Former Nordfeld Loading Ramp – Diana Spring loop from Höcherberg

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Former Nordfeld Loading Ramp – Diana Spring loop from Höcherberg

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Former Nordfeld Loading Ramp – Diana Spring loop from Höcherberg

02:32

8.82km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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91 m

Ruins of the Engine Houses, Nordfeld Mine

Highlight • Historical Site

This is where the engine houses of the Nordfeld mine stood. The foundations of the shaft can also still be seen.

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2.12 km

Ruins of Fortuna Shaft (Grube Fortuna)

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The Fortuna shaft of the Nordfeld Group was located here.

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3.31 km

Scenic Trail Along the Brandsbach

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very picturesque path along the Glans

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4.16 km

This is where the coal that was extracted from the tunnel mouth hole was loaded. After being transported out of the tunnel, it was transported to this loading station on a narrow-gauge cable car. Here it was automatically loaded onto the standard-gauge railway and transported to the Jägersburg station.
This former loading wall is now a listed building.

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5.68 km

Diana Spring

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A beautiful fountain that was renovated in 1994 by the PWV Höchen.

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6.60 km

Westwall Bunker Ruins at Höcherberg

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This system was part of the Siegfried Line.

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7.92 km

View of the Saarland Forest

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Here's a first impression at the beginning of the tour; of course, you only get the real view once you climb the tower.

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8.82 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.84 km

1.79 km

208 m

Surfaces

6.15 km

1.90 km

568 m

208 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

13°C

7°C

81 %

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Comments

April 27, 2025,Der historische Grubenweg Nordfeld, schöne Wanderung und eine ordentlichen Portion Geocaches

Whether it's a traditional loop like this one or a hiking multi-cache like last time, these loops are really fun. Even though the GPS was a bit erratic today, sometimes with deviations of more than 20 meters, we still managed to stay within a reasonable time. Although we sometimes lost a few minutes searching for the caches.

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July 17, 2023,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️Grube Nordfeld mit Start in Dunzweiler

We hadn't seen each other for too long. Had a nice opportunity to explore the Nordfeld pit in the shady forest today. We took a lot of time to explore the old weathered buildings. And first of all, we had a hearty, delicious breakfast. That was a beautiful day Kalinche. I really missed you 🤗

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March 16, 2025,Runde auf dem Höcherberg

Today, in ☀️ weather, I headed up the Höcherberg.

From the hiking car park, I walked past old boundary stones toward the former Nordfeld mining area. I took my first break at the Schacht Wilhelmine rest area 🫖🍪, then continued to the Diana spring and the historic loading ramp. What an impressive wall in the middle of the forest. 🤓

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January 16, 2022,Wanderung auf dem Historischen Grubenweg Nordfeld

The first tour with the hiking group. The sky was grey, but hoar frost had formed in the forest, so the whole thing looked a bit appealing. The hiking trail sheds light on the development of mining on the Höcherberg at the end of the 19th century, which, however, had already ended at the beginning of the 20th century.

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