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A short themed hiking route to discover the mining history of Bad Bleiberg.
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moderate
Distance 5.2 km
Duration2:00 h
Ascent148 m
Descent148 m
Highest point1,010 m
Lowest point896 m
The Miners‘ Trail starts below the Terra Mystica show mine and is a circular route built by idealists of the mining cultural association. It runs along the ore mountain and offers insights into the mining tradition of the Bleiberg valley based on old tunnels. Along the way, you can learn about various topics such as minerals, mining history, thermal water, and the healing climate tunnels. Six beautifully designed rest areas with wonderful views invite you to linger. The underground world can be visited in Terra Mystica and Terra Montana. Along the challenging trail, the 4,930-meter-long circular route of the tunnel hiking trail leads you at 1,010 meters above sea level. Of the originally 50 tunnels along the path, 28 are still visible today. The entrances are marked with yellow signs. Signposts indicate the direction and distance to remote tunnels. All tunnels—worked by painstaking manual labor over centuries—are an impressive testimony to the mining tradition of the Bleiberg valley.
Author’s recommendation
The Terra Mystica show mine offers great insights into the world underground!
Coming from Salzburg: A 10 towards Spittal, Villach, exit Villach West. At the roundabout, take the first exit towards Villach. Follow the signs towards Bad Bleiberg via Bleiberger Landesstraße L35.
Coming from Vienna: A2 towards Graz, Klagenfurt, at the Villach junction take the A 10 towards Salzburg, exit Ossiacher See, left towards Villach. Continue towards Spittal, follow signs towards Bad Bleiberg via Bleiberger Landesstraße L35.
Coming from Italy: A2 towards Villach, shortly after the border crossing take the Hermagor exit, left towards Hermagor, Bad Bleiberg. Follow signs towards Bad Bleiberg via Bleiberger Landesstraße L35.
Parking
Terry Mystica parking lot
Coordinates
DD
46.627473, 13.649680
DMS
46°37'38.9"N 13°38'58.8"E
UTM
33T 396630 5164653
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Equipment
Good hiking shoes and a flashlight necessary for tunnel visits.
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