Niederhausen Dam – Schmittenstollen Visitor Mine loop from Niederhausen

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Rhineland-Palatinate

Landkreis Bad Kreuznach

Bad Kreuznach

Niederhausen

Niederhausen Dam – Schmittenstollen Visitor Mine loop from Niederhausen

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Niederhausen Dam – Schmittenstollen Visitor Mine loop from Niederhausen

01:51

15.2km

370m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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182 m

Niederhausen Dam

Highlight • Lake

Good starting point for the Lviv or Schmittenstollen.

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236 m

Reservoir Dam at Naturpark Soonwald-Nahe

Highlight • Monument

288 m

Fish Ladder at the Nahe River Dam

Highlight • Structure

7.94 km

Silver Lake (Lemberg Nature Reserve)

Highlight • Lake

Silver Lake is located in the Lemberg Nature Reserve. It's a great place to relax and take a break. It's a very quiet spot, as it's nestled in a basin.

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7.96 km

Silbersee

Highlight • Lake

Of course you take it with you on the Lemberg round and walk around it once.

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10.0 km

Schlafender Riese

Viewpoint

11.1 km

Viewpoint "Most beautiful Nahe view" with resting bench

Highlight • Viewpoint

A very beautiful dream loop that's very busy on weekends!
Caution: some of the paths are very narrow!

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12.3 km

Schmittenstollen Visitor Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

A highly informative and impressive tour through the only mercury mine in Western Europe that has been developed as a visitor mine. The mine contains passages from three different mining periods.

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12.3 km

Schmittenstollen Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

15.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.47 km

4.80 km

1.04 km

665 m

136 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.53 km

3.20 km

2.14 km

822 m

326 m

192 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

6°C

15 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Comments

July 20, 2025,Vitaltour Geheimnisvoller Lemberg

Always beautiful. Especially in these temperatures. Almost entirely shaded. The Schmittenstollen tunnel is worth a visit. I've walked past it so many times and only took the time to visit a few weeks ago.

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May 22, 2022,Vitaltour Geheimnisvoller Lemberg

One of the loveliest vitality tours in the Naheland. 3 VPs 🍺 were also open today.

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