Prinzenstein Mine Tunnel in Brandswald
Prinzenstein Mine Tunnel in Brandswald
Prinzenstein Mine Tunnel in Brandswald
Hiking Highlight
Recommended by 39 out of 43 hikers
This Highlight is in a protected area
Please check local regulations for: UNESCO Welterbe Kulturlandschaft Oberes Mittelrheintal
Location: Sankt Goar, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Just above the Brandsweiher pond, between two paths, lies a tunnel presumably belonging to the Prinzenstein / "Gute Hoffnung" mine. The tunnel entrance is sealed with a massive concrete block, but a hole has been carved into the slate next to it, through which slim or small people could slip.The Brandswald forest owes its name not to any possible firefighting activity but – like the pond and several other places on the Prinzenstein – to the knight BRAND VON WERLAU.
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•June 1, 2022
The tunnel is located in the forest directly on the RheinBurgenWeg hiking trail. A certain spooky atmosphere when approaching cannot be denied.
translated by•August 6, 2023
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