Pioneer tunnel
The pioneer tunnel is a passable tunnel for hikers in the area of the city of Harzgerode in the Harz in Saxony-Anhalt .
location
The tunnel is located in the course of the Pionierweg , a hiking trail also known as Magdeburger Stieg in the past, above the Selketal between Alexisbad and Mägdesprung . Not far from the tunnel is the Pioneer Cliff .
Design and history
The engineer tunnel was cut through the rock from May 14th to 19th, 1900 as part of an exercise by the 2nd Company of Magdeburg's Pioneer Battalion No. 4 . In parts, the tunnel was driven by mining.
literature
- Axel and Volker Mothes: Harzer Klippen- & Stiegenwelt, Volume I , Stiegenbuchverlag Halle (Saale) 2011, page 12.
Coordinates: 51 ° 39 '25.7 " N , 11 ° 7' 38.8" E