Soul place hike at Diemelsee: Adorfer Klippen - The inner child

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The Adorfer Klippen is a former open-cast iron ore mine and an important Geologischer Aufschluss. The Rote Klippe is a good place to give the inner children a run for their money.

Tour starting point:

Parking lot village center Adorf

Tour destination point:

Parking lot village center Adorf

Properties:

dog friendly
promising
Fauna
Insider tip
Round trip
Refreshment stop
family-friendly
cultural / historical

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Additional Information

Diemelsee Tourist Information Office

Kirchstr. 6, 34519 Heringhausen

Tel.: 05633 91133

info@diemelsee.de

Length

5.9 km

Time

1:35 Std.

Elevation ascent

203 m

Elevation descent

203 m

Altitude (Minimum)

329 m

Altitude (Maximum)

413 m

Condition

Difficulty

Adventure

Landscape

Recommended seasons

J F M A M J J A S O N D

I crept up barefoot. Not a sound. Just don't step on a branch that might crack and give me away. It's already dawn. I lie in wait behind a small hill. Grass and moss, a soft stalk. I have the two entrances to the roof castle firmly in view. Will the secret digger with the black and white fur show himself tonight? There's a cornfield nearby with crunchy cobs that he likes to gnaw on. Let's see. The longer I lie and lurk, the more the scenery of the "Red Cliffs", a natural monument near Adorf, becomes blurred. Images of my childhood are pushed over it. The huge boulders of ironstone, 350 million years old, become the walls of a canyon. The burial holes, left over from medieval mining, are transformed into hiding places for the Indians from the advancing cavalry. The dense ring of wild roses framing the red stones in green provides my tribe with protection from intruders. Continue reading >>here .

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Directions

Directions: DiemelsteigSoul place hike "Adorfer Klippen"

Safty guidelines

Please note: The lake locations will be signposted shortly. They are currently accessible without signposting.

Public transiot

The bus and train connections to Diemelsee:Line 569: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad ArolsenLine 566: Korbach - DiemelseeLine 560: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad ArolsenStations around DiemelseeWillingen (Upland) railroad stationMarsberg-Bredelar railroad stationKorbach main stationBrilon (Wald) railroad station

Getting there

From the north: Drive towards Hannover and take the A7 towards Kassel until the Kasseler Kreuz junction, then take the A44 towards Dortmund, exit Marsberg towards DiemelseeFrom the east: Take direction Kassel, then A44 Dortmund exit Marsberg direction DiemelseeFrom the west: Direction Dortmund, A44 direction Kassel, exit Marsberg direction DiemelseeFrom the south: Munich in the direction of Nuremberg, Kassel and onto the A44 in the direction of Dortmund, Marsberg exit and in the direction of Diemelsee

Parking

Parking lot in the center of town near the mining monument

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