Warken-Eckstein-Weg
The Warken-Eckstein-Weg is a hiking trail named after the miner and worker leader Nikolaus Warken (1851–1920) . Warken's nickname was "Eckstein". The trail is marked with sticks and iron on a white background; the trail is 35 kilometers long.
Course of the way
The route begins in Hasborn , the birthplace of Warken, at the monument erected in his honor. It leads along old miners' paths , which the namesake of the path probably used. After leaving the town can be reached by mountain hamlet place Sotzweiler . After crossing the B 269 , the path leads over the Finkenrech recreation area to Dirmingen . You can get to Illingen via high-altitude trails along the Ill . From Illingen the path leads to Heiligenwald , where the hiker has now reached the coal area. The path now runs south and reaches wayside shrine . Here the path ends at the legal protection hall , which was built in 1891 under the leadership of Nikolaus Warken.
Sights along the way
- Finkenrech local recreation area near Dirmingen
- Kerpen Castle in Illingen
See also
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- Saarland hiking map. RV-Verlag, Stuttgart 1994, ISBN 3-575-11159-6 .
- Günter Schmitt: Saar-Lor-Lux cultural hiking trails. PVS Edition, Heusweiler 1998, ISBN 3-9805454-3-1 .