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Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Gießener Bergwerkswald

Natural Monuments

Gießen District

Gießener Bergwerkswald

Highlight • Forest

Gießener Bergwerkswald

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Cycling

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Mountain biking

5.0

(12)

Hiking

5.0

(3)

Gravel riding

5.0

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Gießener Bergwerkswald

Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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April 8, 2026

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The Bergwerkswald is a former open-cast mining area with numerous lakes and ponds.
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Ore was once mined here. Initially in open-cast mining, later also underground. Therefore, here and there, a spoil tip can be discovered, which has since become overgrown.

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The landscape here in the mining forest was reshaped by the mining activities of the mine operators between 1843 and 1976. With open-pit mining ending around 1900. The spoil heaps from underground activities and the sludge ponds left a moonscape that was gradually reclaimed by nature after the mining activities ceased. The hills, valleys, and holes were therefore created by mining activities for ore extraction and not, as Wikipedia claims, by bomb drops.

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#1.

Gießener Bergwerkswald – Gießen Mining Forest loop from Giessen

5.20km

00:34

20m

20m

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.

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4.5

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#2.

Gießener Bergwerkswald – Gießen Mining Forest loop from Gießen Erdkauter Weg

11.9km

01:16

70m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.

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4.9

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#3.

Mining Forest Trail – Ponds in the Bergwerkswald loop from Gießen

4.87km

00:35

40m

40m

Easy run. Mostly paved surfaces.

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Elevation 250 m

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Location: Lahntal, Gießen District, Hesse, Germany

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