Halver: Wild Ennepe shrouded in legend - enchanting hike in the source area

Road markings: A2The starting point is on the edge of Halveran town center at the SGV Aussichtsturm Karlshöhe on Frankfurter Straße, the L528 state road to Kierspe. A hiking overview board at the starting point of the hike provides an overview of the hiking region and the hiking trail.Follow the trail sign A2 along Frankfurter Straße. After a few meters, turn right at the mini-golf course. The path continues straight ahead past the sports field before turning left into the forest. Through the forest, we soon reach a chain of fish ponds and finally reach the old route of the Wuppertalbahn, a disused railroad line between Radevormwald and Halver. The line has been converted into a footpath and cycle path that crosses the River Ennepe.We now follow the railroad line parallel to it for a few meters on a small footpath before we leave the old railroad line down a hill and keep left. Following the A2 marker and the wide forest road through the nature reserve, our path leads us along the edge of the moorland. At the next large crossroads, we keep left again and follow the path up the hill towards the field before the path meanders downhill into the forest again. Now, very close to the small but wild Ennepe, we take a bend to the right and follow the slightly ascending path out to the "Auf der Mark" settlement.Here we can now enjoy the great view over fields and meadows, see the avenue road from Halver to Kierspe on the horizon and follow the forest path further to the left. There is also a small rest area on the field path with information about the source of the Ennepe. It's definitely worth taking a break here. The path now leads us back towards Halver, following the A2 marker, before we reach a section of the path we already know and return to the Aussichtsturm Karlshöhe.