Feels like flying – hiking on the Sauerland–Höhenflug

From the Meinerzhagen train station you walk about two kilometers to the entrance portal Schallershaus. This is where the official Sauerland Höhenflug hiking trail starts. And off we go with the highlights along the way: The Meinhardus ski jump has been the landmark of the town of Meinerzhagen since… read more

If you still want to fill up your supplies for today's stage, it's worth making a short detour to the bakery in Valbert before going straight up to the Nordhelle. At 663 meters, the Nordhelle is the highest mountain in the Ebbe Mountains and will surprise you with its breathtaking views.



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On this stage you continue your hike on the Sauerland high-altitude flight in the high-altitude village of Windhausen. A picnic in your backpack should not be missing today either, because you will only get to the next village on the way after about 17 kilometers. On the other hand, you reach the first… read more

With a length of 26 kilometers and a few meters of altitude, this stage demands your mountain qualities, but always rewards you with fantastic views.

From Schönholthausen it's a steep and sporty climb up the mountain slope of the Hohe Hardt. Soon you will reach the Sauerland high-altitude flight again… read more

Behind the idyllic village of Wenholthausen it goes uphill again. You hike through beautiful beech and mixed forests and across extensive meadows. On the Reister Berg you get very close to heaven - a wonderful place to linger and be amazed.

Reisete at the foot of the mountain can be reached by descending… read more

On this stage you have plenty of opportunity for extensive forest bathing, because the area is one of the most densely wooded areas in Germany. You hike on charming paths through extensive beech and spruce forests as well as mystical high moors with very beautiful views. The first rest area with panorama… read more

Right on the outskirts of Altastenberg it goes back into the forest and to the wet meadows of the Renau. You follow the course of the water through the Renautal via a beautifully landscaped bridge path.

Just a few kilometers away, what is probably the most famous mountain in North Rhine-Westphalia presents… read more

On this stage you hike through the Medebach Bay with its open fields, the wide meadows and the narrow paths lined with hedges. It is a place that is spoiled by the sun and is therefore often referred to as the "Tuscany of the Sauerland".

Great prospects await you today as well. Already above Hallenberg… read more

After getting a packed lunch for today from the baker in Medelon, you start your hike and follow the Orke for about six kilometers. The enchanting Orketal with its floodplains is a nature reserve and breeding ground for kingfishers and gray wagtails. That was not always the case, because the Orke was… read more

When you start in Küstelberg you can once again admire the location on the east ridge of the Rothaargebirge. To the west you have a wide view over the country and to the east you can see the Schlossberg with the three ski lifts. You leave the village in a northerly direction and are now mainly on the… read more

You leave Düdinghausen past old quarries and along a historic Way of the Cross. This offers a last, very nice view of the village with the large church and the picturesque half-timbered houses from the Kreuzberg.

The land is flatter now, but still undulating. Long, fertile valleys with lush meadows characterize… read more

The first stage of the Sauerland high-altitude flight starts from Altena train station. You cross the Lenne and leave it in an easterly direction. Already at the first meter you will surely notice the Altena Castle, which is enthroned on a mountain spur. Soon it goes high and your calves will overcome… read more

Freshly strengthened with a good breakfast in the Henblas Hotel, you can start the second stage. Over the next 21 kilometers you will cross two mountain ranges with fantastic views and panoramas.



The first ridge has been overcome when you reach the mining village of Hagen. On the way there you will find… read more