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Babina Mine Entrance Gate – Source of Acid Mine Drainage loop from Bad Muskau - Mužakow

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Babina Mine Entrance Gate – Source of Acid Mine Drainage loop from Bad Muskau - Mužakow

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Babina Mine Entrance Gate – Source of Acid Mine Drainage loop from Bad Muskau - Mužakow

03:44

14.3km

100m

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: April 6, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Park Krajobrazowy Łuk Mużakowa

Geopark Muskauer Faltenbogen

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2.73 km

Villa Belvedere (OKSIR Cultural Center) in Łęknica

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The former Villa Belvedere is now the cultural center in Łęknica.

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2.83 km

Entrance to the Former Babina Mine Geotourism Trail

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3.92 km

Babina Mine Entrance Gate

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In 2012, the Polish initiators created a geotouristic path in this post-mining landscape, and in 2014 the lookout tower was built. In 2021 the trail network was expanded. The main …

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5.38 km

Source of Acid Mine Drainage

Highlight • Natural Monument

At the former site of the "Schuppe D" mining area, you can admire the "source of the acidic mining water"! Here water emerges from the subsoil in some places and …

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7.29 km

Afryka Lake Observation Tower (Babina Mine), Łuk Mużakowa Landscape Park

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There are 120 steps up the tower and you can see over Africa. The 190 meter long and 27 meter deep lake is so named because it has the exact …

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9.32 km

Settlement caused by underground mining operations

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A certain time after the sinking, the hollow filled with rainwater, into which sulfur compounds found in deeper coal seams found their way. The trees standing in the water turned …

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11.9 km

Silver Linden Tree – Former Center of Łęknica

Highlight • Natural Monument

The German name Lugknitz comes from łuka 'meadow' or laka 'swamp'. The Sorbian name Wjeska can be translated as 'village' or 'village, little village'. The Polish name Lubanica, used in 1945, was changed to Łęknica in 1946.

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14.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.96 km

4.66 km

1.61 km

782 m

253 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.27 km

2.25 km

1.72 km

1.59 km

1.46 km

Elevation

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Babina Mine Entrance Gate – Source of Acid Mine Drainage loop from Bad Muskau - Mužakow

Villa Belvedere (OKSIR Cultural Center) in Łęknica

UNESCO Geopark Łuk Mużakowa

Entrance to the Former Babina Mine Geotourism Trail

Babina Mine Entrance Gate

Source of Acid Mine Drainage

Afryka Lake Observation Tower (Babina Mine), Łuk Mużakowa Landscape Park

Settlement caused by underground mining operations

Silver Linden Tree – Former Center of Łęknica

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