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Hesse
Landkreis Gießen
Pohlheim

Bergwerkswald Trails – Mining Forest Trail loop from Watzenborn-Steinberg

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Germany
Hesse
Landkreis Gießen
Pohlheim

Bergwerkswald Trails – Mining Forest Trail loop from Watzenborn-Steinberg

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Bergwerkswald Trails – Mining Forest Trail loop from Watzenborn-Steinberg

01:24

20.4km

160m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Am Oberhof bei Großen-Linden

Gießener Bergwerkswald

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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3.43 km

Theodor's Ruh Pavilion

Highlight • Structure

My grandma said: "the pavilion is called Theodor´s Ruh".
And the roof has also been redone. - looks much better now. The location is in the area of the Berkwerkswald, where ores were once mined deep under the area.

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3.87 km

Bergwerkswald Trails

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In the morning you can still get through the trails well, from early afternoon some pedestrians are out and about, then it becomes difficult to ride through the sometimes unclear sections.

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3.95 km

Forest Trail in Taunus

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The specified location rather belongs to the foothills of the Bergwerkwald near Gießen and is now blocked by countless dead trees.
Taunus? No chance!

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7.07 km

Mining Forest Trail

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Nice trail through the mining forest.

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8.68 km

Gießen Mining Forest

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A nice hiking area close to the city.

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9.74 km

Large Pond

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In the mining forest, there are several of these secluded ponds and lakes along the hiking trails. They were formed from abandoned open-cast ore mining sites and between various spoil heaps. Now they are refuges for amphibians and water birds.

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9.93 km

Pond in Bergwerkswald

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There are a few such dreamy ponds along the hiking trails in the mining forest. They emerged from abandoned above-ground ore mining sites. Now they are retreats for amphibians and waterfowl.

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17.9 km

Muddy trail with a view of Kloster Schiffenberg

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Nice section of the route on the way to Dutenhofen Lake

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20.4 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.1 km

4.54 km

2.00 km

1.20 km

515 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.67 km

5.07 km

4.51 km

971 m

136 m

117 m

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