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Dernbach Valley – Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna loop from Zechenhaus

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Dernbach Valley – Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna loop from Zechenhaus

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Dernbach Valley – Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna loop from Zechenhaus

01:18

4.73km

70m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 8, 2026

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Parking

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1.31 km

Dernbach Valley

Highlight • Gorge

Beautiful hiking trail through the Dernbachtal. Here you can sometimes run forever without meeting a person.

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3.69 km

Fortuna Open-Pit Mine (Geoworld Fortuna Association)

Highlight • Historical Site

Until 1929 the Fortuna pit was open pit. After that, the open-cast mining was stopped due to sales difficulties. In 1920, for example, 580 tons were mined with 4 workers, …

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4.14 km

Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna

Highlight • Historical Site

The building that can still be seen was the former goat stable. The Obersteigerhaus can only be seen in old photos. A nice lost place.

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4.25 km

Engine House of the Fortuna Mine

Highlight • Monument

very nice "Lost Place"

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4.31 km

Old Engine House Grube Fortuna (Geoworld Fortuna Association)

Highlight • Historical Site

The old machine house was built by Friedrich Krupp AG. It had a steam engine that operated the mine hoisting.
The Malakov Tower had a water boiler facility for the steam engine.
In 1943 a shaft collapse ended operations.

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4.63 km

Zechenhaus with mining museum, changing room, helmet room, and restaurant

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The mine house is a mining museum and demonstrates the hard life of the miners with information about history, geology and the hard, unhealthy life.
Visitors are led through the …

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4.67 km

Portal of the Fortuna Mine (Geoworld Fortuna e.V.)

Highlight • Historical Site

From the mouth of the deep tunnel, 4.8 million tons of iron ore mined from 1849 to 1983 came out in railway lorries, which were taken up to 250 meters …

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4.73 km

Historic Electric Mine Locomotive at Grube Fortuna

Highlight • Monument

This old mining locomotive stands in the visitor parking lot of the Fortuna mine. Here you can get a good sense of the dimensions of mining vehicles, sit inside and get an impression of the miners' work.

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4.73 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.60 km

935 m

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.49 km

687 m

433 m

117 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Thursday 20 August

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Dernbach Valley – Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna loop from Zechenhaus

Dernbach Valley

Fortuna Open-Pit Mine (Geoworld Fortuna Association)

Obersteigerhaus Grube Fortuna

Engine House of the Fortuna Mine

Old Engine House Grube Fortuna (Geoworld Fortuna Association)

Zechenhaus with mining museum, changing room, helmet room, and restaurant

Portal of the Fortuna Mine (Geoworld Fortuna e.V.)

Historic Electric Mine Locomotive at Grube Fortuna

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