Bergbauwanderweg Alte Haase, Mining trail in Sprockhövel and Hattingen, Germany.

Bergbauwanderweg Alte Haase is a two-part circular trail: the North route covers 6.8 km (8.5 km including point 3) and the South route 9.8 km. The North route starts at the Sprockhöveler Dorfkrug near the bus station and passes 14 mining sites, including the Zeche Alte Haase with its Malakow tower. The South route begins at the former Sprockhövel station and leads to 22 sites, such as the Bergvorschule and the Schacht Im Brahm.

This region became a center of coal mining during industrialization, with numerous pits driving the economy of the Ruhr area from the 1800s onward. Many of these mines remained active into the 20th century before closure, and their remains now form the backbone of this walking route.

The trail reveals how miners worked in this region, with old equipment and information boards showing their daily tasks and skills. The stops along the way tell stories of hard labor that defined the local communities.

The trail is open year-round and has parking areas at the Sprockhövel and Hattingen starting points. Public transport connections are available if you prefer to arrive by bus or train.

The North loop's waymark is a stylised Malakow tower, the South loop's a stylised headframe. The routes were laid out by the Förderverein Bergbauhistorischer Stätten Ruhrrevier with the Heimat- und Geschichtsverein Sprockhövel and named after Sprockhövel's largest colliery, Zeche Alte Haase. The North loop starts at the Sprockhöveler Dorfkrug, the former Stöter-Tillmann inn, a few metres from the bus station; the South loop starts at the former Sprockhövel station.