Hönne Trail – View of the Ruhr Area loop from Balve-Volkringhausen

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Märkischer Kreis

Balve

Hönne Trail – View of the Ruhr Area loop from Balve-Volkringhausen

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Hönne Trail – View of the Ruhr Area loop from Balve-Volkringhausen

04:23

15.0km

420m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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695 m

Idyllic Forest Path in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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doable with gravel but challenging

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2.11 km

Hönne Trail

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The Hönnepfad is great when it is dry, in wet weather it is very slippery

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2.67 km

Hönne Viaduct

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The old viaduct spans the Hönne.

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2.94 km

Seven Maidens Rock Formation

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Seven groups of virgin rocks, on a challenging route towards Balve or Hemer-Brockhausen.

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5.18 km

View of the quarry near Brockhausen

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Wonderful vantage point if you drive up from Brockhausen towards the Balver forest

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7.21 km

View of the Ruhr Area

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From here you have a breathtaking view of the mountains around you and the Ruhr area. It is advisable to take a pair of binoculars with you.

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8.36 km

View of the Sauerland

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Super view in the distance

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11.7 km

Balver Wald

Nature Reserve

15.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

2.92 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

5.58 km

5.51 km

2.55 km

1.07 km

251 m

Elevation

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Highest point (540 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

7°C

67 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

March 30, 2025,▫️Märkisches Sauerland▫️ Von •Balve - VOLKRINGHAUSEN• durch Hönnetal und Balver Wald 🌳🌲

Yay, another appointment with @Klute71 and Markus was scheduled. The two of them organized a route in the Balve area. As I noticed, it turned out to be a pleasant tour.
Always in the forest or on the edge of the forest with magnificent views over the hilly landscape, despite the gloomy weather that day. There were also interesting geological …

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July 9, 2023,Hönne 🥾Balver Wald Runde

From the 🅿️Volkringhausen, the path initially led along the Hönne until it couldn't go any further. So we had to go back a bit. I then decided to go up through the "pipe" to the Bremckebach, here some felled trees had to be climbed over and after a short walk the Feldhof cave was reached. Here we rested longer to …

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November 11, 2022,Volkringhausen-uriger Weg entlang der Hönne-Reckenhöhle-Brockhausen-Balver Wald

...the Hönnetal has been on my to-do list for a long time, although it is not far away from us at home (middle Möhnetal). I've never been there before, so now, with this weather and clear visibility, it's about time. I'm thrilled despite low water or in places there was no water at all in the Hönne. But that's exactly …

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March 2, 2024,Hönne - Feldhofhöhle - Balver Wald

Thanks, to @Sechzigtoni . We loved the hiking tour through the Hönnetal from you 😃. Good choice, wonderful weather, great view, hardly any mud. The heights weren't bad, plus a climb to the Feldhofhöhle followed by lunch on the only bench right in front of the cave with a great view.
Conclusion: The hiking tour was more than worth it, …

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April 10, 2023,K601_Uriger Weg entlang der Hönne – Kulturdenkmal in Bäingsen Runde von Volkringhausen

Today Mum went with me and the youngest Pupertier to master our 2nd tour of the Eifelcanix hiking challenge. The tour first went along the Hönne and then further up into the woods, where there were still some, how happy we are when the flowers come through again soon and the grass shines in lush green. The last 2 km …

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July 31, 2022,Viadukt – Feldhofhöhle Runde von Brockhausen

We actually wanted to do a tour with our cycling friends today, but it was cancelled, so I used the "free" Sunday to go hiking with Yuma again, after all, the Palatinate Forest dog trekking is in 9 weeks and we're not in training at all 🙈. So we went to Brockhausen (near Iserlohn) to at least climb a few …

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