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Geotourism path Former Babin Mine: Muskauer Arc Landscape Park

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Geotourism path Former Babin Mine: Muskauer Arc Landscape Park

Moderate

4.6

(24)

115

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Geotourism path Former Babin Mine: Muskauer Arc Landscape Park

02:20

9.02km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2025

Waypoints

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Parking

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783 m

Rest Area With View of Lake Dwójka

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A good place to relax on the western shore of Lake Dwójka. Beautiful views of the lake and forests.

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1.36 km

Babina Staw Dwójka Pond

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One of the shafts of the former brown coal mine - this mine was the largest mine in the Muskau Arch. There is a good information board and benches to rest.

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1.69 km

Settlement caused by underground mining operations

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A certain time after the sinking, the hollow filled with rainwater, into which sulfur compounds found in deeper coal seams found their way. The trees standing in the water turned …

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2.21 km

Source of Acid Mine Drainage

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At the former site of the "Schuppe D" mining area, you can admire the "source of the acidic mining water"! Here water emerges from the subsoil in some places and …

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3.92 km

Afryka Lake Observation Tower (Babina Mine), Łuk Mużakowa Landscape Park

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There are 120 steps up the tower and you can see over Africa. The 190 meter long and 27 meter deep lake is so named because it has the exact …

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5.08 km

This post-mining reservoir has clear water and an interesting emerald color. In the past (in the 1920s) clay was mined here. Check the information board here to learn more. An interesting place and a good viewpoint!

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9.02 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.20 km

707 m

106 m

Surfaces

7.93 km

930 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

28°C

15°C

21 %

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Comments

July 17, 2024,die ehemalige Babina-Grube / Geotouristischer Pfad

... includes the most interesting elements of the long mining history of the Łęknica area, where the "Babin" mine existed until the 1970s. The 4 km long trail is part of the Muskauer Bogen Geopark. The hiking and cycling route is signposted in Polish and German. The Muskauer Bogen is the best preserved terminal moraine in the world, whose natural …

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July 7, 2024,Rund um "Afryka"

Very interesting and beautiful route. The paths are beautifully laid out with many rest areas and information boards.

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Geotourism path Former Babin Mine: Muskauer Arc Landscape Park

Rest Area With View of Lake Dwójka

Babina Staw Dwójka Pond

Settlement caused by underground mining operations

Source of Acid Mine Drainage

Afryka Lake Observation Tower (Babina Mine), Łuk Mużakowa Landscape Park

Viewpoint Over B2 Pit

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