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The tunnel is about 100 meters away from the vitality tour, but is signposted

But there is “No drinking water” coming from the source

The copper ore mine on Schloßberg dates back to the middle of the 16th century. It took 20 years to work on the search tunnel. After about 28 meters the copper core was exhausted. Behind the gated entrance stands a statue of St. Barbara, the patron saint of miners.

The Schloßberg spring rises approx. 12 m inside the Schloßberg. It was set in a stone basin and ensured the Naumburg's drinking water supply, including the stately wine house, until the 18th century. From then on, for unknown reasons, the yield of the spring decreased so much that the residents of Naumburg had to rely on the water from the Bärenbach flowing in the valley. The spring still runs as a constant trickle all year round. Source: http://www.baerenbach.de/Freizeit/Baerenroute/Schlossbergquelle/

I could have explored the right aisle with rubber boots 😕

There is a lot to explore here

A few meters away from the Soonwaldsteig at the bridge over the Steinbach, an unslated tunnel leads into the mountain. After about 40 meters, a mining dome opens up, from which another tunnel leads off and where a small bench was improvised. A tombstone documents the lifetime of a Philipp Schmitt (1869-1951). About the history: The "Altlayenkaul" pit near Rudolfshaus below Bruschied dates back to the 17th century. According to entries in old church books, 13 miners died there in 1740 when a mine collapsed. There is a document from 1840 in which King Wilhelm IV of Prussia granted the mining rights to this pit to the predecessor of the Drescher family. The Drescher family acquired the mine in 1875. In 1953 the Katharinen shaft was rebuilt. In 1956, 2 foremen and 52 men were employed in this mine.

It is actually surprising that the topic of "dry wall" is the subject of an information board, while a little off the hiking trail at the end of a path a tunnel opens up that leads to a widely branched mine. In addition to protecting the bats, this may also be the reason why a grid prevents further access after about 10 meters. From here, however, you can already see numerous tunnels leading downwards, upwards and to the side, which are only poorly secured or not secured at all, so that one can quickly sink into the bottomless holes filled with water. Exploration would be exciting but potentially very dangerous. The wood found in the Bierfinckgraben mine allows the mining activity to be dated to three periods around 1500, around 1700 and 1750. Literature: Tree ring chronological key data on the mining history of the Hunsrück By Mechthild Neyses-Eiden https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/fuabt/article/view/54645/55623