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Erzbergweg-Runde von Katharinenhöhe

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December 10, 2021

Erzbergweg-Runde von Katharinenhöhe

Moderate

02:55

10.9km

3.7km/h

120m

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Overview

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

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.02 km

View of Amberg from the former Luitpoldhütte slag heap

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The mountain consists of slag from the former Luitpoldhütte. The whole area has since been renaturalized and is now a recreational area for Amberg with a beautiful view of the city.

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1.36 km

Pulverturm Ruins

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There is not much left of the powder tower. Gunpowder for ore mining used to be stored here. A sign indicates a planned reconstruction of the powder tower.

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1.69 km

Information board Erzweg "Shafts - Tunnels - Adits"

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This is where the Erzweg display board "Shafts - Routes - Tunnels - Mouth Holes" is located. In a fenced area you can still see relics of the mining. These are probably parts of a weather shaft.

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1.92 km

Bench with a view of Alt-Eglsee

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Two benches next to the former Barbaraschacht offer a beautiful view across Alt-Eglsee to Hohe Straße, where the windmill parade marks the horizon. At sunset a place for romantics. At …

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4.14 km

View of Poppenricht and Annaberg from the Heimatkino Frame

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7.08 km

Gerstacker Chapel

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Suddenly she was standing there. Erected in a cloak-and-dagger operation: the small chapel on Schäfloher Berg, made of wood and chipboard and dedicated to a very special patron saint, the …

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9.26 km

Such relics bear witness to the area's past as a site for iron ore mining. That is why the Ore Trail passes by, and the display board provides information on ore mining and steel production in the Upper Palatinate.

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9.70 km

Erzbergweg Mining Heritage Trail

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The beautiful, narrow path leads along the mining history. It leads to the relics that are still preserved.

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10.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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8.39 km

885 m

852 m

810 m

Surfaces

4.71 km

3.25 km

1.01 km

926 m

495 m

344 m

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Erzbergweg-Runde von Katharinenhöhe

View of Amberg from the former Luitpoldhütte slag heap

Pulverturm Ruins

Information board Erzweg "Shafts - Tunnels - Adits"

Bench with a view of Alt-Eglsee

View of Poppenricht and Annaberg from the Heimatkino Frame

Gerstacker Chapel

Mining Relic on the Erzweg

Erzbergweg Mining Heritage Trail

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