"Miners trail"

The miners‘ trail from Hochoetz – Kühtai – Ochsengarten lures you into a landscape in which miners using nothing more than their sheer physical strength mined yellow copper ore, pyrites and galena around 350 years ago. At 2,500 m. above sea level, up to 400 miners were engaged in breaking up the ore and transporting it down into the valley using mules and horses. The mountain path leads you from the Hochoetz panoramic restaurant via the Bielefeld Hut to the Wetterkreuz. From there, continue via the Wörgetal (valley) to the restored miner’s house with the crushing mill (a sort of stone mill in which the ore was broken up).

From the miners’ house, continue to the Obere Issalm (no longer used), and then to the Balbach Alp, which is still being farmed. The last point on the walk is Kühtaile Alp before the circular tour brings you back again to the panoramic restaurant.

Tip:
Other variations for this trail are possible. Have a look into the map "Miner's trail"

different variations possible