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Steinberg Chimney Ruin

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Arnsberg District

Hochsauerlandkreis

Bestwig

Steinberg Chimney Ruin

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Steinberg Chimney Ruin

Recommended by 32 mountain bikers out of 33

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Location: Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Xaver's Ranch – Hennesee loop from Bigge

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2. Ruhr floodplain at Velmede – View from Stüppelturm loop from Meschede

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3. Kurpark Olsberg on the Ruhr – Ruhr Floodplains in Olsberg loop from Bruchhausen

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Jörg

January 12, 2020

The Steinberg ruin was built as a flue gas fireplace of the Friedrich Wilhelm hut planned in 1854 in Ostwig (today part of Bestwig). The iron and steel mill was to smelt the lead ores obtained from the Stolberger Zink AG Ramsbeck in the pits of the Elpetal. The fumes from the hut would then have been routed through two channels leading from the Elpetal to the chimney. However, before the chimney was completed, the mine in Ramsbeck collapsed in 1855 because it no longer paid off economically. And so the flue gas fireplace on the Steinberg never went into operation.
Today, a viewing platform on the Steinbergruine offers a wonderful panoramic view of Ostwig, the Elpetal and the Ruhr valley.
Definitely worth a trip

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Elevation 480 m

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Location: Bestwig, Hochsauerlandkreis, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Steinberg Chimney Ruin

1. Xaver's Ranch – Hennesee loop from Bigge

2. Ruhr floodplain at Velmede – View from Stüppelturm loop from Meschede

3. Kurpark Olsberg on the Ruhr – Ruhr Floodplains in Olsberg loop from Bruchhausen

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