Chapel Route Reiste - Main Route

Reiste - Niederreiste 1.4 kmThe Kapellenweg begins in Reiste at the parish church of St. Pancras. After you have crossed the B55 at the traffic light, walk past the former evangelical church out of the village and turn left. Above the sports field you walk in the direction of Niederreiste. There you will reach the first destination, the 14 Nothelfer Kapelle.Niederreiste - Beisinghausen 1,4 kmNext to the chapel you cross the B55 again and turn right into the path. Continue walking across the eastern field to Beisinghausen. Turn left and walk up into the village. In the middle of the village is the St. Margaretha Chapel.Beisinghausen - Landenbeck 4.7 kmPassing the old forge and the war memorial, the chapel trail now continues to gain altitude quickly. You leave Beisinghausen behind 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. You continue hiking over the ridge and slightly downhill along the flank of the Landenbeck valley. Turning left again, you hike through the forest into the village of Landenbeck. A little way down the village you will find the St. Barbara Chapel.Landenbeck - Sögtrop 3.1 kmA bit behind the chapel, the chapel trail splits. From here you can walk the loop over Sögtrop. Walk the road through the village over the Hennebach. After the village, walk up the hill towards Sögtrop. Continue walking the loop of the Kapellenweg through the forest, 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 further along the Henne to Herhagen. There you will meet the main route of the chapel path again and can continue your hike on 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 kmNow you leave Herhagen through the wide valley of the Henne, which gives the name to the Hennetalsperre. When you reach the first houses of Nichtinghausen, the St. Bernhard Chapel is not far away. At the bus stop in the village you cross the B55 again. This is another entry or stage point for the chapel trail.Nichtinghausen - Erflinghausen 2.5 kmNow hike a bit above Nichtinghausen halfway up above the village. You will meet the local hiking trail Re1 and follow it over the hilltop in the direction of Erflinghausen. On the old dead man's path you slowly walk down to Erflinghausen, where you come to the hexagonal St. Lucia chapel in the middle of the village.Erflinghausen - Büenfeld 1.8 kmBehind Erflinghausen you walk slowly up to the high plateau near Büenfeld. Enjoy the beautiful panoramic view as the trail leads you directly to Büenfeld to the "Maria Heimsuchung" chapel.Büenfeld - Büemke 2,4 kmFollow the road in Büenfeld for a bit through the village until the path lets you enter the gorge-like cut of the "Büenfelder Siepen" to the right. Here you will pass the gem "die Holmke" and as the trail continues you will reach the Büemke valley. Walk further up to the village Büemke and go to the St. Agatha chapel.Büemke - Reiste 4.4 kmLeave Büemke on the last section of the chapel trail in the direction of Reiste. Follow the path up to the Reiste mountain and further over its ridge. Quite a bit before the radio transformer, go past the wayside cross to the right. You are now walking on the old Büemke school path and descend it into the Reiste valley. Passing the giant bench and the meadow orchard, you will reach the village of Reiste a short time later. After crossing the B55 for the last time, you are back at the starting point of the chapel trail, at the parish church of St. Pancras.There is a stamp passport for the chapel trail, which can be provided with a stamp of the respective patron saint at the village chapels. You can get the stamp passport in the entrance area of the Reiste parish church, in the inns of Reiste and Nichtinghausen, in the Volksbank in Reiste, in the grocery store as well as in the gas station in Nichtinghausen. The stamps are located in weatherproof boxes below the information boards of the individual chapels. Upon presentation of the completely filled out stamp passport, you will receive a small reminder at the above-mentioned issuing points (except for the parish church).