Bad Schlema's mining and remediation nature trail Terrainkurweg 7

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Everything comes from the mine! On the mining and remediation nature trail, visitors experience the close connection between people and mining. Nature lovers and history buffs alike will find something to enjoy here.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 5.95 mi
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    Average duration: 3h 20 
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    Difficulty: Easy
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 719 ft
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    Descent: - 722 ft
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    Highest point: 1,598 ft
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    Lowest point: 1,112 ft
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Bad Schlema slag heap landscape
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Hikers in the Bad Schlema spa gardens

Description of the walk

Start/finish: Kulturhaus Aktivist/ Uranium Mining Museum Bergstraße 22, 08301 Bad Schlema

Markings: In addition to the TK 7 trail signs, the mining nature trail is marked with green and white markings for orientation.

(S/E) This impressive hike begins at the Uranium Mining Museum in Bad Schlema, the ideal place to delve deep into the fascinating history of the town. Here, interested visitors can learn how the former strongest radium bath in the world became a centre of uranium mining after the Second World War – and how Bad Schlema managed to flourish as a spa town after reunification thanks to great commitment. Today, there is little evidence of the former industrial mining activity. Instead, hikers can expect rolling hills, green forests and exciting stories.

The uniformly signposted path leads uphill through the forest, past the memorial to the victims of fascism.

(1) At the edge of the forest, the first wide view of the town opens up. The trail then descends past a small park and the church to the valley, where it crosses the main road.

(2) Past Lichtloch 9, the next ascent begins – up to one of the many slag heaps that still characterise the townscape today.

(3) From the top, there are fantastic views of Bad Schlema and the surrounding countryside.

(4) The route continues to a second slag heap, along the side of which you walk – with changing views and ever-new perspectives.

(5) Finally, you reach the Biedenkopfblick: the emotional highlight of the tour. The viewpoint commemorates Ingrid and Kurt Biedenkopf, who played a key role in the rebirth of Bad Schlema as a spa resort. From here, the view sweeps over the extensive spa gardens with their striking sail and on to the imposing Wolfgangskirche church in Schneeberg. The path leads through a mixed forest to the Eichhörnchenquelle spring.

(6) Then it continues along the babbling Silberbach stream to the spa gardens.

(7) Here, the path leads to the right to the unique Roter Kamm geotope, a geological window into the history of the Earth.

(8) Directly opposite, the Markus-Semmler-Stolln offers exciting insights into traditional mining in the region.

Finally, the trail leads through the well-kept spa district with its shops and places to stop for refreshments back to the starting point (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,421 ft - Culture House Activist/ Uranium Mining Museum
  2. 1 : mi 0.83 - alt. 1,440 ft - Memorial to the victims of fascism
  3. 2 : mi 1.56 - alt. 1,115 ft - Crossing the main road
  4. 3 : mi 1.94 - alt. 1,220 ft - Slag heap
  5. 4 : mi 2.9 - alt. 1,394 ft - Second slag heap
  6. 5 : mi 3.24 - alt. 1,398 ft - Biedenkopf view
  7. 6 : mi 3.78 - alt. 1,329 ft - Squirrel Spring
  8. 7 : mi 4.31 - alt. 1,217 ft - Spa gardens
  9. 8 : mi 4.88 - alt. 1,260 ft - Markus Semmler Tunnel
  10. S/E : mi 5.95 - alt. 1,417 ft - Culture House Activist/ Uranium Mining Museum

Notes

Classic terrain therapy is a special spa treatment offering exercise therapy. This has a positive effect on the body. The network of paths in Bad Schlema offers trails with varying levels of difficulty, including the mining and restoration nature trail. This is a challenging and demanding trail.

Places to stop for refreshments

For children

  • Playground in the spa gardens
  • Game reserve

The hike is part of the "For Miners" digital hiking badge. To do this, download the SummitLynx app, activate your mobile phone GPS and log in at interesting check-in points. These will take you on a total of 5 tours into the world of mining in the Ore Mountains. The special feature of our digital hiking pins is that you can create your own personal tour book with pictures, texts and locations in a contemporary style.

https://www.erzgebirge-tourismus.de/digitale-wandernadel

Public transport

  • Bus stop "Ärztehaus am Kurpark"
  • Bus stop on Auer Straße "Weg zum Gesundheitsbad"
  • Bus stop on Haupstraße "Zentrum"
  • Bus stop "Wendestelle am Kurpark"

How to

Arriving by car
To get there by car, take the A72 motorway, exit at Hartenstein and drive through Aue towards Schneeberg. In the district of Bad Schlema, turn right at the first or second traffic light junction on Auer Straße towards the centre of Bad Schlema.

Arriving by bus
To get there by bus, you can use the VMS online timetable information service. Click here for the VMS timetable: www.vms.de
Arriving by train
To travel by train, you can use the Deutsche Bahn online timetable information service. Click here for the information: www.bahn.de
Parking

  • Markus-Semmler car park at the Markus-Semmler visitor mine
  • Parking spaces on Markus-Semmler-Straße
  • Bad Schlema car park – access to the car park is via Markus-Semmler-Straße (entrance in front of house no. 65)
  • Car park on Hauptstraße opposite the "Zentrum" bus stop
  • Marktpassage car park in Bad Schlema

Coordinates

  • DD 50.600121, 12.674083
  • GMS 50°36'00.4"N 12°40'26.7"E
  • UTM 33U 335401 5607940
  • w3w ///climbed.somewhere.pine

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