Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 41 out of 44 hikers
Location: Luckenbach, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Information about the Edelstein mine: luckenbach-ww.de/gemeinde/grube-edelstein
From Easter Monday to the end of October, the "Grube Edelstein" is open to visitors every second Sunday of the month without registration.
Currently (4/2024) guided tours take place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. the village café in the nearby Backes offers coffee, cake and drinks, highly recommended!)
The tunnel leads about 100 meters into the mountain, widens in the rear part and branches off into outgoing tunnels. A water-filled shaft leads into the depths to lower levels.
January 3, 2024
... can also be visited in groups by arrangement with the municipality
August 1, 2021
The old tunnel can be visited by hiking groups on request from the mayor of Luckenbach.
March 26, 2023
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