Soul place hike at Diemelsee: Adorfer Klippen - The inner child

#deinsauerland / Neusta Touren / Soul place hike at Diemelsee: Adorfer Klippen - The inner child

The Adorfer Klippen is a former open-cast iron ore mine and an important Geologischer Aufschluss. The Rote Klippe is a good place to give the inner children a run for their money.

Tour starting point:

Parking lot village center Adorf

Tour destination point:

Parking lot village center Adorf

Properties:

Nature highlight
Culturally interesting
Circular route
free of charge / accessible at any time

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Length

11.4 km

Duration

3:05 h

Elevation ascent

203 m

Elevation descent

203 m

Lowest point

329 m

Highest point

413 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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

I crept up barefoot. Not a sound. Just don't step on a branch that might crack and give me away. It's already dawn. I lie in wait behind a small hill. Grass and moss, a soft stalk. I have the two entrances to the roof castle firmly in view. Will the secret digger with the black and white fur show himself tonight? There's a cornfield nearby with crunchy cobs that he likes to gnaw on. Let's see. The longer I lie and lurk, the more the scenery of the "Red Cliffs", a natural monument near Adorf, becomes blurred. Images of my childhood are pushed over it. The huge boulders of ironstone, 350 million years old, become the walls of a canyon. The burial holes, left over from medieval mining, are transformed into hiding places for the Indians from the advancing cavalry. The dense ring of wild roses framing the red stones in green provides my tribe with protection from intruders. Continue reading >>here .

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Directions

Directions: Diemelsteig Soul place hike "Adorfer Klippen"

Equipment

sturdy and well-worn shoes
any maps you may need
Catering

Safety guidelines

Please note: The lake locations will be signposted shortly. They are currently accessible without signposting.

Author Tip

Discover our three other soul places on the Diemelsee and let them inspire you. Each place tells its own story.

Public transit

The bus and train connections to Diemelsee:
Line 569: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad Arolsen
Line 566: Korbach - Diemelsee
Line 560: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad Arolsen/Twistesee
Railway stations around Diemelsee
Willingen (Upland) railroad station
Marsberg-Bredelar railroad station
Korbach railroad station
Willingen (Upland) railroad station Brilon (Wald) railroad station

How to get there

From the north: Drive towards Hannover and take the A7 towards Kassel until the Kasseler Kreuz junction, then take the A44 towards Dortmund, exit Marsberg towards Diemelsee
From the east: Take direction Kassel, then A44 Dortmund exit Marsberg direction Diemelsee
From the west: Direction Dortmund, A44 direction Kassel, exit Marsberg direction Diemelsee
From the south: Munich in the direction of Nuremberg, Kassel and onto the A44 in the direction of Dortmund, Marsberg exit and in the direction of Diemelsee