Sauerland-Höhenflug: Through the Ebbemoore to Nordhelle

The tour starts on the Nordhelle at the bus stop on the L 707. From here, on Sundays and public holidays during the hiking season, the hiking bus route 252 takes you in the direction of Meinerzhagen to Meinerzhagen, Hösinghausen. The bus stop is on the main road. From here, the black-marked access path leads through the village to the Quellental hiking parking lot and thus directly onto the Sauerland-Höhenflug.Young hikers can use an Archimedes spiral at the Quellental parking lot to pump water from the Hösinghausen stream and let the water flow back through various channels made of natural stones. A Sauerland bench also invites you to take a break. Narrow paths, lush fern vegetation and the nearby Ochsenmoor take hikers back to earlier times in the history of the earth. The high-altitude route leads up to the Koppenkopf, where there is a refuge and a memorial stone.Hikers experience fascinating and untouched nature as they cross the narrow wooden footbridge through the "Wilde Wiese" moorland area. The nature reserve is part of the Ebbemoore, which has been designated an FFH area due to its rarity. Many rare animal and plant species such as peat moss, cranberry, bog lily and the raised bog fritillary butterfly can be found in these hillside and spring moors.The high-altitude route continues steadily uphill through the wild and romantic nature reserve. Below Nordhelle, the path comes across a 250-year-old brand tree. The gnarled copper beech served as a border tree, marking the boundary of the Herscheid Mark.The Sauerland-Höhenflug reaches Nordhelle via a natural path. At 663 m above sea level, it is the highest mountain in the Ebbegebirge. Next to a hiking restaurant is the Robert-Kolb-Turm on the summit, which was erected in 1913 and named after the then head hiking warden of the Sauerland Mountain Association. From here, you have a wonderful view over the Märkischer Kreis. The 130 m high WDR broadcasting tower is also located on the Nordhelle. The playground invites young hikers to let off steam.Here we leave the main path and walk downhill along the black-marked access path to the P5 parking lot, where the bus stop is located on the main road. Our tour ends here.