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Historic Hollow Way

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Arnsberg District

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Bad Laasphe

Historic Hollow Way

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Historic Hollow Way

Recommended by 66 hikers out of 70

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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Location: Bad Laasphe, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Ilsetal Trail – Weidelbacher Pond loop from Feudingen

17.9km

05:08

430m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Ilsetal Trail – Weidelbacher Pond loop from Bernshausen

19.0km

05:25

440m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Ilsetal Trail – Weidelbacher Pond loop from Feudingen

14.3km

04:04

330m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Sven

January 30, 2022

Inscribed on the list of archaeological monuments in 2016. It is a passage through a so-called ravine, probably part of a historic medieval trade route between Feudingen and the Siegerland. Between the 17th and 19th centuries, iron ore from Siegerland was transported along this route to the smelting furnaces in Feudingen and on the way back charcoal from the Wittgenstein forests was loaded to wood-fired furnaces and hammer mills in Siegerland.

A horse pulled a single-axle cart, resulting in tracks that dug deeper and deeper into the ground over the years. In addition, water that flowed down the gutters made the path more and more hollow. The tracks dug deeper and deeper until the rims of the carts hit the left and right sides of the ravine and could not go any further, so that over the years new paths had to be used again and again.

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Frank 🌳 & Dackel Gustav

January 30, 2022

Very nice section of the trail.

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Kaktus&Edelweiß🌵🏔

May 11, 2024

No longer surrounded by trees

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Elevation 560 m

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Location: Bad Laasphe, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein, Arnsberg District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Historic Hollow Way

1. Ilsetal Trail – Weidelbacher Pond loop from Feudingen

2. Ilsetal Trail – Weidelbacher Pond loop from Bernshausen

3. Ilsetal Trail – Weidelbacher Pond loop from Feudingen

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