Hanseweg

This article deals with the hiking trail in the Sauerland. See also: Hanseatenweg , hiking trail in Northern Germany.

Hiking trail in Westphalia

The Hanseweg is a 140 km long main hiking trail in the association area of ​​the Sauerland Mountain Association and, like all the other main hiking trails, has the white St. Andrew's cross X as a signpost , extended by the number 13 at intersections.

It connects the old, former Hanseatic cities of Soest , Arnsberg , Grevenstein , Winterberg and Medebach .

After starting in Soest, the route leads over the Möhnetalsperre , Arnsberg, Grevenstein, Eslohe , Bad Fredeburg , the Kahler Asten , Winterberg , Medebach to Herzhausen an der Edertalsperre .

Council of Europe Virtual Culture Path

Occasionally, a Council of Europe cultural route is referred to as the "Hanseweg". In fact, this “route” is a mere network of those cities that used to belong to the Hanseatic League and want to belong to today's Hanseatic League, not connected by fixed physical land connections .

Web links

• Official route guidance and GPS data for the Hanseweg

Individual evidence

1. ↑ z. B. Cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm: Overview of the cultural routes of the Council of Europe  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Cultural route of the Council of Europe / Itinéraire culturel du Conseil de l'Europe: The Hanse Today

Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 41.1 ″  N , 8 ° 6 ′ 15.4 ″  E