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Grube Karschheck Slate Mine – Farm mill on the Kyrbach loop from Oberkirn

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Grube Karschheck Slate Mine – Farm mill on the Kyrbach loop from Oberkirn

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Grube Karschheck Slate Mine – Farm mill on the Kyrbach loop from Oberkirn

02:32

9.09km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

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317 m

St. Barbara Shrine and Kyrbach Bridge

Highlight • Religious Site

Until the middle of the 20th century, the mining of slate in 21 pits around the main source of income of the Oberkirner was. Today, only the numerous heaps and …

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2.22 km

Karschheck Mine Workshop Ruins

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Between the mine to the north on the slope of the Karschheck/Schafsberg and the conspicuous heap of rubble at the Wiesenbach there are a few operating buildings, others are only ruins.

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2.64 km

Allernbach Stollen

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On the slope of the Allernkopf there is a tunnel on the path leading along the Allernbach, which leads 85 meters deep into the mountain if you overcome the 60cm deep water at the entrance.

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6.76 km

Gallery at the Kyrbach. Walkable for several meters, then barred. Extremely humid air comes out of the interior as wafts of mist.

This is the Karschheck pit, in the overburden of which numerous fossils have been found.
mineralatlas.de/?l=57770

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8.21 km

Haus Bachwutz Shelter and Kyrbach Bridge

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The refuge in the valley on Kyrbach / Kirchberger Berg is located on the hiking trail from Oberkirn to Schwerbach, Sohrschied and Lindenschied. Here you have to cross the Kyrbach …

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8.75 km

Karschheck Mine (Gated Slate Mine Entrance)

Highlight • Structure

Not far from the Kyrbach, south of a large slate heap, this tunnel leads into the rock. However, access is barred.

This is the Karschheck pit, in the overburden of which numerous fossils have been found.
mineralatlas.de/?l=57770

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8.92 km

Farm mill on the Kyrbach

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A farmer mill in the valley meadows at the 24 km long Kyrbach near Oberkirn.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrbach

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9.09 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.41 km

1.06 km

574 m

Surfaces

6.35 km

1.19 km

1.14 km

237 m

119 m

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (310 m)

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Grube Karschheck Slate Mine – Farm mill on the Kyrbach loop from Oberkirn

St. Barbara Shrine and Kyrbach Bridge

Karschheck Mine Workshop Ruins

Allernbach Stollen

Ruins of the Schwerbach Mill