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Sauerland-Höhenflug: Altena to Korbach
The Sauerland-Höhenflug runs from Altena to Korbach in Hesse right through the Sauerland Rothaargebirge Nature Park. More than 190 fascinating, sporty and impressive kilometers are waiting to be discovered on this section of the route.
Bookable hiking offers on the Sauerland-Höhenflug
Tour starting point:
Altena, Burg Altena
Tour destination point:
Korbach, Eisenberg
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Additional Information
Service hotline of the Sauerland-Höhenflug: 02974 - 202 199
Category
FernwanderwegLength
192 kmTime
48:00 Std.Elevation ascent
5200 mElevation descent
5000 mLowest point
175 mHighest point
838 mCondition
Difficulty
Adventure
Landscape
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Sauerland-Höhenflug: Only flying is more beautiful
The long-distance hiking trail passes through 19 towns and villages and connects numerous sights, scenery and natural features along its individual stages.
Nature lovers can look forward to fascinating natural experiences in the deep forests, in the raised bogs on the slopes of the Ebbegebirge, in the extensive pastures of the Upland, in the Hochheide on the Kahler Asten or in the mountain meadows of the Medebach Bay European bird sanctuary.
However, the Sauerland-Höhenflug offers much more than fascinating landscapes and wonderful natural idylls. In the villages along the Sauerland-Höhenflug, the cultural and industrial history lives on today, as does the traditional rural bustle. Museums invite you to visit and learn about the history, industry and crafts of the region.
Recharge your batteries and recharge your batteries on the Sauerland-Höhenflug - the incomparable panoramic views ensure this. Whether from the heights around Altena, from the Hunau or the Kahle Pön near Düdinghausen, from the Quitmannsturm near Neuenrade, the Schombergturm near Wildewiese, the tower on the Kahler Asten near Winterberg, the Heidkopfturm near Hallenberg or the Georg-Viktor-Aussichtsturm near Korbach, hikers are rewarded everywhere with numerous panoramic views!
And if you let your gaze wander over mountains and valleys, idyllic villages, forests, meadows, streams, rivers and lakes, you will realize that only flying is more beautiful!
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Directions
Altena - Neuenrade - Altenaffeln - Wildewiese - Wenholthausen - Bad Fredeburg - Altastenberg - Hallenberg - Medelon - Küstelberg - Düdinghausen - Korbach
Equipment
Keine besondere Ausrüstung erforderlich, festes Schuhwerk, Regenschutz und Proviant wird empfohlen.
Safty guidelines
Information about the rescue signs on the Sauerland-HöhenflugMost hiking trails run away from towns and settlements and every hiker has thought about what would happen if an emergency were to occur. How can I be found here? Where am I anyway? Can the emergency services reach me?In an emergency, things have to happen quickly! That's why the Sauerland-Höhenflug is equipped with so-called rescue signs throughout. The green and white plaques attached to the posts of the signposts have a number that you must give when making an emergency call. This means that the emergency services know exactly where you are and valuable time can be saved.
Author Tip
Direkt am Start der Wanderung sollte man den neuen Erlebnisaufzug zur Burg Altena nicht verpassen. Entlang des Weges stehen immer wieder Türme, die eine herrliche Aussicht bieten, so wie der Quitmannsturm in Neuenrade, der Schombergturm bei Wildewiese oder der Heidkopfturm in Hallenberg.
Literture
Standpunkt Verlag (Hrsg.) (2017): Erlebnis-Wanderführer Sauerland-Höhenflug. Standpunkt-Verlag. ISBN 9783942309370, 14,90 €
Maps
Entlang des gesamten Sauerland-Höhenfluges liegen Ortswanderkarten von Müller&Richert vor, die in den Touristinformationen bestellt werden können.
Public transiot
To Altena: By train via the Ruhr-Sieg line (Hagen-Siegen) to Altena station. The signposted access path takes you from the station to the entrance portal at Burg Altena in just a few minutes. To Korbach: Here there are connections to the ICE train station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe and to Brilon-Wald station. The access path starts in the historic Altstadt of Korbach and takes you 4.5 km to the entrance portal on the Eisenberg.
Getting there
To Altena: You can reach Altena from the north via the A 46, exit Iserlohn/Oestrich and then continue on the B 236. If you are traveling from the south, follow the A 45 to the Lüdenscheid exit. You will reach Altena via the L 530 and the B 236. To Korbach: You can reach the Korbach entry point from the north via the A44, Diemelstadt exit and then via the B 252. From the south, follow the A 485 to the Gießener Nordkreuz junction, via Marburg and Frankenberg you will reach Korbach.
Parking
In Altena: At the "Langer Kamp" parking lot on Lenneuferstraße. From here, a black-marked access path leads to Burg Altena. In Korbach : Directly at the hiking parking lot on the Eisenberg.