Germany
2 regions · 8 sites · down to 72 m
In Germany you dive flooded mines: slate mines in the Sauerland and lime and marble mines in Saxony. The water is about 7–9 °C year-round, with fixed lines and clear organisation at each mine. You always dive through the operator or a club.
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Not to be missed
- Schieferbergwerk Nuttlar →
A well-known slate mine to 39 m with its own fill station at weekends.
- Schiefergrube Christine →
A slate mine near Willingen to 46 m with an intro option, good for divers starting out in mine diving.
- Schiefergrube Schwalefeld →
A full cave mine to 72 m, also near Willingen, for divers looking for more depth and experience.
- Altes Kalkbergwerk Miltitz →
An old lime mine near Meißen to 65 m with an intro option, only dived in the cold half of the year.
- Felsendome Rabenstein →
A shallow cavern mine to 18 m right by Chemnitz, year-round by appointment.
Regions
- SauerlandFlooded slate mines: Nuttlar and Felicitas with a day ticket from the dive base, Christine and Schwalefeld near Willingen through a club. Water at 7–9 °C, -14 to -72 m, with mine carts, rails and old machinery.5 mines · down to 72 m
- SaxonyThe Miltitz lime mine near Meissen (to ~-65 m, winter half-year only), the Felsendome Rabenstein in Chemnitz and the galleries below the Crottendorf quarry lake in the Ore Mountains, all three through the operator or club.3 mines · down to 65 m
Good to know
- All mines are private. You buy a day pass or apply to the club, and you always register in advance.
- Papers: cave card (for CCR also CCR cave), dive medical, insurance and logbook. Nuttlar asks for at least 100 logged cold-water dives; no papers, no entry.
- Scooters are banned at Nuttlar, Christine, Schwalefeld and Miltitz, and solo diving is not allowed. In the club mines there is no training, don't move lines and take your markers out again.
- Miltitz is only open in the cold half of the year, mainly at weekends. Dives deeper than -30 m must be announced in advance there.
- With water at 7–9 °C you dive in a drysuit with good undergarments, 2 separate regulators and 2–3 lights.
Tips for safe and enjoyable diving
- In mines, watch for loose rock, old cables and sharp metal, rust and silt that stir up quickly, and air pockets with bad air: never breathe them. Stay on the fixed lines.
- Gas in the Sauerland: Tauchschule Sauerland fills at Nuttlar (Sat–Sun) and at the Sorpesee; Felicitas fills if you book in advance. Helium is available at the See im Berg in Brilon-Messinghausen. Ask about trimix.
- In Saxony there is no fill station at the mines; you can fill in Chemnitz and Dresden. Bring your own sofnolime and CCR spares.
- Emergency: call 112. For the Sauerland the closest chamber is Gelsenkirchen; for Saxony, Halle (Saale) or Berlin. Always call ahead.
- Rest day: a dry tour of the Grube Christiane visitor mine, the Kalkbergwerk Miltitz or the Felsendome Rabenstein. The See im Berg is an open quarry for a regular dive without overhead.
Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training.
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