Chapel Route Reiste - South 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.Nichtinghausen - Reiste 3,8 kmAt the bus stop in the village you cross the B55 again. The way back to Reiste continues a little further on the chapel path, along the mountain flank above Nichtinghausen and then via the local hiking trail Re1 back to Reiste.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).