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Regionalverband Saarbrücken
Völklingen

Völklinger Hütte – Sinter Plant loop from Völklingen

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Germany
Saarland
Regionalverband Saarbrücken
Völklingen

Völklinger Hütte – Sinter Plant loop from Völklingen

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Völklinger Hütte – Sinter Plant loop from Völklingen

01:45

6.67km

50m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.67 km

Erzhalle Völklinger Hütte

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Today the Erzhalle offers a perfect place for exhibitions.

In front of her is the Erzplatz. This could already be used for different concerts with the atmosphere of industrial culture.

ℹ️ History ore hall

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1.86 km

The workers are returning to the Völklinger Hütte! In 2018, the Nuremberg conceptual artist Ottmar Hörl permanently installed several plastic worker figures in orange, gold and gray in the Völklinger …

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1.88 km

In the former fan hall meanwhile great art exhibitions take place.

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2.12 km

Völklinger Hütte

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Part of our story!

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2.16 km

Sinter Plant

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Here, ore dust and rubble are baked into cakes suitable for blast furnaces.

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2.16 km

Blast Furnace Charging Platform

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This is where the iron was tapped at a temperature of approximately 2300 degrees Celsius.
Video of one of the last tappings in 1986.

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2.36 km

A nice piece of industrial culture with changing exhibitions and sometimes concerts (see voelklinger-huette.org/en/welcome/).

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6.67 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.45 km

1.41 km

642 m

149 m

Surfaces

6.05 km

600 m

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Friday 9 October

15°C

9°C

76 %

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