- Culturally interesting
- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
Meinerzhagen: We learned it from the water (circular route along the Sauerland-Höhenflug)
We learned it from water - the name says it all on this circular hiking trail. You will come into contact with the fascinating element of water everywhere you go.
Tour starting point:
Meinerzhagen, Schallershaus
Tour destination point:
Meinerzhagen, Schallershaus
Properties:
Additional Information
Service and booking hotline Sauerland-Höhenflug: 02974 - 202 199
Category
regionaler WanderwegLength
12 kmDuration
3:20 hElevation ascent
261 mElevation descent
261 mLowest point
321 mHighest point
461 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
Right at the entrance to the 250 km long, award-winning Sauerland-Höhenflug long-distance hiking trail, you can enjoy the first beautiful view of the Meinhardus Mattenschanzen. Hidden deep in the forest is the Wasserschloß Badinghagen, an old knight's seat with a documented history stretching back over a thousand years. Today it is used as a private residence and can only be viewed from the outside.
The circular tour leads along the Agger and the Grotmicke, a near-natural and meandering river with floodplains in sections, which flows into the Genkeltalsperre. The Genkeltalsperre, in turn, as a pure drinking water reservoir, is fed by numerous small tributaries and thus supplies most of the households in the area. A signposted nature trail has been laid out along its banks.
You can hike another special feature on the route: the Aggerquelle, which rises below the Meinhardus Mattenschanzen in the middle of a Weide.
Information
Directions
The hike starts at the entrance to the Sauerland-Höhenflug in Meinerzhagen, at the Schallershaus parking lot (Heerstraße). From here, the circular route initially follows the Sauerland-Höhenflug to the Wasserschloß Badinghagen. With its moats and ponds, it offers a romantic view. At the Wasserschloß, the circular trail leaves the Sauerland-Höhenflug and runs along several small reservoirs. The hiking trail now reaches the L323. The trail follows the road on the right for around 200 m before turning left again into the forest. It then winds its way uphill through varied forests. Shortly before the highest point, there is a wonderful panoramic view back into the Agger valley. If visibility is good, you can also see the Meinhardusschanzen. You reach the Genkeltalsperre dam via a natural path through beautiful Buchenwald forests. The hiking trail takes you along the riverside path for a while. Enjoy the wonderful views of the glistening waters! Shortly after the reservoir, the trail reaches the road. Follow it for a short distance and after about 200 m turn off again onto a forest path. You walk through meadows and Weide through the Grotmicke valley, part of which is a nature reserve. The hiking trail crosses the stream on narrow paths and continues uphill through forests to the small village of Heed. Above Heed, the hiking trail follows the narrow road to the bus stop, then left to the L323. The route now heads back into the forest and slightly uphill to the Meinhardusschanzen, before descending via a meadow path to the Aggerquelle. Passing the Mattenschanzen outruns, the trail now heads back uphill along a path to the starting point of the hike, the Schallershaus hiking parking lot. The trail can generally be hiked in both directions.
Equipment
No special equipment required
Recommendation: sturdy shoes
Author Tip
Less than 500 meters from the start and finish point of the hike is the La Muh ice cream parlour, where you can stop for refreshments before or after the hike.
Public transiot
For guests from Cologne, the RB 25 runs every hour from Cologne to Meinerzhagen (the access route from the station to the Sauerland-Höhenflug entry portal is marked with a white H on a black background).
Getting there
Meinerzhagen: The town of Meinerzhagen is located in the immediate vicinity of the A 45, has its own highway exit and can be reached from the Ruhrgebiet and the Cologne/Aachen metropolitan area in an hour's drive.
Parking
In Meinerzhagen at the Schallershaus hiking parking lot directly at the entrance to the Sauerland-Höhenflug. GoogleMaps-Koordinate: 51.099453,7.65324.