Old Slate Mine – Steeg Slate Mine loop from Bacharach

Routes

Hiking trails & Routes

Rhenish Hesse

Mainz-Bingen

Bacharach

Old Slate Mine – Steeg Slate Mine loop from Bacharach

Easy

4.7

(19)

hikers

Old Slate Mine – Steeg Slate Mine loop from Bacharach

01:37

5.47km

150m

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 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

UNESCO Welterbe Oberes Mittelrheintal

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

750 m

Weiherturm Ruins, Steeg

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a great rest area at the ruin. Bottled drinking water can also be refilled here.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

1.73 km

Stahlberg Loop on the RheinBurgenWeg

Highlight • Trail

2.07 km

View of the Stahlberg castle ruins from Kacksberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

The view from the Kacksberg view sweeps over the Stahlberg castle to the Steeg district.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.43 km

Old Slate Mine

Highlight • Cave

The Rhine and its tributaries have cut deep valleys into the high plateau of the Hunsrück in the Bacharach area, on the slopes of which slate occurs, which was used …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2.93 km

Steeg Slate Mine

Highlight • Cave

One of the few tunnels that you can walk through, even if your feet get wet after a few meters because the tunnel is filled with water.
To the right …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

3.69 km

View of the Borbach Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

On the way to the castle Stahlberg offers a wide view of the Borbach valley.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.24 km

St. Anna's Church (Steeg)

Highlight • Religious Site

The Gothic St. Anna Church is a magnificent work of sacred architecture from the 14th century with a beautiful ribbed vault. The organ, built in 1802 by the famous organ …

Translated by Google •

Tip by

5.47 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.97 km

969 m

369 m

154 m

Surfaces