Diemelsteig
Diemelsteig 
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| Data | |
| length | 62.7 km |
| location | Diemelsee Nature Park , North Hesse |
| Markers | stylized white D on a green background  |
| Starting point |
Heringhausen 51 ° 21 '48.3 " N , 8 ° 43' 44.2" E |
| Target point | Heringhausen 51 ° 21 '48.3 " N , 8 ° 43' 44.2" E |
| Type | Circular hiking trail |
| The highest point | 738 m |
| Lowest point | 332 m |
| Level of difficulty | medium |
| particularities | Quality trail Wanderable Germany since 2008, re-certified in 2011. |
Map with all coordinates: The Diemelsteig is a 63-kilometer circular hiking trail in the Hessian part of the Diemelsee Nature Park in North Hesse , which can be divided into three daily stages. In combination with the Uplandsteig , the stages can be extended to seven. The start and end point is the parking lot at the "Haus des Gastes" with the tourist information office in Heringhausen, direction and entry are possible anywhere.
Route with sights
Heringhausen to Adorf (approx. 13 km)
- Romanesque church of St. Barbara in Heringhausen
- Martenberg cliff , geological natural monument
- Romanesque Evangelical Church Adorf
- Visitor mine Grube Christiane
Adorf via Flechtdorf to Schweinsbühl (approx. 20.3 km)
- Flechtdorf Monastery , former Benedictine abbey from 1104
- Romanesque church of St Georg in Schweinsbühl
Schweinsbühl to Heringhausen (approx. 29.4 km)
- Dommel , at 738 m above sea level. NHN highest mountain in the Upland with a lookout tower
- Diemelsee dam near Helminghausen with the Helminghausen power station
literature
- Hiking map connecting Uplandsteig & Diemelsteig, 1:25 000, community Willingen (editor) and community Diemelsee (editor), ISBN 978-3866369238
- Thorsten Hoyer: Germany: Uplandsteig - Diemelsteig , Conrad Stein Verlag, ISBN 978-3-86686-219-7
Web links
Commons : Diemelsteig - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Diemelsteig on Wanderkompass.de