- Culturally interesting
- Circular route
VolmeSchatz - The iron country in Süderlande
Industrial culture in the Oben an der Volme region. This themed trail in the Schleipe Valley tells the story. The art of forging and hammer mills come to life on site at the Schleiper Hamm.
Tour starting point:
Schleiper Hamme
Tour destination point:
Schleiper Hamme
Properties:
Additional Information
There is a QR code on each (themed) information board, which you can use to call up the route and details of the trail. Selected information boards are equipped with an additional QR code. Exciting additional digital information is waiting to be discovered by you.
As guests in the forest, we show understanding, respect and correct behavior to ensure the use, protection and recreation of our forest.
Category
ThemenwegLength
8.2 kmDuration
2:12 hElevation ascent
127 mElevation descent
127 mLowest point
341 mHighest point
468 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
Sauerland actually means "Süderlande" and refers to the land south of the Hellweg, an important east-west trade route that ran through the middle of what is now the Ruhrgebiet. No wonder that the iron ore deposits and smelting in the Märkisches Sauerland were of enormous importance for pre-industrial development. The "Schleiper Hamme", which stands at the beginning of the informative themed trail about iron smelting and hammer mills, bears witness to this.
The Schleiper Hamm, an old hammer mill in the Schleipe valley from the early 19th century (first evidence), is home to an industrial museum. Forging demonstrations and "mill days" are interesting for young and old.
On the theme trail itself, display boards provide information about industrial culture in the Oben an der Volme region. If you like, stop by Schriever's farm store with agricultural products. The former Neuhohlinden substation along the way, the smallest technical monument in the Märkischer Kreis, is worth seeing because of its expressionist architectural style.
Special features along the way: in addition to the information boards with exciting information and some QR codes for further videos or audio tracks, you can also discover an adventure treasure chest along the way.
Information
Directions
A steep ascent at the beginning of the hike to the heights of Kierspe, before the hiking route then leads along forest paths through the Schleipe valley, ultimately also along the young Schleipe, before a small road leads back towards the starting point.Road & asphalt: 2.6 km - Gravel path: 4.7 km - Nature trail: 0.7 kmWe start at the small parking lot behind the Schleiper Hamm and follow the asphalt path along the young Schleipe at the beginning. Following the small road, we cross a small settlement and soon reach the nature reserve there. Now the asphalt road ends and the forest path leads us further and further up the mountain along the Schleipe.Finally, at the junction of the "Schleipetalweg" and the "Babergweg", we turn right and now, after a few more meters of ascent, we have a great view ahead of us on our forest path. After a while, we come to a crossroads where we continue straight ahead, now back on a section of asphalt road. An information board with a bench invites you to take a break here before we slowly return to the starting point via forest paths and partly through forests.Great views in the direction of Kierspe accompany the path before it leads us back to the starting point after crossing the "Vorderster Berg" settlement, downhill to the right in the direction of Schleiper Hamm.
Equipment
Hiking-friendly and weatherproof footwear is recommended.
Safty guidelines
First aid: In an emergency, dial the emergency number 112 and state the rescue point number. Rescue points are access points marked in the forest for rescue vehicles. If the nearest rescue point is not known, your location can be called up directly via AML (Advanced Mobile Location) during the emergency call.
Author Tip
Information about the Schleiper Hamm (Schleipe 3, Kierspe): Tel. 02359 661140, www.kierspe.de/heimatverein. Schrievers Bauernladen (Vorderste Berg 1, Kierspe): Tel.023592168.
Literture
Hiking map Oberes Volmetal - Second edition - ISBN number 9 783866 369207
Maps
The trail flyers for the individual VolmeSchatz hiking trails are available at the local tourist information offices and other distribution points in the region.
Public transiot
Kierspe can be reached from the direction of Cologne or Lüdenscheid with the RB25. The walk (partly along the main road) to the starting point of the hike is approx. 2 kilometers.
Bus connections in the region and Kierspe can be found at: https: //www.mvg-online.de/.
Getting there
The Schleipe Valley or Schleiper Hamm can be reached by car from the B54, between Halver-Oberbrügge and Kierspe, via a small cul-de-sac that leads directly to the aforementioned Hamme. There is a small parking lot just behind the Schleiper Hamme.
Parking
There is a small parking lot behind the Schleiper Hamm.
