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Hesse
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Solms

Dernbachtal Valley – Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna loop from Solms

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Germany
Hesse
Lahntal
Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Solms

Dernbachtal Valley – Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna loop from Solms

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Dernbachtal Valley – Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna loop from Solms

01:53

6.95km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 24, 2026

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2.21 km

Dernbachtal Valley

Highlight • Gorge

At bank "Karls Ruhe" can take a break and look at the valley.

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4.24 km

Until 1929 the Fortuna pit was open pit. After that, the open-cast mining was stopped due to sales difficulties. In 1920, for example, 580 tons were mined with 4 workers, …

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4.69 km

Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna

Highlight • Historical Site

The building that can still be seen was the former goat stable. The Obersteigerhaus can only be seen in old photos. A nice lost place.

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4.80 km

Engine House of the Fortuna Mine

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very nice "Lost Place"

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4.86 km

The old machine house was built by Friedrich Krupp AG. It had a steam engine that operated the mine hoisting.
The Malakov Tower had a water boiler facility for the steam engine.
In 1943 a shaft collapse ended operations.

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5.18 km

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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5.22 km

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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5.25 km

yellow battery locomotive from SEG

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Here is a yellow battery locomotive from SEG, built in 1987, in the Fortuna mine parking lot.

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6.95 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.09 km

1.38 km

363 m

123 m

Surfaces

2.71 km

2.56 km

795 m

515 m

372 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Monday 8 June

19°C

11°C

37 %

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