Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Gießen District

Pingen and Collapsed Mining Shafts

Gießen District

Pingen and Collapsed Mining Shafts

Highlight • Historical Site

Pingen and Collapsed Mining Shafts

Recommended by 19 hikers out of 20

Save

Location: Grünberg, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Pingen and Collapsed Mining Shafts

5.0

(4)

hikers

1. Grube Deutschland – Sludge ponds on the Erzweg South loop from Weickartshain

8.17km

02:11

100m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

5.0

(4)

hikers

2. Sludge ponds on the Erzweg South – Grube Deutschland loop from Freienseen

8.80km

02:21

90m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

hikers

3. Lardenbach Grill Hut – Sludge ponds on the Erzweg South loop from Höckersdorf

24.2km

06:27

260m

270m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Expert

Tips

Michel ✔

March 21, 2022

Here, north and south of the former Neugrünende Hoffnung opencast pit, there are numerous circular hollows in the forest, which indicate earlier mining activities in civil engineering.
These depressions, called pings, are sometimes more than a meter deep and occasionally have a diameter of several meters, but they are mostly rather shallow and only small in extent. For the most part, they are very close together, which is an indication of the shaft-by-shaft mining method.

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 280 m

Weather

Today

Friday 24 October

10°C

6°C

100 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Grünberg, Landkreis Gießen, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Weickartshainer Schweiz Pond and Mining Landscape

Hilgersberg Basalt Quarry and Shelter

View of Schotten Castle

Grube Deutschland

Grube Hoffnung (Hope Mine)

Historic Boundary Stones of Hesse-Darmstadt and Solms-Laubach

Evangelische Kirche Stockhausen

Geographical Center of Hesse (Mücke-Flensungen)

View of Laubach

Abtsteich Pond near Lehnheim

Forest Trail in the Vogelsberg Mountains

View of the Vogelsberg Mountains

Pingen and Collapsed Mining Shafts

1. Grube Deutschland – Sludge ponds on the Erzweg South loop from Weickartshain

2. Sludge ponds on the Erzweg South – Grube Deutschland loop from Freienseen

3. Lardenbach Grill Hut – Sludge ponds on the Erzweg South loop from Höckersdorf

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️