Sauerland
Schiefergrube Schwalefeld
- Max depth72 m
- CertificationFull cave
- Water temperature≈ ~8 °Cestimated, no reports yet
- SpecialFlooded mine or quarry
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationBergwerktauchen Nuttlar (Tauchschule Sauerland)Air 200/300 bar, nitrox (32 %), trimix and O₂; no price is listed for trimixRoute ↗
- Fill stationSee im Berg (TauchCenter Bielefeld), MessinghausenAir 200 and 300 bar; helium and oxygenRoute ↗
- Fill stationBergwerktauchen FelicitasAir, nitrox and O₂ (2024 article); helium/trimix not mentioned — askRoute ↗
What it looks like
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The dive
This is the Scapehander club's second slate mine, in Schwalefeld (Willingen); a 2023 list and t-online call it 'Schiefergrube Brilon'. It is open year-round to certified cave divers.
Profile and sections
This is the Scapehander club's second slate mine, in Schwalefeld (Willingen); a 2023 list and t-online call it 'Schiefergrube Brilon'. It is open year-round to certified cave divers.
Practical: the same club rules apply as in Christine (don't move lines, take markers out, exiting divers have right of way, brief outside the water, no compressors at the entrance). Breaking them means a lifetime ban, and illegal entry is reported to the police.
- Depth and profile
- Down to ~-72 m (t-online 2015, 2023 list). Levels, line lengths and visibility not published.
- Configuration
- Only (CCR) Full Cave, Cave II or Mine Diver from IANTD, GUE, NSS-CDS or NACD; CCR with a CCR base and CCR cave certification. No scooters, no training in the mine. Deep and cold (~8 °C): trimix and drysuit.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable
- Scooters are banned (mine rules).
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Backmount / twinset / Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 72 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
Only via the Scapehander club after an approved application (same procedure and €50 per day as for Christine). The club advises diving Christine first and then a few air/nitrox dives in Schwalefeld; trimix only after approval. Only the club's named instructors may guide here. The entrance is not published.
Around Schiefergrube Schwalefeld
Fills3 fill stations · nearest 2 km
Bergwerktauchen Nuttlar (Tauchschule Sauerland)
Briloner Straße 48a, 59909 Bestwig (Nuttlar)
Air 200/300 bar, nitrox (32 %), trimix and O₂; no price is listed for trimix
April–November Sat–Sun 9:00–18:00
Fills at the mine itself, in the check-in room. Prices at the mine: air 12 l €7.20, 15 l €9, twin 12 l €14.40 (300 bar €21.60), twin 18 l €21.60; EAN32 12 l €14.40, twin 12 l €20.90; O₂ 40 cft €15, 80 cft €30. Rental gear only via the dive school, not at the mine. Own compressors are banned on site.
See im Berg (TauchCenter Bielefeld), Messinghausen
Diemelseestraße, 59929 Brilon (Messinghausen)
Air 200 and 300 bar; helium and oxygen
April–November Sat–Sun 10:00–18:00
Fill station at an open diabase quarry lake (to ~-45 m, day pass €30, min AOWD and 100 dives). Run by TauchCenter Bielefeld (IANTD training). Whether you can get fills without diving the lake: ask.
Bergwerktauchen Felicitas
Zum Heilstollen, 57392 Schmallenberg (Bad Fredeburg)
Air, nitrox and O₂ (2024 article); helium/trimix not mentioned — ask
Sat–Sun 9:00–18:00, other days by arrangement
Fills only when booked in advance. Hall of ~600 m² with storage and a repair workshop; cave-diving school (IART) that also teaches a nitrox/trimix gas-blender course (€350). Walk-in fills without diving: ask.
Drive times from Bestwig: we don't know this site's exact spot.
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