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Germany
Hesse
Vogelsbergkreis
Mücke

Erzweg Central

Moderate

4.2

(31)

75

hikers

Erzweg Central

02:57

11.3km

90m

Hiking

On the Erzweg Mitte, starting at Mücke train station and circling the town, you can still see the relics of the mining that took place until the 1960s. Remains of the former operating facilities, such as the loading tower between Merlau and Nieder-Ohmen, loading ramps, cable car foundations and mud…

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Last updated: September 5, 2024

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687 m

Old Cableway Route (Erzweg Mitte, Mücke)

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The progressive technical development in the second half of the 19th century with its modern means of transport, railway, mine railway and cable car, made the industrial exploitation of the …

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2.27 km

Ore Trail: Former Ilsdorf Mine

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Around Ilsdorf, especially between the Ilsdorf pit and the B49, you can find brown-red chunks of ore when the fields are freshly plowed and the rain has washed the stones …

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9.91 km

Grube Ludwigsegen

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Mighty ore deposits were found here as early as 1855 and mined with great interruptions, both in opencast mines and via shafts and tunnels.
It was not until 1935 that …

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5.93 km

2.50 km

1.89 km

659 m

188 m

107 m

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5.35 km

3.50 km

1.18 km

1.17 km

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Thursday 4 June

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9°C

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October 23, 2022,Erzweg Mitte ab Mücke
Unfortunately, we once again had a GPS file from a person who often didn't follow the signs... But these were so good that you can actually walk the route without support 👍
Hike is nice... apart from a longer piece of asphalt 😌

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February 8, 2023,Wanderung Erzweg Mitte
Since we were partly on wet, frozen and thawed meadows and dirt roads, sturdy shoes are recommended.
I would have wished for a few more benches, because the best times were behind them.

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Thematic circular route with numerous information boards on the history of iron ore mining in the municipality of Mücke.
For almost a hundred years, the landscape in the lower Vogelsberg was characterized by large opencast iron ore mines. In addition to agriculture and forestry, mining was one of the most important sources of income for the population until the late …

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February 25, 2023,Erzweg Mitte
Today we hiked the last of the three ore paths in "best April weather" (sun - hail - snow - sun).

erzwanderweg.de/erwanderweg_mitte.html

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August 10, 2024,Erzweg Mitte
Today we walked the second part of the Erzweg. This hike was also very beautiful. Except for 2/3 points where there could have been better signage.

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August 29, 2024

On the Erzweg Mitte, starting at Mücke train station and circling the town, you can still see the relics of the mining that took place until the 1960s. Remains of the former operating facilities, such as the loading tower between Merlau and Nieder-Ohmen, loading ramps, cable car foundations and mud ponds

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