- Family friendly
- Nature highlight
- Culturally interesting
- Refreshment stop
- Accommodation option
- Circular route
- Tour with dog
- free of charge / accessible at any time
Diemelsee Seelenort: Diemelsee dam - strength and power
The wall symbolizes both protection and danger. Terrain at the foot of the dam wall, which rises here as a 36 m high quarry stone wall.
Tour starting point:
Heringhausen hiking parking lot
Tour destination point:
Heringhausen hiking parking lot
Properties:
Category
ThemenwegLength
13.3 kmDuration
3:30 hElevation ascent
168 mElevation descent
168 mLowest point
368 mHighest point
449 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
My father was a bricklayer. He had mastered a technique that he was very proud of: he could lay bricks.
>>You can read more about the history of the Seeleort here.
The difficulty lies in the fact that every brick is different. The right place has to be found for each one, with the right neighbors. No matter how crooked and angular the stones are, the wall must not only be stable, but should also be smooth. Not many people can manage that. That's probably why he would have liked to have worked on the Diemelsee dam, had it been his time. The stones for the dam wall, hardly weathering diabase, were quarried not far from the construction site.
90 quarry masons were called from Italy and Serbia, construction began in 1912, but due to the war and lack of money, it was not completed until 1924.
>>You can read more about the history of the Seeleort here.
Information
Directions
Diemelsteig, Sauerland-Waldroute H6 - Around the Diemelsee
Equipment
sturdy and well-worn shoes
any maps you may need
Catering
any maps you may need
Catering
Safty guidelines
Please note: The lake locations will be signposted shortly. They are currently accessible without signposting.
Author Tip
Discover our three other soul places on the Diemelsee and let them inspire you. Each place tells its own story.
Public transiot
The bus and train connections to Diemelsee:
Line 569: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad Arolsen
Line 566: Korbach - Diemelsee
Line 560: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad Arolsen/Twistesee
Railway stations around Diemelsee
Willingen (Upland) railroad station
Marsberg-Bredelar railroad station
Korbach railroad station
Willingen (Upland) railroad station Brilon (Wald) railroad station
Line 569: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad Arolsen
Line 566: Korbach - Diemelsee
Line 560: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad Arolsen/Twistesee
Railway stations around Diemelsee
Willingen (Upland) railroad station
Marsberg-Bredelar railroad station
Korbach railroad station
Willingen (Upland) railroad station Brilon (Wald) railroad station
Getting there
From the north: Drive towards Hannover and take the A7 towards Kassel until the Kasseler Kreuz junction, then take the A44 towards Dortmund, exit Marsberg towards Diemelsee
From the east: Take direction Kassel, then A44 Dortmund exit Marsberg direction Diemelsee
From the west: Direction Dortmund, A44 direction Kassel, exit Marsberg direction Diemelsee
From the south: Munich in the direction of Nuremberg, Kassel and onto the A44 in the direction of Dortmund, Marsberg exit and in the direction of Diemelsee
From the east: Take direction Kassel, then A44 Dortmund exit Marsberg direction Diemelsee
From the west: Direction Dortmund, A44 direction Kassel, exit Marsberg direction Diemelsee
From the south: Munich in the direction of Nuremberg, Kassel and onto the A44 in the direction of Dortmund, Marsberg exit and in the direction of Diemelsee
Parking
Heringhausen hiking parking lot