Giele Botter, Nature reserve in Esch-sur-Alzette Canton, Luxembourg
The Giele Botter reserve spans across multiple hiking trails, featuring various elevation changes and natural landscapes within the Minette region of Luxembourg.
The area transformed from an open-pit iron ore mining site that operated until 1977 into a protected natural reserve, receiving official conservation status in 1991.
The reserve connects to the Fond-de-Gras railway station, where visitors can experience Luxembourg's industrial heritage through preserved mining structures and steam trains.
Hikers can access the area from a parking lot located 1 kilometer from Fond-de-Gras on the road toward Niederkorn, with trails extending up to 13.6 kilometers.
The former mining territory now supports 19 orchid species, including both common bee orchids and rare red helleborine specimens.
GPS coordinates: 49.54333,5.87889
Latest update: March 5, 2025 21:31
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1.4 km
Stade Municipal de la Ville de Differdange
3.4 km
Differdange Castle
2.6 km
Sanem Castle
3.4 km
Stade du Thillenberg
2.4 km
Train 1900
1.1 km
Minett Park Fond-de-Gras
1.7 km
Aalt Stadhaus
2.6 km
Église Saint-Étienne (Oberkorn)
3.4 km
Chapelle Saint-Éloi d'Athus
3.4 km
Zisterzienserinnenkloster Differdingen, Luxemburg
2.3 km
Titelberg
1.5 km
Trauerbuch zu Suessem
3.4 km
Muttergottesknippchen
1.9 km
Église de l'Immaculée-Conception
2.5 km
Boundary mark LB 020
3.2 km
Gossemaark LB025
3 km
Boundary mark LB 029
3.4 km
Boundary mark LB 028
3.3 km
Boundary mark LB 019
3.3 km
Gossemaark LB024
3.1 km
Boundary mark LB 026
3.3 km
Boundary mark LB 023
3 km
Gossemaark LB021
3.1 km
Boundary mark LB 022
3 km
Boundary mark LB 027
3.2 km
Boundary mark LB 011
2.9 km
Mirador de Lamadelaine
1.9 kmReviews
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