The georoute provides an insight into mining north of Hohburg along decommissioned and active quarries
The start and end point of the mining trail is the Geoportal Steinarbeiterhaus Hohburg Museum, which serves as an information center for the Geopark Porphyrland. It tells the story of raw material extraction around the town of Hohburg and already provides diverse information about the individual points of interest of the mining trail before the tour.
After visiting the Steinarbeiterhaus, the route’s first stop is the Löbenberg quarry. Here, the Hohburg quartz porphyry was extracted until 1958. The next point of interest is the Zinkenberg quarry, where stone is still extracted today. Information boards along the route and the descriptions of the points of interest provide details about the formation of quartz porphyry rock and the history of the quarries.
