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Melschede Castle – Orlebach Valley loop from Piepenbruch

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Sundern (Sauerland)

Melschede Castle – Orlebach Valley loop from Piepenbruch

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4.7

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406

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Melschede Castle – Orlebach Valley loop from Piepenbruch

04:27

15.5km

350m

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: July 27, 2026

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2.48 km

Melschede Castle

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Very nice privately owned castle, to be visited only from the outside.

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2.70 km

View of Melschede Castle

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At this point you have a wonderful view of Melschede Castle, perfect for taking photos 🙌🤩😊

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3.30 km

View of Schloss Melschede from Mühlenbachtal

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Lovely valley between Melscheder castle and mill. From here a nice view over the valley to Mellen.

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6.30 km

Very beautiful, secluded stream valley. The hiking trail leads through the riding area at Wocklum Castle.
Just before that, coming from above, you can turn right up to Beckum (the path is not marked on any map).

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6.65 km

View of the meadows behind Wocklumer Turnierplatz

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the location with its small hills is varied and invites you to relax

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8.31 km

Luisenhütte Wocklum

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Maybe the history of the Luisenhütte dates back to 1732. The construction of an ironworks by the family of Landsberg, however, is provable only for the year 1748.

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13.7 km

Krähenbrinke Hut

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The Krähenbrinke Hütte is a great resting place to linger and there are plenty of seats.

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13.8 km

View of Sorpesee

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Here on the way around the Sorpe offers a great view of the surrounding mountains.

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15.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

2.21 km

1.45 km

843 m

Surfaces

8.86 km

2.54 km

1.37 km

1.32 km

1.18 km

108 m

Elevation

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Highest point (400 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

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Tuesday 28 July

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Comments

August 26, 2023,Langscheid🥾L1-Upgrade Runde🔄

Today was the start of the hike 🅿️ opposite the sports park in Langscheid. In ideal hiking weather, the L1 initially led us above Mellen. Here we made a small detour to have breakfast on the magnificent viewing platform. After the rest, the Burberg was not far away. Here we inserted an additional loop to look at the hill fort …

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November 2, 2024,Schloss Melschede – Toller Rastplatz Runde von Langscheid

Started today without sun 🌞 but despite the cloudy sky it was a nice round. Beech forests🌳 lots of forest paths covered in leaves🍂🍂🍂 sometimes narrow, sometimes wide, great rest areas, cranes flew past ☁️ 👍🥾🥾

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October 10, 2021,Rundwanderweg in Langscheid "Schlösser Tour"

2 castles connected with a circular route through meadows and forests.
The round is on Sorpesee, but you can hardly see it! At one waypoint only very far away.
Melschede Castle can be reached quickly from the starting point, after a few kilometers past the riding center to Wocklum Castle. Shortly afterwards, with an opportunity to stop for a drink, …

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March 9, 2025,Wanderrunde Langscheid - Wocklum - Mellen 😎

Today we took a break from the renovations in the house to finally go outside and get some Sauerland air. 😀We went for a nice and relaxed hike in
sunny weather. Simply amazing! 🤩Beautiful views of the Sauerland landscape, Wocklum Castle, Mellen and Sorpesee - beautiful paths, especially a beautiful, narrow pine path! 🤩 There are so many paths that …

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June 20, 2025,2 Schlösser Wanderung 🥾 von Langscheid am Sorpesee ⛵️ - 🏰 Melschede und 🏰 Woklum 🤩

The first section of the path was a little overgrown 😞 but afterward it got much, much better. 🤩

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October 7, 2021,Rundwanderweg in Langscheid "Schlösser Tour"

Since I was unfortunately unable to do the 4th stage of the forest route today for personal reasons, I spontaneously decided on this circular hike near Langscheid.
A good choice! Great paths, many paths and great views. Absolute recommendation.

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April 30, 2023,Wandeling L1 Langscheid

Nice walk but very slippery in places due to the forest work.

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July 22, 2023,Schloss Melschede – Orlebachtal Runde von Langscheid

Had the last practice lap before Caucasus today. We hiked above the Sorpe past Melschede Castle, Woklum and the Luisenhütte.

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Melschede Castle – Orlebach Valley loop from Piepenbruch

Melschede Castle

View of Melschede Castle

View of Schloss Melschede from Mühlenbachtal

Orlebach Valley

View of the meadows behind Wocklumer Turnierplatz

Luisenhütte Wocklum

Krähenbrinke Hut

View of Sorpesee

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