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Viewpoint Terra Nova – Hambach Open-Pit Mine

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Viewpoint Terra Nova – Hambach Open-Pit Mine

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1. View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Alt-Kaster Historic Old Town loop from Königshoven

44.2km

02:42

120m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Kerpen–Düren Cycle Path loop from Buir

38.5km

02:40

120m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Clarenbachkanal – View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine loop from Köln-Nippes

69.0km

04:21

270m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Oliver🌍

May 28, 2023

With an operating area of 4,380 hectares (2017) and an approved maximum size of the mining field of 8,500 hectares, Hambach is the largest lignite mine in Europe. According to RWE, an estimated 4,500 million tons of lignite were stored at a depth of up to 500 meters in the 1973/74 financial year. Around 2011, an estimated 1,772 million tons of lignite were still available for mining and around 40 million tons of lignite were mined annually on this area. The lignite originated from extensive forests and moors that developed in the Lower Rhine Bay between 30 and 5 million years ago. The geology of the Lower Rhine Bay is characterized by long-lasting subsidence movements over the last 30 million years. These have led to the deposition of a sediment package up to 1300 m thick through the North Sea and through many rivers. Today there are lignite seams up to 100 m thick.

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Hartmut

June 4, 2024

On the edge of the Hambach opencast mine is the Forum Terra Nova, a viewing and visitor forum with an attached restaurant. From there you can watch the huge bucket wheel excavators at work in the opencast mine.

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_windzerzaust

September 10, 2022

Nice view and gastronomy for a short break

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Viewpoint Terra Nova – Hambach Open-Pit Mine

1. View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Alt-Kaster Historic Old Town loop from Königshoven

2. View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine – Kerpen–Düren Cycle Path loop from Buir

3. Clarenbachkanal – View of Hambach Open-Pit Mine loop from Köln-Nippes

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