Sauerland-Höhenflug: Meinerzhagen to Korbach

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The Sauerland-Höhenflug runs from Meinerzhagen to Korbach in Hesse right through the Sauerland hiking region. 250 fascinating, sporty and impressive kilometers on the ridges of the low mountain range are waiting to be discovered.

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Bookable offers on the Sauerland-Höhenflug

Meinerzhagen - Valbert - Windhausen - Lenhausen - Weuspert - Wenholthausen - Bad Fredeburg - Altastenberg - Hallenberg - Medelon - Küstelberg - Düdinghausen - Korbach

Tour starting point:

Meinerzhagen, Schallershaus

Tour destination point:

Korbach, Eisenberg

Properties:

Nature highlight
Culturally interesting
Refreshment stop
Multi-day tour
Accommodation option
Signage
Tour with dog
Good public transport connections
Expeditive (EPE)
Adaptive Pragmatic (ADA)

Additional Information

www.sauerland-hoehenflug.de

Service hotline of the Sauerland-Höhenflug: 02974 - 202 199

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Length

203.5 km

Duration

51:00 h

Elevation ascent

4937 m

Elevation descent

4980 m

Lowest point

224 m

Highest point

838 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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

Short overview Sauerland-Höhenflug

200 km from Meinerzhagen to Korbach can be hiked in stages
Start and finish easily accessible by public transport
Suitable for beginners to professionals
There are one-day and half-day tours.
Excellent signposting
Rangers are constantly out and about on the Sauerland-Höhenflug and look after guests and nature. Ranger hotline: 02972 / 9702 55
The accommodation establishments along the route are geared towards hikers

Meinerzhagen Nature Park Information Center

Schallershaus hiking parking lot

Aggerquelle

The shepherd of Badinghagen (world of legends)

Meinhardus Mattenschanzen

Butmicke barbecue area

Wasserschloß Badinghagen

Historic road between Bracht and Grünewald

Hollow ways on the B 54 in Meinerzhagen

Hiking parking lot Quellental

Kneipp station Quellental

Heated outdoor pool in Valbert

Billet dam Ebbemoore Wild meadow

Robert-Kolb-Turm

Aussichtspunkt Auf der Höhe

Hof Kaiser

Aussichtspunkt Rehbigenholte

Rest area Vierkreuze

Finnentrop-Lenhausen railroad bridge

Aussichtspunkt Nahe Oberbecken

Upper basin parking lot

Aussichtspunkt Sterlberg

Faulebutter hiking parking lot

Well Monastery

Hiking portal and Birkenbrauck hiking parking lot

Aussichtspunkt Homertgipfel

Minature village Hammerkotten

Eavesdropper

Aussichtspunkt Gesenberg

Aussichtspunkt Reisterberg

Giant bank Reiste

Felsenkeller

Church of St. Pankratius, Reiste

Hiking portal and hiking parking lot Reiste

Wayside shrine Altenilpe

Somberg panorama board

Aussichtspunkt Gelsterhagen

Buchhagen Chapel Bad Fredeburg

Station of the Cross VI Bad Fredeburg

St. George's Parish Church Bad Fredeburg

Kneipp fountain Bad Fredeburg

Magog slate quarry

Shelter near Holthausen

Aussichtspunkt Ohlberg

Information board on the saddle arch

Aussichtspunkt Hunau

Fountain at the Großer Bildchen

Lenne spring

Hochheide, Kahler Asten

Branch tower

Kahler Asten

Kahler Asten hiking portal

Hiking portal Lenneplätze

Parking lot Helleplatz

Fly-Line

Mollseifen hiking portal

Mollseifen playground, An der Kapelle

Mollseifen ski hut parking lot

Siebenahorn cultural monument

Ziegenhellen refuge

Ziegenhelleturm

Heidekopf observation tower

Old bakery

Church of St. Heribert Hallenberg

Marketplace in Hallenberg

Sauerland stable chair

Hilmesberg" viewpoint

Hiking parking lot Hohe Schlade

Bollerberg Tower

Hiking starting point: Medelon village center

Orkekino Medelon - Rest area

Hiking parking lot Orketal Medelon

Geologischer Aufschluss - Orketal quarry

Rösberg viewpoint

Hikers' parking lot Schlossberg Küstelberg

Orke spring in Küstelberg

Church in Küstelberg

Hikers' parking lot in the village center of Küstelberg

Aussichtspunkt Hillekopf

Sauerland-Seelenorte - Krutenberg

Diemel spring

Aussichtspunkt Pöngipfel

Aussichtspunkt Kalied

Kahle-Pön Düdinghausen hiking parking lot

Woodturning Museum (Dreggestobe) and Kulturspeicher

Sauerland-Seelenorte - Freistuhl

Starting point Kirchplatz Düdinghausen

Aussichtspunkt Kreuzberg mit Kapelle

Hikers' parking lot at the Kreuzberg Chapel

Schäferhege viewpoint

Georg Viktor Tower

Eisenberg castle ruins

Korbach information

Eisenberg hiking portal

Information

Directions

The long-distance hiking trail leads through the Sauerland Rothaargebirgen Nature Park and connects numerous sights, scenery and natural features along its individual stages.Nature lovers can look forward to fascinating nature experiences in the deep forests, in the upland moors on the slopes of the Medebach mountains, in the extensive pastures of the Upland, in the Hochheide on the Kahler Asten or in the mountain meadows of the Medebach Bay European bird sanctuary.Possible starting points for the Sauerland-Höhenflug are the Meinhardusschanze in Meinerzhagen, Burg Altena with the World Youth Hostel or Korbach with its romantic Altstadt,but the Sauerland-Höhenflug offers much more than fascinating landscapes and wonderful natural idylls. In the villages along the Sauerland-Höhenflug, the cultural and industrial history lives on today, as does the traditional rural bustle. Museums invite you to visit and learn more about the history, industry and crafts of the regionand to recharge your batteries on the Sauerland-Höhenflug - especially the incomparable views. Whether from the heights around Altena, from the Robert-Kolb-Turm on the Nordhelle, from the Hunau or the Kahle Pön near Düdinghausen, whether from the Quitmannsturm near Neuenrade, the Schombergturm near Wildewiese, the tower on the Kahler Asten near Winterberg, the Heidkopfturm near Hallenberg or the Georg-Viktor-Aussichtsturm near Korbach, hikers are rewarded with numerous panoramic views everywhere! And if you let your gaze wander over mountains and valleys, idyllic villages, forests, meadows, streams, rivers and lakes, you will realize that only flying is more beautiful!

Equipment

No special equipment required, sturdy shoes, rain protection and provisions are recommended

Safety guidelines

Rescue signs on the Sauerland-Höhenflug:

In an emergency, things have to move quickly! That's why the Sauerland-Höhenflug is equipped with so-called rescue signs throughout. The green and white plaques attached to the posts of the signposts have a number that you can give when making an emergency call. This means that the emergency services know exactly where you are and valuable time can be saved.

Author Tip

The raised bogs on the slopes of the Ebbegebirge are particularly worth seeing, as are the high heath landscapes around the Kahle Pön in Medebach. Don't miss the Stabil chair between Hallenberg, Liesen and Hesborn. From there, you can enjoy wonderful views of bird and landscape conservation areas.

Literature

Maps

Local hiking maps from Müller&Richert are available along the entire Sauerland-Höhenflug and can be ordered from the tourist information offices.

Public transit

Meinerzhagen:

For visitors from the Cologne area, the RB25 runs every hour from Cologne main station to Meinerzhagen, and for visitors from the Ruhrgebiet, the RB52 runs every two hours from Hagen main station to Lüdenscheid-Brügge and from there onwards with the RB25 to Meinerzhagen. The 1.5 km long access path takes you from the station and the town center to Schallershaus, the entrance to the Sauerland-Höhenflug.

Korbach:

In Korbach, there are connections to the ICE train station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and the Brilon-Wald train station. The access trail starts in the historic Altstadt of Korbach and takes you 4.5 km to the entrance portal on the Eisenberg.

How to get there

Meinerzhagen:

The town of Meinerzhagen is located in the immediate vicinity of the A 45, has its own freeway exit and can be reached from the Ruhrgebiet and from the Cologne/Aachen area in an hour's drive. Coming from the Ruhrgebiet, turn left at the first set of traffic lights to get onto the L306 n southern bypass, then stay right on Heerstraße past the Hotel-Restaurant "Am Schnüffel". From there it is about 800m to the Schallershaus entrance portal.

Coming from Olpe on the A45, turn right at the first set of traffic lights, get into the left-hand lane at the second set of traffic lights and then stay right on the L306 south bypass past the Hotel-Restaurant "Am Schnüffel".

The turn-off to the Schallershaus hiking parking lot is signposted.

Korbach:

You can reach the Korbach entry point from the north via the A44, Diemelstadt exit and then via the B252. From the south, follow the A 485 to Gießener Nordkreuz - via Marburg and Frankenberg you will reach Korbach.

Parking

Meinerzhagen:

Parking is available in Meinerzhagen at the Schallershaus hiking parking lot, directly at the entrance to the Sauerland-Höhenflug (GoogleMaps coordinate: 51.099453,7.65324). For long-term parking (only on Fridays with a parking disc), there are also parking spaces behind the town hall in Meinerzhagen town center (GoogleMaps coordinates: 51.108022, 7.640709)

Korbach:

Hikers' parking lot at the Eisenberg portal (GoogleMaps coordinate: 51.253777,8.833476).