- Culturally interesting
- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
Schmalahtal circular trail (Wanderbares Deutschland quality tour)
Here you can experience Olsberg'snature in all its beauty.
This medium-length tour has a little bit of everything: many highlights along the way, a natural route and, last but not least, a beautiful half-timbered village with cozy places to stop for refreshments. The tour also leads to one of the Sauerland-Seelenorte.
Let your soul "flow" at the Schmalahtalsee lake.
Tour starting point:
Hiking board at the Feuereiche on the Rothaarsteig, Olsberg Bruchhausen
Tour destination point:
Hiking trail at the Feuereiche on the Rothaarsteig, Olsberg Bruchhausen
Properties:
Category
regionaler WanderwegLength
8.6 kmDuration
2:31 hElevation ascent
225 mElevation descent
225 mLowest point
480 mHighest point
650 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
The Schmalahtal tour starts at the Feuereiche on the Rothaarsteig and leads past the golden village of Elleringhausen to the Bruchhauser Steine information center. A detour up to the stone giants is recommended here. An entrance fee is required to visit the Bruchhauser Steine and must be paid at the InfoCenter. This detour will add about 2 km to the walk, which is well worth it.
A view of the privately owned Wasserschloß and the European gold village of Bruchhausen rewards the effort of the easy climb. You also reach the Silbersee, Brilon's drinking water. It is not for nothing that the lake has this beautiful name.
Information
Directions
Start at the small parking lot directly at the Feuereiche, between Olsberg-Bruchhausen/Elleringhausen and Willingen/Brilon.Cross the road once.Well signposted and marked with the B1 trail sign and the Rothaarsteig trail sign, the hiking trail leads around the road towards Bruchhausen. Through the gateway to the Rothaarsteig and below the Bruchhauser Steine InfoCenter, you have a beautiful view into/above the gold village.Through the Bruchhauser Steine information center, you can also hike to the stones for an entrance fee.(additional approx. 2 km). The 4 stone giants are definitely worth tackling these additional kilometers. ( Further information at: www.stiftung-bruchhauser-steine.de )The route now continues uphill around the Istenberg. The Silbersee, Brilon's drinking water, is located on the edge of the path on the last third of the tour. A rest here is recommended. However, the water may not be used for refreshment. Signs indicate this.The last section then leads uphill back to the hikers' parking lot at the Feuereiche.
Equipment
*Sturdy shoes.
* Light hiking equipment
* Brilon-Olsberg hiking map.
* Drinking bottle
Safty guidelines
Attention: the Silbersee is the drinking water for the town of Brilon. Please do not refresh yourself in the lake.
Author Tip
Take the opportunity to visit the Bruchhauser Steine Info Center. www. stiftung-bruchhauser-steine.de
Maps
Olsberg hiking map, published by Touristik und STadtmarketing Olsberg GmbH, Ruhrstr. 32, 59939 Olsberg
Public transiot
Olsberg station (Hagen-Kassel railroad line)
Brilon-Wald station ( Hagen-Kassel railroad line)
R 31 Bus connection Olsberg-Bruchhausen or Elleringhausen
Getting there
L 743 Olsberg-Elleringhausen in the direction of Brilon-Wald
Parking
Parking lot directly on the L 743. Attention: busy country road.
Parking space is limited. If the parking spaces are full, you can park below the Brilon-Wald railroad tunnel.
A path leads directly below the country road up to the Feuereiche.
