The square in Pukanec - Ergi Adit - Dorothea tourist shelter - Turnička watchtower on Ľajtňa hill - the Terra Banensium - Miners Land building in the square in Pukanec (3 1/2 h)

Mountains: Štiavnické vrchy Mts.
Region: Nitra

Starting point: Information board in front of the Evangelical church of the Augsburg confession in the square in Pukanec
Finish point: The Terra Banensium – Miners Land building in the square in Pukanec

Time table: Square – Ergi Adit 1/2 h – Dorothea tourist shelter 1 h – view of the wide surroundings from the Turnička watchtower on Ľajtňa hill 1/2 h – Terra Banensium – Miners Land building in the square 1/2 h
Map: Štiavnické vrchy Mts., map scale 1:50 000, VKÚ, a.s., Harmanec

Trail description: The education trail informs visitors about the history of the former mining and royal free town of Pukanec, focusing on old mines and description of the mining, processing and treatment of gold and silver ores. However, information boards also provide some information about the flora and fauna of the Pukanec environs. The trail informs about the most typical geological features of the close vicinity of Pukanec. We started the implementation of the education trail in the tourist season of 2004. Gradually, every season a new location is made available on the trail route with twelve information boards, depending on the possibilities and financial funds. The trail is 5.2 km long, through easy terrain with the elevation gain of 140 m. The youngest hiker accompanied by the parents was barely a year old and the oldest one was 86.

Source: Terra Banensium - Zem Baníkov