Kapellenweg Reiste - main route

Reiste - Niederreiste 1.4 kmThe Kapellenweg begins in Reiste at the parish church of St. Pankratius. After crossing the B55 at the traffic lights, walk past the former Protestant church out of the village and turn left. Walk above the sports field in the direction of Niederreiste. There you will reach your first destination, the 14 Nothelfer Kapelle.Niederreiste - Beisinghausen 1.4 kmNext to the chapel, cross the B55 again and turn right onto the path. Continue across the eastern field to Beisinghausen. Turn left and walk up into the village. The St. Margaretha Chapel is located in the middle of the village.Beisinghausen - Landenbeck 4.7 kmPassing the old smithy and the war memorial, the chapel trail now quickly gains altitude. You leave Beisinghausen behind you and reach the Sauerland-Höhenflug halfway up the mountain. Follow this further up the mountain to the "Sohl". Here you leave the Sauerland-Höhenflug to the left. Continue over the ridge and slightly downhill along the flank of the Landenbeck valley. Turn left again and walk through the forest to the village of Landenbeck. A little way down the village you will find St. Barbara's Chapel.Landenbeck - Sögtrop 3.1 kmThe chapel trail splits a little behind the chapel. From here, you can take the loop via Sögtrop. Walk along the road through the village over the Hennebach. After the village, walk up the hill towards Sögtrop. Continue on the loop of the chapel trail through the forest and down into the Rarbachtal valley to Sögtrop. There you will reach the St. Blasius Chapel.Sögtrop - Herhagen 2.7 kmNow you walk along the Rarbach and then along the Hennen to Herhagen. There you will rejoin the main route of the chapel trail and can continue your hike along it. In the village you will find the St. Laurentius Chapel, which is right next to the birthplace of Christine Koch, who is known for her poems in Sauerland dialect.Herhagen - Nichtinghausen 1.3 kmYou now leave Herhagen through the wide valley of the Hennen, which gives the Hennen dam its name. When you reach the first houses of Nichtinghausen, the St. Bernhard Chapel is not far away. Cross the B55 again at the bus stop in the village. This is another entry point or stage point for the chapel trail.Nichtinghausen - Erflinghausen 2.5 kmNow walk a little above Nichtinghausen, halfway up the hill above the village. You will come to the local hiking trail Re1 and follow it over the hilltop towards Erflinghausen. Follow the old Totenweg trail slowly down to Erflinghausen, where you will come to the hexagonal St. Lucia Chapel in the middle of the village.Erflinghausen - Büenfeld 1.8 kmAfter Erflinghausen, you walk slowly up to the high plateau near Büenfeld. Enjoy the beautiful panoramic view as the path leads you directly to Büenfeld and the "Maria Heimsuchung" chapel.Büenfeld - Büemke 2.4 kmFollow the road in Büenfeld a little way through the village until the path takes you to the right into the gorge-like incision of the "Büenfelder Siepen". Here you pass the gem "die Holmke" and further along the path you reach the Büemke valley. Hike further up into the village of Büemke and walk to St. Agatha's Chapel.Büemke - Reiste 4.4 kmLeave Büemke on the last section of the chapel trail in the direction of Reiste. Follow the path up the Reiste mountain and continue over its ridge. A little way before the radio transmitter, turn right past the wayside cross. You are now walking on the old Büemke school path and descend into the Reiste valley. Passing the giant bench and the orchard meadow, you will reach the village of Reiste a short time later. After a final crossing of the B55, you are back at the starting point of the chapel trail, at the parish church of St. Pankratius.There is a stamp pass for the chapel trail, which can be stamped with a stamp of the respective patron saint at the village chapels. The stamp pass is available at the entrance to the Reiste parish church, at the inns in Reiste and Nichtinghausen, at the Volksbank in Reiste, at the grocery store and at the petrol station in Nichtinghausen. The stamps are located in weatherproof boxes below the information boards of the individual chapels. On presentation of the completed stamp pass, you will receive a small reminder at the above-mentioned issuing points (except the parish church).