Röhrgrabenweg – Greifenbachstauweiher loop from Geyer

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Röhrgrabenweg – Greifenbachstauweiher loop from Geyer

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Röhrgrabenweg – Greifenbachstauweiher loop from Geyer

02:10

8.01km

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: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.49 km

Greifenbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

A very nice shady valley. The path leads along the stream and is also suitable for bicycles. Along the way there are always information boards and one or the other attraction to the mining history of the valley.

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1.55 km

Röhrgraben Divider

Highlight • Historical Site

Röhrgraben Divider

Here, the water from the Greifenbach, which flows from the Greifenbach reservoir, is diverted into the artificially created Röhrgraben.

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1.83 km

Ruins of the Poch and Washing Plant with Sorting Table (Station 13, Röhrgrabenweg Mining Trail)

Highlight • Historical Site

Not a cave but the remains of an old stamp mill

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2.51 km

Röhrgrabenweg

Highlight • Trail

The Röhrgraben is a medieval artificial ditch and served to supply water to the Ehrenfriedersdorf tin mining industry.

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2.63 km

Röhrgrabenweg Water Channel Trail

Highlight • Trail

A very nice hiking trail...👍🤗

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3.49 km

Kneipp pool in the Greifenstein Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

It was wet and cold 🙈🤣🤣🤣

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3.67 km

Mining Educational Trail Silberstraße Station 10 Rathalden

Highlight • Trail

With 27 stations, the mining educational trail offers numerous opportunities to get to know the beautiful “Greifenstein area” better over 13.7 km. 🤩👍

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6.16 km

Greifenbachstauweiher

Highlight • Lake

The dam of the reservoir was built in connection with the construction of the Röhrgraben (Röhr ditch) from 1396 to 1404.

It served as a reservoir for the Röhrgraben and the stamp mills located there.

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8.01 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.28 km

959 m

392 m

355 m

Surfaces

4.52 km

2.30 km

518 m

415 m

142 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

9°C

5°C

60 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

May 17, 2025,Röhrgraben divider – Greifenbach pond loop from Geyer

A wonderful walk through a very beautiful environment with lots of information 👍🏻🌞🌱🥾🚶‍♂️

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March 16, 2025,Sonntag Vormittag am Röhrgraben Greifensteingebiet 🚶🏾‍♀️🌞

Always keep going and run: today along the Röhrgraben on paths that are still frozen ☺️🙋🏻‍♀️.

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July 27, 2024,Runde im Greifenbachtal am Röhrgraben zum Greifenbachstauweiher (Geyerscher Teich)

Despite all the weather forecasts... today we did a tour that had been on our list for a long time and we can recommend it. The small free parking lot can be found with the sat nav (even if it took us three attempts 🤨). On the tour you will find lots of interesting information about old mining in this …

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