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Mining History Trail in NSG Bittermark

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Mining History Trail in NSG Bittermark

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

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1. Bittermark Forest Main Path – Trail Entrance loop from Dortmund-Kirchhörde

15.4km

01:08

210m

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2. Trail Entrance – Under the A45 Bridge loop from Kirchhörde

9.31km

00:50

200m

Expert mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike.

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3. Trail Entrance – Under the A45 Bridge loop from Dortmund-Barop

17.0km

01:10

230m

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Tom Spätlese

December 19, 2018

Olpeke flows through mining area. Note the high iron content. From here mining began in the Ruhr area.

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Schwerte-Radler

October 23, 2024

The Gottfriedsbank mine was a small mining pit in the south of Dortmund, more precisely in the forest area of the Bittermark along the Olpkebach. It was part of the early mining in the region and was used as early as the 18th century to extract coal seams close to the surface. The relics of mining, such as pinges (cavities in the ground caused by tunnel collapses) and small dumps, are still visible in the area and bear witness to the past. Red mine water emerges from the ground in some places due to iron oxides, which indicates former mining.

After the Second World War, the mine was reactivated under the name Kleinzeche Stadt Dortmund or Zeche Olpketal to meet the acute demand for coal. Today, information boards and historical traces in the nature reserve remind us of the industrial history of the Olpketal and the Bittermark, where warning signs still point out possible mining damage.

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

Mining History Trail in NSG Bittermark

1. Bittermark Forest Main Path – Trail Entrance loop from Dortmund-Kirchhörde

2. Trail Entrance – Under the A45 Bridge loop from Kirchhörde

3. Trail Entrance – Under the A45 Bridge loop from Dortmund-Barop

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