Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr Region
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Witten
Margarethe Shaft, Muttental
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
Münster District
Ruhr Region
Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis
Witten
Margarethe Shaft, Muttental
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 961 out of 988 hikers
Location: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Good starting point for hikes in the Muttental. Near the parking lot is the old Margarete shaft (with information boards).
October 17, 2021
"... No other region shows the evidence of early mining in such a diverse and impressive manner coupled with a wild romanticism of the valley, forests and the leisurely rippling Muttenbach - knowing that you are still standing in the Ruhr area, which is actually so densely built up. Here the first coal was probably found in the Ruhr district in the Muttental. ... "
ruhrgebiet-industriekultur.de/muttental.html
July 13, 2020
Nice forest parking lot, from here it starts directly.
February 28, 2021
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