- Suitable for baby carriages
- Family friendly
- Culturally interesting
- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
Kneipp AktivWeg Olsberg (in the Kneipp Adventure Park Olsberg)
The Kneipp AktivWeg Olsberg connects ten rest stops in the Kneipp ErlebnisPark Olsberg to form a wellness route.
The life and work of Sebastian Kneipp can be experienced everywhere.
Tour starting point:
Kneipp Adventure Park Olsberg, Tourist Information, Ruhrstraße 32, 59939 Olsberg - Entrance portal to the Kneipp Adventure Park Olsberg
Tour destination point:
RastOrt Lebensgarten Josefsheim, Heinrich-Sommer-Straße, 59939 Olsberg
Properties:
Additional Information
You can find lots of information at the Kneipp InfoPoints, at the Tourist Information Offices in Olsberg and Brilon and on our website
www.tourismus-brilon-olsberg.de.
Category
ThemenwegLength
7.1 kmDuration
2:00 hElevation ascent
31 mElevation descent
31 mLowest point
317 mHighest point
345 m
Recommended seasons
The path symbol, the"blue watering can", leads a total of 6.8 km through the Kneipp Experience Park along 10 Kneipp resting places.
The Kneipp Experience Park invites you to experience the five elements of Kneipp up close with all your senses.
Relax at the top of the landscape on the banks of the Ruhr and the Gierskoppbach, called the OlsbergEck.
Enjoy the power of the water at the natural water treading area in the fresh stream.
The ArmBecken at the tourist office and the herb and fruit garden opposite are also well worth a visit.
The garden of life in the Josefsheim or the Ruhrauen allow you to slow down and find your inner balance.
All 10 RastOrte invite you to linger.
Information
Directions
Start at the Olsberg Touristik entrance portal. (RastOrt entrance 01)There you can refresh yourself with a Kneipp treatment at the arm basins for the tour on the Kneipp ActiveTrail.Continue over the "DoppelBrücke" to RastOrt 02 - OlsbergerEck (Inner Balance).At RastOrt 04, Nutrition and Herbs, you will find lots of interesting information about this Kneipp element, as well as some games to encourage you to exercise and relax.Past the "Leap over the water" rest stop, a natural water treading area, the path leads to the Dr. Grüne Kneipp Park.In the beautiful park with its old trees, RastOrt 05, you will find the classic Kneipp facilities and lively water features.The historic park also invites you to relax and linger.Well signposted, with markers along the way, you are guided through the town center to RastOrt 06, the exercise trail with equipment for young and old.Continue on to RastOrt 07, the generation park. This adventure playground right next to AquaOlsberg is well worth a visit.The "Blue Watering Can" now takes you along the young Ruhr to the "Dichten Weide". The route then crosses the bridge, which is currently under construction, to RastOrt 09, the renaturalized Ruhrauen.Pure nature - a wide riverbed in the nature reserve with a natural water treading area make this resting place perfect for lingering and enjoying.Follow the marked path along the main road into Heinrich-Sommer-Straße to RastOrt 10, the Lebensgarten Josefsheim. Here you will find a place of encounter, but also of silence and contemplation.The Kneipp ActiveWalk ends here. (To return to the starting point, walk along the young Ruhr to the tourist office).
Equipment
You don't need any special equipment to experience this special themed trail.
Safety guidelines
Watch out for car traffic when crossing our roads.
Author Tip
Find out more at Tourismus Brilon Olsberg GmbH, Ruhrstraße 32, 59939 Olsberg. A small map with an overview map can be obtained free of charge.
Literature
A wide range of information brochures are available free of charge at Tourismus Brilon-Olsberg, Ruhrstraße 32, 59939 Olsberg - also the starting point of the Kneipp AktivWeg.
Maps
The Olsberg town map includes the Kneipp ActiveTrail. A flyer about this special health and Kneipp trail is also currently being produced.
Public transit
The Hagen-Kassel railroad line runs via Olsberg. Olsberg station is easily accessible by public transport.
Olsberg station Bigge can also be reached via the Dortmund-Winterberg railroad line.
How to get there
From the north: A33 to Wünnenberg-Haaren junction, then via the B480 to Brilon and Olsberg.
From the south: A44 to Marsberg exit, then via the B7 to Olsberg.
From the west: A44 to Werl junction, then A46 to Olsberg.
From the east: A44 to Marsberg, then via the B7 to Olsberg.
Parking
Ample and free parking is available directly at the Konzerthalle/Touristik, Ruhrstraße 32, 59939 Olsberg.
Use these parking spaces and visit the tourist information office. There you will receive an overview map of the Kneipp ActiveWalk with a description.