Druidensteig
| Druidensteig | |
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 Signs of the Druidensteig near the Abbey of Marienstatt |
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| Data | |
| length | 75.4 km |
| location | Southern Siegerland and northern Westerwald |
| Markers | Broken white circular line with a stylized mountain and cross (in the form of a lying 5 ) on a black background |
| Starting point | Freusburg Castle 50 ° 49 ′ 36.8 ″ N , 7 ° 52 ′ 55.6 ″ E |
| Target point | Marienstatt Monastery 50 ° 41 ′ 6 ″ N , 7 ° 48 ′ 2.5 ″ E |
| Type | Prädikatswanderweg |
| The highest point | 507 m Hasselichskopf (near Elkenroth ) |
| Lowest point | 190 m (Siegtal in Kirchen) |
| Level of difficulty | light |
| season | All year round |
| Viewpoints | Ottoturm on the Kahlberg, Steinerother Kopf and the winding tower on the Steineberger Höhe |
| particularities | In Marienstatt he reaches the Westerwaldsteig |
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The Druidensteig is a hiking trail with a rating of 83 km from Freusburg to Marienstatt Abbey . It consists of six stages and connects the southern Siegerland with the northern Westerwald . It lies between the rivers Sieg and Nister . The Druidensteig has been part of the Westerwald-Lahn-Taunus Geopark since 2015 .
Waymarks
The waymark contains a 5 lying on a black background (stylization of a tower (Ottoturm) and a mountain with a cross (Druidenstein)). Together with part of the 5 , 5 circular ring sectors (symbolize the surrounding communities of the Druid Land ) complete the border. Further references to the magic number 5 of the Druidensteig: 5 municipalities, 5 watercourses, 5 mountain heights around 500 m, 5 important cultural monuments and 5 nature reserves.
Stages
The first generation of the Duidenstein Trail consisted of four stages:
- Stage 1: Freusburg - Herdorf (17.7 km)
- Stage 2: Herdorf - Friedewald (14.8 km)
- Stage 3: Friedewald - Alsdorf (20.9 km)
- Stage 4: Alsdorf - Marienstatt Abbey (22.0 km)
The second generation consists of six stages with partly different routes and different stages and ends in Hachenburg:
- Stage 1: From Freusburg to Herdorf (16.8 km).
- Stage 2: From Herdorf to Daaden (13.1 km).
- Stage 3: From Daaden to Elkenrother Weiher (13.2 km).
- Stage 4: From Elkenrother Weiher to Betzdorf (14.4 km).
- Stage 5: From Betzdorf to Steinebach (9.1 km).
- Stage 6: From Steinebach to Hachenburg (16.7 km).
literature
- Westerwald hiking paradise. Wiedweg, Druidensteig, Klosterweg, Idea-Media, 2010. ISBN 978-3-934342-57-6 [four stages, out of date, out of print]
- Hiking guide Druidensteig, Verlag Mantomedia, 2018, without ISBN [six stages].
Web links
- druiden-steig.de - Official website Druidensteig
- wanderwegweiser.de/… - Online information from the Druidensteig hiking guide
- outdooractive.com/… - older description as of 2012 with only four stages
Individual evidence
- ↑ Druidensteig. In: herdorf.de. Accessed August 31, 2020 .
- ↑ Druidensteig. In: outdooractive.com. May 23, 2012, accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Stage 1: From Freusburg to Herdorf. In: druiden-steig.de. Accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Stage 2: From Herdorf to Daaden. In: druiden-steig.de. Accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Stage 3: From Daaden to Elkenrother Weiher. In: druiden-steig.de. Accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Stage 4: From Elkenrother Weiher to Betzdorf. In: druiden-steig.de. Accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Stage 5: From Betzdorf to Steinebach. In: druiden-steig.de. Accessed August 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Stage 6: From Steinebach to Hachenburg. In: druiden-steig.de. Accessed August 30, 2020 .