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From Goslar old town to the Rammelsberg visitor mine

Short facts

  • start: Kaiserpfalz parking lot
  • destination: Kaiserpfalz parking lot
  • medium
  • 6,37 km
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 407 m
  • 270 m
  • Loop tour

best season

How has mining changed the landscape around Goslar? You can explore this on this circular route.

The circular route is 6 kilometers long and connects the old town of Goslar and the former Rammelsberg ore mine. These two areas were the first to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Harz.

The landscape looks like a natural landscape but has changed significantly over several thousand years due to mining.

Mining at Rammelsberg ended in 1988. Nature has reclaimed many parts of the landscape. The hike passes through a landscape shaped by humans. However, it is still a hike through beautiful nature.

The highlight of the hike is the Rammelsberg visitor mine and the Herzberger pond, a beautiful forest lake with a lovely natural swimming pool.

Tour waypoints

Blick auf die Stollenlinde

Blick auf den Blauen Haufen

Blick auf die Wiesen am Berg

Schwellen der Schmalspurbahntrasse

Arm der Wasserbreeke

Erzabfuhrwege

Winkler Weather Shaft

Maltermeister Tower

Kanekuhler Shaft and Engine House

Schmiedeweg

Roeder Stollen portal

Herzberger Teich pond

Rammelsberger Straße and the former Rammelsberg Mine

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Pavings

  • Asphalt Coating (58%)
  • Street (6%)
  • Hiking Trail (18%)
  • Path (18%)

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