Valbert circular route (V)

We start at the Nordhelle parking lot on the Valbert circular trail marked V and follow the asphalt path up to Nordhelle. Nordhelle is home to the Nordhelle restaurant, which invites you to stop for a bite to eat. Hikers can also climb the Robert-Kolb-Turm and enjoy the magnificent panoramic view. An Abenteuerspielplatz offers a nice change of pace for little hikers. After the playground, the path turns right and continues along a forest path.We keep left until we discover a wooden tipi on the left-hand side, where an information board explains more details. The transmission tower not far away is clearly visible from the path, at the next crossroads we follow the asphalt path to the right. We reach the Spinne crossroads with rest areas and information boards. The path leads us slightly uphill to the left until we reach a T-junction, where we turn left and finally come to a nice rest area on the Rüenhardt.Continue straight ahead following the signs to the right on a somewhat stony path to the next crossroads, where we turn right again and follow the asphalt path. Now turn left onto a forest path called Königsfarnweg, left again downhill onto Ebbergweg and straight ahead at the next crossroads on partly stony ground along Weide until the path ends on a small road in the village of Ebberg. In Ebberg, we follow the road to the right until we turn left onto a gravel path in front of a large clearing.We keep left on a forest path, which becomes a narrow path with tall grasses for a short stretch. Immediately afterwards, we keep right onto the forest path and at the next T-junction, left onto the gravel path. At a forest crossroads, we follow the Valbert circular trail to the right as far as the village of Albringhausen and turn right at the L539 road. Hikers wishing to visit the St. Maria Magdalena chapel continue along the L539 to Grotewiese (see tip).We cross the road and follow it until shortly before the bus stop, where the path joins a smaller path on the right and we hike up the hill. Before we reach the high seat that can be seen from afar, we follow the path to the left past fields and meadows until we reach the next village. There we cross the road and follow the road opposite, keeping to the right up the mountain. At the next crossroads, we turn right through the forest and continue to follow the signs.The Valbert circular trail and the A2 meet at a forest crossroads, where we turn left down the hill and then right again. If we now continue to follow our V, we are soon close to the Listertalsperre dam, where you can take a refreshing break in Hunswinkel or a short break in the Zur Listertalsperre restaurant. In Hunswinkel, we turn left, leaving the Listerhalle on the right, cross a bridge and follow the forest path slightly uphill. We keep right at the next crossroads and continue along the V-Valbert circular trail until we reach a road, which we follow for a short distance.The path continues to the left through the forest, past a large meadow and straight on to the next fork, where we turn right. Continuing down the mountain, we turn left at a crossroads, cross a small bridge and a country road to reach the cozy Ingemertermühle snack station. Behind the snack station, the path follows to the left up the mountain past a high seat. We come to a small country road, which we follow until we turn left onto a stony path into the forest. When we reach a wide clearing, we cross it and follow the initially narrow path until we pass another small road and turn left up the hill. Before the forest, the path bends to the right following the meadow. We have to turn left at a bench and then keep right through the forest down the hill. The path turns right once again onto a road before immediately turning left onto a forest path. Following the V, we soon take a bumpy path down the hill, walk through the underpass and reach the L539, where we turn right towards Breddershaus.In Breddershaus, we follow the small country road uphill for a short distance before turning left and ending up on a small farm access road. Passing through the small farm settlement of Elminghausen, the asphalt path turns into a typical forest path and leads us into the wooded area around the "Auf'm Ebbe" nature reserve. The path bends to the left and then takes us on a wide right-hand bend through the "Käsebruch" spring area.We soon cross the country road again briefly and then reach the small settlement of Westebbe, now again on an asphalt path. At the next large crossroads, we turn left and follow the path uphill, crossing the Ebbemoore nature reserve. We meet the Ebbekamm path, marked with a red triangle on a white background, and follow this so-called Hubertusweg on the right. At the next junction, we leave the Hubertusweg again and continue along the Kammweg, which eventually leads us to the road (L 707); here we have almost reached the top of the Nordhelle.We cross the road and reach our starting point below the Nordhelle, the hikers' parking lot.