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Great East
Forbach-Bolchen
Alsting

Tunnel in the quarry – Old Railway Track Trail loop from Alsting

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Hiking trails & Routes
France
Great East
Forbach-Bolchen
Alsting

Tunnel in the quarry – Old Railway Track Trail loop from Alsting

Easy

4.8

(31)

79

hikers

Tunnel in the quarry – Old Railway Track Trail loop from Alsting

01:46

6.65km

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: May 7, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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934 m

Kreuzheck

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An impressive testimony of bygone times and how nature comes back.

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2

2.40 km

Here you will find crumbling ruins which are reminiscent of the time of the former clapboard mining in this area

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3.08 km

Kreuzeck nature reserve

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Entrance to the nature reserve with some information boards in two languages. Interesting area. There is a lot to discover

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4

3.26 km

The calcareous turf

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A wonderful place in the middle of the nature reserve.
Just stop and look and pause.

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5

3.38 km

Tunnel in the quarry

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A really adventurous tunnel. Probably part of the recognizable remains of limestone quarrying more than 150 years ago

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3.83 km

Old Railway Track Trail

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Former tracks, partly still visible in the ground and pulling devices for the goods wagons

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6.00 km

Small shady forest path

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There are many small forest paths here

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8

6.16 km

Witches' Pool

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Basically just a slightly larger "pond" that is hidden in the forest and still appears strange and mystical.

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6.65 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.61 km

2.03 km

Surfaces

2.95 km

2.89 km

805 m

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Wednesday 24 June

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