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Eimelrod gold trail (quality tour)
The themed circular trail provides information on 8 information panels about ore mining and gold extraction in the region between the 11th and 15th centuries.
Tour starting point:
Village community center, Am Mühlenbach 22, 34508 Willingen, Eimelrod district
Tour destination point:
Village community center, Am Mühlenbach 22, 34508 Willingen, Eimelrod district
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PrädikatswegLength
8.1 kmTime
2:17 Std.Elevation ascent
173 mElevation descent
172 mAltitude (Minimum)
462 mAltitude (Maximum)
589 mCondition
Difficulty
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The geological history of Eimelrod begins about 400 million years ago, at that time the region lay in a sea. When two continental plates collided, the marine sediments were folded into a mountain range, today's Rhenish Slate Mountains. In its rock layers gold was deposited by chemical reactions 320 million years ago. Over the course of millions of years, the gold-bearing rock layers were eroded by weathering and transported away by streams and rivers. The gold contained in the rock was dissolved out and enriched in the sediment of the flowing waters as "placer gold". In favorable places it can still be washed out today.
In Eimelrod you can still see many relics of medieval mining. Gold was mined here, and iron, copper, manganese and barite were also mined in the wider area. You can see shortened gallery mouths and shafts, spoil heaps, pits and the former Heinrich gallery.
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Directions
On a total distance of 7.5 km, eight stations inform you about the gold deposits around Eimelrod, their formation in the course of the earth's history and their extraction since the Middle Ages. Please plan about 3 hours for the tour. Starting at the sports field, the trail leads past the Mühlenbach stream and once around the Mühlenberg hill. The path leads past the disused mine "Heinrich-Stollen", the Eimelrod forest nature trail and other tunnels and pits and back to Eimelrod. In total there are 173 meters of altitude to overcome.
Public transiot
Bus/train to Willingen or Usseln station, continue by bus or shared cab (AST) to Eimelrod, stop Mühlenbach
Getting there
By car on the B251, between Usseln and Neerdar turn off in the direction of the Diemeltalsperre on the L3082 to Eimelrod
Parking
Free parking at the village community center or sports field, Am Mühlenbach 22, 34508 Willingen, district Eimelrod