Mines and caves in the Black Forest12 underground places to visit

Lead, zinc and silver were mined on the Schauinsland for over 800 years. There are three guided tours to choose from: a 45-minute tour in street clothes, or 1.5-hour and 2.5-hour tours involving descents down ladders to a depth of up to six metres – for which the operator recommends a minimum age of 12.

Temperature

10 °C

Duration

45 min

Adults

€8.00 (45-minute tour), €16.00 (1.5 hours), €24.00 (2.5 hours)

From Easter until early November. 45-minute tour on Wednesdays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays; from 1 July to 13 September, daily except Mondays, starting between 11.30 am and 3.30 pm; the longer tours start at 11 am and 2 pm. schauinsland.de/museums-bergwerk

The silver and fluorspar mine in the Münster Valley, now an underground museum. As well as the standard guided tour, there is a treasure hunt for children.

Adults

€8.00

1 April to 31 October. besuchsbergwerk-teufelsgrund.de

A former fluorspar mine in the southern Black Forest, run by the Miners’ Association. Visitors travel into the tunnels on the mine railway – the ‘Zügli’ – and admission includes entry to the Mining and Geology Information Centre.

Adults

€12.00

May to October: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, guided tours at 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm and 4 pm; July to September: also on Wednesdays. finstergrund.de

A silver mine in the Wolftal valley, where the vein minerals are still largely as the miners left them. The discovery tour takes you about one kilometre into the mine; the company provides boots, a jacket, a helmet and a lamp.

Duration

90 min

Route

1,000 m

Adults

€11.00

29 March to 1 November 2026, Tuesdays to Sundays; discovery tours at 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. During school holidays in Baden-Württemberg and on public holidays, open daily from Monday to Sunday. grube-wenzel.de

A silver mine with around 800 years of mining history. The guided tour takes you down three levels, through narrow tunnels and up and down stairs; a miner’s helmet, lamp and protective clothing are provided. Groups are limited to a maximum of 15 people.

Duration

90 min

1 April to 1 November: daily except Mondays and Tuesdays at 11.30 am and 1.30 pm; from November to March, guided tours are available on request, including for very small groups. info.haslach.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten/besuc…

A small ore mine on the edge of the Black Forest National Park, run by volunteers. It is not open every day: during the school holidays, there is one fixed opening day per week; at other times, the association organises guided tours for groups by appointment.

Adults

€5.00 (aged 12 and over)

Once a week during the holidays, subject to booking; groups all year round, subject to prior booking. No booking required on open days (Whit Monday and the second Sunday in August); Mine Festival on 9 August 2026, 11.00–17.00. bergwerk-seebach.de

Medieval silver mining with two very different tours: the St Anna Adit runs at ground level and is also suitable for visitors with reduced mobility, whilst the St Joseph Deep Adit winds through narrow passages and is not suitable for people with claustrophobia. Guided tours are available by prior booking only.

Route

450 m

Guided tours are usually held at weekends from May to September, by prior arrangement with the association only; there is also a Stollen festival on the second weekend in September. stadt-waldkirch.de/start/stadtinformation…

An iron ore mine that has remained virtually unchanged since it closed in 1868 – narrow tunnels, 163 steps, three levels. As well as the standard tour, the association offers adventure tours off the beaten track, for which waterproof footwear is essential.

Temperature

7 °C

Duration

60 min

Steps

163

Adults

€9.00

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays 10 am–5 pm, last guided tour at 4 pm; Wednesdays to Fridays: groups by appointment only. frischglueck.de

A historic silver mine in the northern Black Forest, managed by the Neubulach Historic Mines Association. A therapeutic tunnel for respiratory conditions is connected to the same mine tunnels.

Temperature

8 °C

Duration

45 min

Adults

€8.00

Closed on Mondays; guided tours on Tuesdays to Fridays at 2 pm and 3 pm; on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 11 am–4 pm, no booking required. bergwerk-neubulach.de

Magnetic gravel and nickel ore were mined here until 1937. Unusually for a Black Forest exhibition mine, the underground tunnel is fully accessible, and unlike most mines in the region, it is also open in winter, snow conditions permitting.

Temperature

8 °C

1 May to 31 October: Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays and on public holidays, 2 pm–5 pm (last admission 4.30 pm); 1 November to 30 April: depending on snow conditions, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at the same times. todtmoos.de/p/der-hoffnungsstollen

A 16th-century silver mine right in the heart of the town, whose ore once supplied the Freudenstadt mint. There are three levels to choose from: a level adit with an air-raid shelter, a six-metre descent or a thirty-metre descent – a minimum age applies depending on the level chosen.

Temperature

8 °C

Duration

30 min

Adults

€3.00 (Level 1), €4.00 (Level 2), €5.00 (Level 3)

1 May to the end of October: Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, 2 pm–5 pm; special guided tours for groups at other times by prior arrangement with Freudenstadt Tourism. hmv-fds.de/aus-dem-16-jahrhundert-bergwer…

A silver mine first mentioned in records in 1520 and which has been open to visitors again since 2000. Guided tours take place on fixed dates – on Tuesday afternoons and on two Sundays a month – and on Sundays, coffee and cake are served at the top.

Temperature

8 °C

Duration

45 min

Adults

€8.00

2026 season, from May to October: Tuesdays at 4 pm (except on public holidays) and on the first and third Sundays of the month from 2 pm to 5 pm; group tours on weekdays by prior arrangement. bergwerk-hallwangen.de