랑게놀라 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

right next to a free parking lot 😉

nice free parking space between the sports field and the playground

Unfortunately the view was not so good today

Today this was almost the center of my little trip. A very quiet place where the little refreshment tasted good.

Curious place in the middle of the forest that serves as a rescue point and rest area.

"As early as 1320, the place southeast of Hummelshain was referred to as "Welke" in a Naumburg document. The name Welkerode can be traced back to a clearing that was created in the Welke. The part of the name Welke in turn probably comes from the Slavic word for wolf. The The town itself was plundered and destroyed several times during the Thirty Years' War. The residents - men, women and children all died of the plague. Only the priest remained alive and went to Lichtenau. For many years no one had set foot on this place of horror, as an old document reports. In 1828 there were still large remains of the church, which were demolished in 1840. The buried bell of the church was dug up again by wild boars and still tolls today in the tower of the Schmöllner Church." (Source: http://www.hummelshain-schmoelln.de/schichtes-gehenswerts/wuestungen/welkeroda)

The old manor is a little hidden behind hills, not far from the Orla cycle path. Good gastro. From there you quickly disappear into the forest along the old mountain path and find yourself in Hummelshain.

Forest house 14 oaks... resting place for hikers and bikers. Very cool location to rest and breathe deeply. Crossing point of the paths to Langendembach and Hummelshain or to Neustadt (Hohe Straße)