A lasting nature experience
On the GeoPath Korbach you can follow the traces of the earth's history. Experience how today's landscape was formed - 350 million years of landscape history come alive! Discover karst phenomena on the Korbach plateau. Hike through the remains of medieval mining. Look for orchids and rare dry grassland plants. Learn interesting facts about the ice ages around Korbach. Learn to read man's fingerprints left on the landscape.
Once you have learned to read the traces of the earth's history, you will never again experience a boring walk!
Profile
Route
The Korbach GeoPath is an approximately 20 km long circular trail that connects the Korbach crevice with the Eisenberg near Goldhausen, Germany's largest gold deposit with a visitor mine and Goldspur nature trail.
The exact course of the GeoPath and explanations of the individual stops can be found in an accompanying brochure. This is available from the citizens' office of the city of Korbach (phone. 05631/53-232, www.korbach.de) and from the Wolfgang Bonhage MUSEUM-KORBACH (phone: 05631/53-289, www.museum-korbach.de) erhältlich.
Marking
As part of the Zechsteinpath themed trail, the Korbach GeoPath is marked with an easily recognizable blue Z. A map with the route overview can be found here.
Route information
The route of the GeoPath Korbach is mainly on field and forest paths, in the area of the nature reserve "Schanzenberg" on narrow nature paths (please do not leave!). The route is not suitable for cyclists everywhere. Gradients and important waypoints are shown in the route elevation profile.
Geotourism tips
Refreshment stops
Eisenberg-Hütte in Goldhausen
Turmweg 4a (located above the DGH/Zechenhaus)
Phone: 0163-25 76 685
Homepage: www.eisenberg-huette.de
Geotourism tours
For a small fee, you can also be guided competently along the Korbach GeoPath. In addition to interesting explanations of geology and the history of the earth, special attention is also paid to the thousands of years of human influence on the formation of today's landscape.
Information and booking:
Korbach Tourist Information (phone: 05631/53-232, www.hansestadt-korbach.de)
Other attractions along the GeoPath
At the Eisenberg you have connection to the "Goldspur Eisenberg", an educational trail around the topic of gold. The visitor mine "Unterer-Tiefer-Tal-Stollen" takes you inside the mountain and tells you about millions of years of earth history, the exhausting work of the miners and the recurring attempts of modern soldiers of fortune from all over the world to lift the treasures of the Eisenberg.
During the summer half-year (from April to October), regular guided tours take place at the Korbacher Spalte fossil site and in the neighboring GeoFoyer Kalkturm Korbach. Every Sunday at 11.15 a.m. you can learn more about Procynosuchus & Co.
Information brochures and guided tours are available at the citizens' office of the city of Korbach (phone: 05631/53-232, www.korbach.de) and at the Wolfgang-Bonhage-MUSEUM KORBACH (phone: 05631/53-289, www.museum-korbach.de)