkreis Bad Kreuznach
Landkreis Birkenfeld
Sonnschied

Altlayenkaul Mine Tunnel Entrance

Altlayenkaul Mine Tunnel Entrance

Recommended by 31 hikers out of 33

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

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    Intermediate

    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Intermediate

    Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    September 3, 2023

    Old mine tunnel that I don't want to enter because of the risk of collapse.

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      May 11, 2020

      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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        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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          Location: Sonnschied, Landkreis Birkenfeld, Landkreis Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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