Sauerland-Camino

#deinsauerland / Neusta Touren / Sauerland-Camino

This scenic route leads from Paderborn to Marsberg and along the former Roman road to Elspe. There the Way of St. James meets the Heidenstraße to Meinerzhagen and then leads through the Bergisches Land along the Elisabethpfad to Cologne.

The Sauerland section of the route from Marsberg to Meinerzhagen is shown here. You can stay overnight in our partner businesses of the Sauerland-Camino.

Tour starting point:

St. Magnus Church in Niedermarsberg, Casparistraße, 34431 Marsberg

Tour destination point:

Jesus Christ Church in Meinerzhagen, Kirchstraße 17, 58540 Meinerzhagen

Properties:

Culturally interesting
Refreshment stop
Multi-day tour
Accommodation option
Signage
Good public transport connections

Additional Information

You can find our pilgrim accommodation for the Sauerland Camino at www.sauerland.com

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Length

136.8 km

Duration

36:10 h

Elevation ascent

2705 m

Elevation descent

2535 m

Lowest point

245 m

Highest point

550 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

J F M A M J J A S O N D

As early as the Middle Ages, pilgrims from the north and east of Europe made their way to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. From Paderborn, the route follows the former Roman road through the Sauerland to Elspe via Husen, Meerhof, Marsberg, Padberg, Gudenhagen and Olsberg. There the pilgrims meet the old "Heidenstraße". The entire route is marked with the pilgrim's shell and offers many historical sights along the way.

The pilgrimage from Paderborn to Santiago de Compostela in distant Spain is almost 2,600 km long.

You can find more information at: www.sauerland.com

Marsberg train station bus stop

St. Joseph Chapel Niedermarsberg

Tourist information Marsberg

St. Magnus Church Niedermarsberg

Bilstein - observation tower

Drakenhöhle Obermarsberg

Buttenturm Obermarsberg

Benediktusbogen Obermarsberg

St. Peter and Paul - Stiftskirche Obermarsberg

Old town hall with pillory Obermarsberg

Museum of the town of Marsberg

Nikolaikirche Obermarsberg

House Böttcher

Calvary Chapel Obermarsberg

Priesterberger Warte Obermarsberg

Donnersberger Warte - Mouse Tower

Giershagen - district of Marsberg

Church of St. Fabian and Sebastian Giershagen

Kluskirche Giershagen

Christuskirche Bredelar

Bredelar Monastery training and show foundry

Old Church of St. Peter Padberg

Padberg - district of Marsberg

Padberg Synagogue

Kirche St. Maria Magdalena Padberg

Padberg and Beringhausen Jewish cemetery

St. Mark's Church Beringhausen

Tourist office hut In der Kumecke

Konstantinkreuz Brilon-Messinghausen

Nikolaikirche Brilon

Brilon Bürgerwald with Kyrill-Tor

Bürgerwald hiking parking lot

Kneipp basin on the Rothaarsteig

Hiebammen Hütte Brilon

Starting point Hilbringse

Piles, Wallen, deserted areas - 12th Wallen Papendiek

Maxstollen (soul place)

Chapel at the Schinkenwirt

Philippstollen near Olsberg (Seelenort)

Borberg's churchyard (Seelenort)

Olsberg Church (St. Nicholas)

Biggen Church ( St.Martinus )

Schloss Gevelinghausen

Museum of Local History Alte Mühle Gevelinghausen

Water treading area in the countryside, on the Elpe

Chapel at the cemetery in Heringhausen

Parish church of St. Nicholas in Heringhausen

Octagonal Gutskapelle St.Katharina Halbeswig

St. Agatha in Meschede-Löllinghausen

14 Nothelfer Kapelle

Remblinghausen sawmill

St. James parish church

Pilgrims' rest area at the P in Remblinghausen

Chapel of St. Lorenz Herhagen

Felsenkeller

Church of St. Pankratius, Reiste

Hiking portal and hiking parking lot Reiste

Bremke treading pool

St. Antonius Bremke parish church

Kapelle am Friedhof Husen

Parish church of St. Peter and Paul Eslohe

St. James Chapel, Bremscheid

"Höhen Kreuz" wayside cross

Kapelle St. Georg Obermarpe

Lausebuche

Grevenbrück train station, KulturBahnhof Lennestadt

Burgruine Peperburg (Burg Gevore)

Museum of the city of Lennestadt

Burg Schnellenberg

South Sauerland Museum

Tourist information of the Hanseatic town of Attendorn

Bieketurm

Attendorn Jewish Cemetery

Parish church of St. Johannes Baptist Attendorn

Klosterplatz and Rathausplatz Attendorn

Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene (Grotewiese)

Bone mill Mühlhofe

Hollow ways Haumche

Hof Klaas

Farm store Landpartie

Valbert Protestant Church

Denkmalplatz Valbert

Organic store and village bakery Berghausen

Potsdamer Platz

Alpakahof Blomberg

Bergwaldhof

Fish belly bridge Meinerzhagen-Scherl

Volmequelle

Aggerquelle

Schallershaus hiking parking lot

Meinerzhagen Jewish cemetery

Krugmann Markenspirituosen GmbH and Co. KG / Distillery tour

Otto-Fuchs-Platz

Meinerzhagen weekly market

Joest's farm store

Karl from Ebbe

Guided tours of the church - Jesus-Christus-Kirche

Meinerzhagen Nature Park Information Center

Meinerzhagen Tourist Information Office

Jesus-Christus-Kirche

St. Mary's

Volkspark Meinerzhagen

Information

Directions

From Marsberg, you always follow the official logo of the Way of St. James.

Equipment

Sturdy shoes are important. Make sure you have enough to drink.

Safety guidelines

You will find rescue points on the information boards at the junctions and hiking signposts.

Author Tip

You should not miss a tour of Obermarsberg, which is one of the oldest populated points in the Hochsauerland district.

Maps

Hiking maps, mr-Verlag

Public transit

Marsberg is conveniently located on the Kassel/Hagen railroad line. Trains currently run on the hour in both directions.

Meinerzhagen can be reached from Cologne every hour on the RB 25 and from the Ruhrgebiet, the RB 52 runs every two hours from Hagen Hbf to Lüdenscheid-Brügge and from there on to Meinerzhagen on the RB 25.