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Muttental Mining Trail

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Witten

Muttental Mining Trail

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Muttental Mining Trail

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

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1. Muttenbach Trail – Muttenbach Stream loop from Witten Hbf

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3. Muttenbach Trail – Muttenbach Stream loop from Vormholz

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Christopher

January 9, 2020

Super nice the area here

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arek72g

October 20, 2022

The Muttental mining trail in the Muttental area in Witten is a nine-kilometre circular trail south of the Ruhr. This mining trail was created in 1972. The show points are managed by the Association for the Promotion of Mining Historic Sites in the Ruhr area.

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Michael

May 3, 2025

ruhrgebiet-industriekultur.de/muttental

This mining hiking trail was designed between 1972 and 1977

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rolliblair

March 24, 2020

For all mining enthusiasts, but especially for those who are NOT, a great way to experience history up close and vividly; in the middle of beautiful nature.

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Dottore

March 5, 2024

Hiking trail through lots of nature with lots of information about early coal mining

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WAN-DAN

April 15, 2024

I absolutely recommend the route.

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Carlo63

December 9, 2024

Along the hiking trail there are testimonies from many centuries of Ruhr mining. These include tunnels, pits, conveyor frames, dumps, loading facilities and more. Each relic is explained with an elaborately designed panel.

The attractions of the hiking trail include several preserved or restored tunnel entrances, the miners' prayer house and the LWL Industrial Museum Zeche Nachtigall. The surrounding forests, meadows and the Muttenbach make the trail a natural experience. Part of the trail runs through the Hardenstein nature reserve. On or near the trail are the ruins of Hardenstein Castle, Steinhausen Castle and the Zeche Theresia Mine and Field Railway Museum. Some distance away near Herbede is also the Egbert mine, the last small mine in the Ruhr area.

Source and link to the full article:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergbauwanderweg_Muttental

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Carlo63

December 9, 2024

No other region shows the evidence of early mining in such a diverse and impressive way, combined with the wild romance of the valley, forests and the gently babbling Muttenbach in the middle of the Ruhr area. The first coal in the Ruhr area was probably found here in the Muttental near Witten. Numerous small and micro mines once extracted coal here in tunnels and the first shafts. Today, many relics of the past can be viewed using reconstructed and preserved objects during a walk on the popular mining hiking trail in the Muttental.

The mining circular trail is around 6 km long and leads past almost 30 stations with information boards, monuments or reconstructions. It also opens up the Hardenstein castle ruins. Combinations with visits to the Nachtigall mine and the Theresia mine with the mine and field railway museum are possible. Steinhausen Castle is also worth a detour.

Source and link to the full article:
ruhrgebiet-industriekultur.de/muttental

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Oliver Grolla

January 7, 2025

A very nice hiking trail with lots of mining history to read and look at.
Everything is very pleasant to walk and in a very beautiful area.
I can only recommend it

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

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