World Heritage Insight Hike: Traces of mining at the Rammelsberg

You start at the World Heritage Rammelsberg in Goslar and follow the "Bergtal" road slightly uphill. Here you can see the former miners' homes, the former "Zechenhaus" and the former headquarter of the mining inspectors. Follow the path a little further to the mouth of the Roeder Stollen portal and then walk a little further to the Herzberger Teich pond. Follow the path along the pond and then take the next left uphill. You are now on Schmiedeweg (follow the signs: direction "Maltermeisterturm") and walk uphill to Borchersweg. Arrived here, keep left and continue on the path to the Maltermeister Tower. A bit further you can see the Winkler Weather Shaft. Now it goes back a bit and then take the steep forest path to the "Gaipelplateau" (capstan plateau) where you get to the communion quarry. Please stay in the area on the designated paths. You now climb the steep ridge up to Ramseck, where you have a great view of the city. Now it goes a little further to the highest point of the hike at the "Waldschratthütte". From here, take the Borchersweg downhill in the direction of the Rammelsberg mine.

The hike is very steep in parts and leads over unpaved forest paths.

We recommend sturdy shoes for the hike.

A visit to the Rammelsberg Museum and Visitor Mine is a must. Here you can get into the history of the mine and take part in exciting tours.

Weltkulturerbe Rammelsberg
Museum  & Besucherbergwerk
Bergtal 19
38640 Goslar

Tel: 05321 750 - 0

info@rammelsberg.de
https://www.rammelsberg.de/

The museum is open daily.

The city of Goslar, located in the middle of Germany, is easily accessible by car.

• Autobahn A 7: from the Rhüden exit onto the B 82 in the direction of Goslar
• Autobahn A 395 / B6: from Braunschweig or Wernigerode to the B 6 junction in the direction of Goslar, B 6 exit Goslar Zentrum
• Bundesstraße 241: Coming from Clausthal-Zellerfeld towards Goslar
• Coordinates: 51.890530739881231, 10.418005739009093

There are parking spaces for cars and buses in the immediate vicinity of the facility. There are also two parking spaces for wheelchair users in the immediate vicinity of the entrance.

Goslar station is served hourly by trains from Göttingen, Hanover, Braunschweig and Halle/Saale.

• City bus line 803: From the train station you can reach the Rammelsberg with the city bus (every 30 minutes) in the direction of the final stop "Bergbaumuseum". The bus stop is located directly at the station forecourt.
• The World Heritage Shuttle (Line 809): A bus shuttle runs daily (every 30 minutes) between the old town of Goslar and the Rammelsberg mine. Stop "Bergbaumuseum".

Hans-Georg Dettmer: Bergbauspuren auf Schritt und Tritt. 30 Gründe den Rammelsberg zu erwandern. Hrsg.: Weltkulturerbe Rammelsberg (= Rammelsberger Leitfaden. Band 3). Goslar 2006, ISBN 3-929559-03-X.