Soul place hike quarry at the Schinkenkeller

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The hike to the soul place "Steinbruch am Schinkenkeller" is comfortable and easy and offers a nice introduction to the mystical-looking small old quarry.

Tour starting point:

Kulturgut Schrabben Hof, Silberg Str. 32, 57399 Kirchhundem

Tour destination point:

Kulturgut Schrabben Hof, Silberg Str. 32, 57399 Kirchhundem

Properties:

Culturally interesting
Refreshment stop
Circular route
free of charge / accessible at any time

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Length

4.7 km

Duration

1:20 h

Elevation ascent

125 m

Elevation descent

125 m

Lowest point

448 m

Highest point

580 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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

The encounter with the soul place "Steinbruch am Schinkenkeller" can easily be combined with a short, easy circular hike. The forest path offers a pleasant introduction to the place of the soul and time and peace to reflect on the experiences.

The former "Schinkenkeller" was located in the immediate vicinity of the quarry. According to oral tradition from the village, this is an old former gallery that was used to store ham and other supplies during wartime.

Kirchhundem Community-Home-Museum

Schrabben Hof cultural estate

Quarry at the Schinkenkeller

Information

Directions

From the starting point at Kulturgut Schrabben Hof (Silberg Straße 32, 57399 Kirchhundem), head slightly uphill in the direction of "Müsener Straße". At the first crossroads, turn right into the road "Zur Weinspitze" and continue straight uphill until the asphalt road ends at the edge of the forest. Continue straight ahead on a forest path and after approx. 100 m turn left onto the signposted forest path (X). At the next junction, continue straight on, following the markings (X) on the tree trunk. After a long right-hand bend, there is a bench to the left of the path. From there it is approx. 200 m to the entrance of the quarry on the right. The view falls on mossy slopes, dead trees and a small dark pond. There is another entrance a few meters further on, also on the right-hand side. If you continue to follow the circular path slightly downhill, you will reach a fork in the road after approx. 1.0 km. Here you follow the asphalt road downhill into "Müsener Straße" and later onto "Silberg Straße", back to the starting point at Kulturgut Schrabben Hof.

Equipment

Sturdy footwear is recommended for the hike and the stay in the quarry; the route is partly on tar, mostly on forest paths (partly gravel).

There are no refreshment stops along the way. You should therefore take rucksack provisions with you.

Safety guidelines

Information about the rescue signs

Most hiking trails run away from towns and settlements and every hiker has thought about what would happen if an emergency were to occur. How can I be found here? Where am I anyway? Can the emergency services reach me?

But in an emergency, things have to move quickly! That's why the hiking trail network in the Lennestadt & Kirchhundem region is equipped with so-called rescue signs throughout. The green and white stickers attached to the posts of the signposts have a number that you must 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

Visit to the Schrabben Hof cultural estate with its local history museum, junk barn and nostalgic café.

The quarry at the Schinkenkeller is one of the 43 Sauerland-Seelenorte in the Sauerland-Wanderdorf. The history of the Sauerland-Seelenorte by Michael Gleich and other useful information can be found at https://www.sauerland-wanderdoerfer.de/de/Sauerland-Seelenorte/Die-43-Seelenorte/Steinbruch-am-Schinkenkeller.

Maps

Lennestadt & Kirchhundem hiking map; 1:25,000
Published by

: Tourist-Information Lennestadt & Kirchhundem
Hundemstr. 18, 57368 Lennestadt,
Telephone: 02723 608800
www.lennestadt-kirchhundem.de

Public transit

Silberg can be reached from Lennestadt-Altenhundem at regular intervals of 2 hours by bus R91 (direction Brachthausen).

How to get there

Autobahn A 4, exit Olpe, take the B 517 towards Lennestadt; between Hofolpe and Benolpe, follow the signs and turn off towards Varste / Silberg - K 19 - . Follow the road to Silberg.