Gold Village Route Grafschaft

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The Golddorf-Route Grafschaft takes you to the Wilzenberg, the "holy mountain of the Sauerland" with its beautiful view of the Sauerland. You pass the "Blinker II" sculpture, which is part of the Wittgenstein - Sauerland Forest Sculpture Trail, and the Grafschaft Monastery Specialist Hospital.

Tour starting point:

Schmallenberg-Grafschaft

Tour destination point:

Schmallenberg-Grafschaft

Properties:

promising
Round trip
Refreshment stop
cultural / historical

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Additional Information

Gastronomy along the Golddorf Route Grafschaft:

Gasthof Heimes | Hauptstraße 1 | Tel.: 0 29 72 / 97 80 0

Further restaurants, accommodation and activities in the Schmallenberg Sauerland can be found here.

Length

10.9 km

Time

2:45 Std.

Elevation ascent

390 m

Elevation descent

390 m

Lowest point

409 m

Highest point

653 m

Condition

Difficulty

Adventure

Landscape

Recommended seasons

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

You start the circular walk at Grafschaft Monastery, the nucleus of the town of Schmallenberg. Grafschaft Convent was originally a Benedictine monastery until secularization. After the Second World War, Grafschaft Convent became the motherhouse of the Borromean Sisters. The order runs the Grafschaft Convent Lung Clinic.

From Grafschaft Monastery, you walk along the Golddörfer route through Grafschaft and then up to the Wilzenberg (658m). On the Wilzenberg, the Wilzenberg Chapel, built in the 16th century, invites you to linger. Just a little further on, the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower (Wilzenberg Tower), which is almost ten meters high, offers a beautiful view over Hochsauerland. Then it's back down into the Grafschaft valley, a 6 km long tributary of the Lenne.

Wilzenberg mit Wilzenbergturm 658 m über NN

Wilzenberg

Bäckerei Tröster

Information

Directions

Always follow the golden G in the red circle. We recommend using the Golddorf-Routes hiking map of the Schmallenberg Sauerland or the GPS data.

Equipment

Wir empfehlen festes Schuhwerk, sowie ausreichend Verpflegung und Getränke mitzubringen.

Safty guidelines

A rescue point system has been installed in the Hochsauerland district. Rescue points can be found on the information boards at junctions and on hiking signs.

Author Tip

Aufstieg auf den Aussichtsturm "Wilzenberg" (360° Panorama) die Skulptur "Blinker" des WaldSkulpturenWeges

Literture

Begleitbuch zum "WaldSkuplturenWeg - Wittgenstein Sauerland", erhältlich in der Gästeinformation in Schmallenberg.

Maps

- Wanderinformation "Golddorf Routen im Schmallenberger Sauerland". - Wanderkarte Schmallenberg (Maßstab 1:25.000) Beide Karten erhalten Sie bei der Gästeinformation in Schmallenberg bzw. bei den Verkehrsvereinen vor Ort.

Public transiot

The S40 / 461 bus lines run in Grafschaft. To get to the starting point of the Golddorf Route, use the "Kirche" stop. The best way to reach Grafschaft from Schmallenberg is to take the S40 line... for timetable information: www.rlg-online.deWith the SschmallenbergerSauerland Card you can travel free of charge by bus and train in the region.

Getting there

Address for directions via navigation device: 57392 Schmallenberg, Am Stünzel

Parking

Limited parking spaces are available in the area of the Haus des Gastes in the center of the village. Further parking is available at the "Wilzenberg" hiking parking lot above Grafschaft (the hiking route leads directly past the hiking parking lot).

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