Werra-Burgen-Steig Hesse

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A section of the Werra-Burgen-Steig long-distance hiking trail leads through Hesse as the Werra-Burgen-Steig Hessen (X5H). Its length, divided into eleven stages, is 133 km. The the signposts -Markierung is  X5 H 

description

The Werra-Burgen-Steig Hessen opens up numerous castles, fortified churches, palaces and monasteries along the Werra in Hessen (examples are Schloss Berlepsch , Ludwigstein , Rothestein and Tannenburg).

From Hann. Flow from the riser extends as X5 H along the inflow Werra in the Weser by

The "H" in the abbreviation stands for the state of Hesse .

Some of the stage destinations are away from localities and can only be reached via access roads, the length of which has not been included in the total length of the Werra-Burgen-Steiges Hessen (X5H).

The altitude meters are around 3,400 "down the Werra" and 3,650 meters "up the Werra". The official division of the X5H into sections sees a start in Hann. Münden and the goal on the Tannenburg near Nentershausen.

Stages: the eleven stages vary around 12.1 km with daily peaks at 20 km in length. The start and end points of the stages are usually easy to reach by public transport and often have a refreshment stop nearby. This means that it is also possible to get on and off the road in order to master the climb at different times.

Quality, award

At TourNatur 2013, this route was awarded the certificate “Quality Trail Wanderable Germany” by the German Hiking Association .

On six stages between Eschwege and Hann.Münden there is also the offer "Hiking without luggage!"

Movie

  • Castle tour along the Werra, 90 min.

literature

  • Thorsten Hoyer: "Werra-Burgen-Steig Hessen." "The path is the goal" series, Volume 326, 2013, Conrad Stein Verlag, ISBN 3-86686-421-4

Web links

Wikivoyage: Werra-Burgen-Steig Hessen  - Travel Guide
(with a detailed description of the stages)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hiking without luggage - X5 H, 85 km, 6 stages , werratal-tourismus.de
  2. ↑ Extensive text accompanying the film by Sabine Guth and Lena Schulz. (Report from a complete hike in 2017, hr-fernsehen.de, May 2018)
  3. ↑ Participants / hikers are Claudia, Lena and Horst, their hiking guide is Daniel von Trausnitz