Altenberg Monastery – Visitor Mine Grube Fortuna loop from Solms

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Altenberg Monastery – Visitor Mine Grube Fortuna loop from Solms

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Altenberg Monastery – Visitor Mine Grube Fortuna loop from Solms

02:25

8.76km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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692 m

Altenberg Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

The long history of Altenberg Monastery begins in the 12th century.
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946 m

Kloster Altenberg Stone Marker

Highlight • Monument

Altenberg Monastery on the Lahn, clearly visible above the river and the road, was founded in the 12th century as a monastery for Premonstratensian nuns. Its role was significant during …

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1.00 km

Spring in front of Altenberg

Highlight • Natural Monument

Small spring, the trickle of which seeps into the Bornkister soap.

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3.96 km

Signpost

Highlight • Rest Area

5.62 km

Visitor Mine Grube Fortuna

Highlight • Historical Site

Who drives to the pit Fortuna, should definitely take the time to enter the tunnel

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5.68 km

Feld- und Grubenbahnmuseum Fortuna e.V.

Highlight • Monument

Trips on the 600 mm tracks with the field and mine railways are usually offered on Sundays. The lantern rides will take place, for example, on October 29th, 2022 and …

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5.75 km

Zechenhaus with mining museum, changing room, helmet room, and restaurant

Highlight • Historical Site

The mine house is a mining museum and demonstrates the hard life of the miners with information about history, geology and the hard, unhealthy life.
Visitors are led through the …

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5.79 km

Portal of the Fortuna Mine (Geoworld Fortuna e.V.)

Highlight • Historical Site

From the mouth of the deep tunnel, 4.8 million tons of iron ore mined from 1849 to 1983 came out in railway lorries, which were taken up to 250 meters …

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8.76 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.83 km

1.32 km

1.23 km

291 m

Surfaces