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Discovery Trail – 'Prenzebierg – Giele Botter'

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Esch-sur-Alzette Canton

Discovery Trail – 'Prenzebierg – Giele Botter'

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Discovery Trail – 'Prenzebierg – Giele Botter'

02:11

7.75km

160m

Hiking

The seven-kilometer-long discovery trail takes you to the "land of red earth." You hike through a disused open-cast mining area where ore used to be extracted. The starting point of the tour is the cemetery in Pétange.

When ore was still mined in the region, the landscape was predominantly red.…

Last updated: December 16, 2024

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168 m

De Plang (Former Mining Incline)

Highlight • Historical Site

This former braking hill is also called "De Plang". This is where the fully loaded lorries (Luxembourgish: Buggië) used to be transported down to the Pétange station.

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3.88 km

Bench With a View of the Valley

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Great view. You can enjoy your time here.

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4.60 km

Prënzebierg – Giele Botter Nature Reserve

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

The nature reserve Prënzebierg - Giele Botter is a former opencast mining area. Iron ore was mined here, so the rock is reddish in color. At sunset, the rock walls glow in a beautiful fiery red.

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7.75 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.08 km

1.56 km

102 m

Surfaces

5.20 km

1.51 km

556 m

466 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 24 May

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Trail Reviews

Maria

February 23, 2025, Sentier de découverte „Prenzebierg – Giele Botter“

https://youtu.be/d0K9z43Gy9E?feature=shared There's also a video of this hike!

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Discovery Trail – 'Prenzebierg – Giele Botter'

De Plang (Former Mining Incline)

Bench With a View of the Valley

Prënzebierg – Giele Botter Nature Reserve

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