Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein (SGV)

Circular hiking trails along the boundaries of cities and municipalities are part of the classic repertoire of the hiking trail network in Germany. Wuppertal also has its own circular hiking trail in the Bergisch city triangle, which was first laid out in 1934 shortly after the unification of the formerly

Some hiking trails are beautiful, but you can't describe them, because the main thing is nature and the overall impression. This is also the case with this circular hiking trail, which the Sauerland Mountain Association (SGV) has signposted in the Bergisches Land near Oberodenthal with the A4 sign.



Oberodenthal

Bad Sassendorf not only has a spa park, but also a year-round freely accessible wildlife park, the Freiherr-von-Wintzingerode-Park. It is located on this circular hiking trail, which is signposted by the Sauerland Mountain Association (SGV) with the identification A7. The goal of the circular hike is

At the intersection of Lennebergland, Arnsberger Wald and Hochsauerland lies Menden, a town with 55,000 inhabitants in Sauerland. The natural history hiking trail is marked with the code letter Z and starts in the center of Menden above the mighty parish church of St. Vincenz.



The Catholic parish church

Gennebreck is one of the six districts of Sprockhövel in the Ennepe-Ruhr Valley. Gennebreck is actually not a real place, but goes back to the municipality of Gennebreck, which was incorporated in 1970. The community of Gennebreck consisted of the places Horath, Herzkamp and Schee and this is exactly

The circular hike to the Ahlertsberg, signposted with the code letter B 4, starts from the center of Banfe, from which there are two peaks: the small Ahlertsberg (595m) and the large Ahlertsberg (645m).



It is best to start counter-clockwise and first hike into the small Auerbachtal. Past the Steimel

This large round tour leads along the boundaries of the municipality of Kürten in the Oberbergisches Land. The hiker has to plan a proud 63km for this border crossing, but there are many ways to get on the Kürten circular route and thus divide the large loop into individual bites.



You can start e.g. in

The Rothaarsteig tracks are circular hiking trails that were laid out in the vicinity of the Rothaarsteig in order to attract guests for a day trip with the well-known long-distance hiking trail. One of these Rothaarsteig trails leads us to the Kahler Pön (774m) at the intersection of Medebacher Bucht

This circular hiking trail begins at the hiking car park at the Brucher Dam in the Bergisches Land and is signposted throughout with the A7 markings. Our first destination - of course - is the Brucher Dam, which we can reach in a few steps from the parking lot.



The Bruch dam is primarily used to regulate

Burg Castle near Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia offers authentic medieval and fairy tale feeling as a restored facility. In addition, the site not only invites you to explore its alleys and historic buildings - there are several walking routes through the area. At almost seven kilometers, this one

The new Bigge-Lister-Weg opens the Biggesee-Listertalsperre natural experience in the southern Sauerland for hikers. Since the main path with a length of more than 40 km cannot be hiked in one day, there is the possibility of opening up the Bigge Lister path in individual, daily digestible bites through

Those who want to explore the Biggesee-Listertalsperre natural experience can take the newly established Bigge-Lister-Weg. It is over 45km long, so that some connecting paths - so-called spangen - have been set up so that the entire Bigge Lister path can be divided into a few day hikes. These clips are

If you want to hike the Bigge-Lister-Weg in the southern Sauerland between Olpe, Drolshagen, Meinerzhagen and Attendorn in several day trips, you can start the southern part of the route at the valley bridge Sondern. Parking spaces are available at the port in Sondern and those who want to travel by

From Unterbach, the Düsseldorfer Weg leads into the Eller Forest, the oldest nature reserve on Düsseldorf grounds. As early as 1935, parts of the Eller Forest were placed under protection. With a bit of luck you will see the gray heron, marsh tit, wren, goshawk or any of the 41 registered breeding bird

The fourth section of the Düsseldorfer Weg begins in Gerresheim near the Gerresheim Hospital stop. From the Bergische Landstrasse it goes through the Dernkamp towards Rotthäuser Bachtal.



The Rotthäuser Bachtal has been designated as a nature reserve since 1984 because of its valuable wetlands. Rare animal