On the Kohlberg, at 514 m the highest elevation in Neuenrade, is the 14 m high Quitmannsturm with good views.
The word Quitmannsturm already contains the word "storm" and the history of the well-known lookout tower on the Kohlberg is also stormy. The tower, which was donated by the sons of Neuenrade teacher Carl Friedrich Quitmann, was built over 100 years ago in 1892. However, even before the planned inauguration, a hurricane-like storm destroyed the tower in the winter of 1893, so that it had to be rebuilt.
In 1986, the town of Neuenrade renovated the 14-metre-high tower on the highest elevation in Neuenrade at 514 m above sea level. A wonderful view makes the climb worthwhile: from the Lenne valley to Wildewiese and more, just a view of the "land of a thousand mountains".
The Quitmannsturm can be reached in just a few steps from the Kohlberg hiking parking lot and is located directly on the "Sauerland-Höhenflug"(www.sauerland-hoehenflug.de), which leads from Altena (northern variant) to Korbach. The "Sauerland-Höhenflug" is a long-distance hiking trail that is certified as a Wanderbares Deutschland quality trail. The short section of the trail from the parking lot is quite steep, which is why SGV Neuenrade had a handrail installed here at the end of 2019. Otherwise, the hiking parking lot is ideal for short walks on fairly flat terrain and challenging longer hikes. The Neuenrade circular hiking trail N2, the X1 and the X17 also pass by here.
If you follow the main X1 hiking trail, you will pass the avenue of trees. In 2009, Neuenrade citizen Siegfried Dickel had the idea of creating an avenue of trees of the year along the main hiking trail on the Kohlberg. The foundation "Menschen für Bäume" and the association "Baum des Jahres e.V." have published the respective "Tree of the Year" every year since 1989. In 2000, the tree of the millennium was also chosen. The Committee for Environmental Protection and Forestry of the town of Neuenrade welcomed the application on December 9, 2009 and spontaneously decided to donate the costs for the first tree (1989). Due to the subsequent media coverage, it was possible to find sponsors for all the trees of the year, including the tree of the millennium. In April 2010, the trees were then planted along the main hiking trail on the Kohlberg, starting at the parking lot below the Quitmann Tower, and a small sign was added. Sponsors have also already been put on a waiting list for the respective trees of the year in the coming years. Interested hikers and walkers can now view all the trees of the year on the Kohlberg in Neuenrade.
