Off to the gold route: Discover the secrets of the slate roller!

Off to the gold route: Discover the secrets of the slate roller!

Recht, Belgien - On May 18, 2025, geologist Thomas Servais welcomed around 25 visitors to the Schiefränstollenmuseum in Recht. With perfectly mildly mildly weather with pleasant temperatures, clouds and sunshine, the group started a hike that was to explore the geological diversity of the region.
The Museum of Blaustein, which deals with geological history and slate, offers an underground course of 800 meters. Here visitors can experience interactive presentations of geological and mineralogical history as well as the work of mining workers. The history of the village law is closely linked to the slate reduction in the period from 18 to 20th centuries, which is illustrated by various tools and objects in the museum.

hiking routes and geological discoveries

The hike included three routes, all of them begin and end on the slate rolling museum: the Blaustein route (8 km), the gold route (7.3 km) and the Erdaltertumroute (11.9 km), which is known as a tourism tour of the Tourism Agency of East Belgium. Servais led the group on the gold route, which is considered a simple route and takes about two hours. There are numerous information boards along the path that inform about the various types of rocks in law and the surrounding area.
An exciting highlight of the gold route was a sign number nine, which informed about the gold washers. On the so -called periillance path, a narrow historic path that drunk young people used for the ball to escape the police, the group discovered the so -called golden holds. These hills, which are covered with grass and moss, testify to the times when Romans and possibly also Celts wished gold between law and Rodt. However, gold mining has long been history - the gold is no longer available.

geological treasures and the history of rights

After an educational day, the group returned comfortably over the perilial path to the slate college museum. If you visit the museum, you should bring sturdy shoes and warm clothes to make the underground tour comfortable.
Special features such as the Halloween evening in the mine on October 31 provide a varied program. In order to facilitate access for people with disabilities, the mine is accessible to wheelchair users under certain conditions, but without official Access-I certification. A contact with the provider is recommended to clarify the specific accessibility options.

Further information and details about the region as well as activities with the official “Access-I” label can be found on the Visit Wallonia website, which is available as a source for the geological background and the structure of the slateful museum. For deeper insights into the hike and the slate rolling museum, Brf on this interesting journey of discovery in right.