"... 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. ... "
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Nice forest parking lot, from here it starts directly.

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2. Hardenstein Castle Ruins – View of the Ruhr Countryside loop from Elbschebach Witten Bommerholz

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3. Hardenstein Castle Ruins – Muttenbach Stream loop from Witten

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Location: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Margarethe Shaft, Muttental

1. Muttenbach Trail – Muttenbach Stream loop from Witten Hbf

2. Hardenstein Castle Ruins – View of the Ruhr Countryside loop from Elbschebach Witten Bommerholz

3. Hardenstein Castle Ruins – Muttenbach Stream loop from Witten

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