Natural monuments in Westerwald-Sieg (Landkreis Altenkirchen)

The Druidenstein is an isolated basalt cone above the villages of Herkersdorf and Offhausen in the town of Kirchen (Sieg) in Druids.Witches.Siegerland and is one of the outstanding geological sights in Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies 450 m above sea level and rises about 20 m above its surroundings. It originated in the time of the Young Tertiary about 1 to 25 million years ago. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator

The picturesque Hüllwald forest with its ancient beech trees, especially the Hüllbuche, seems like something from another world. Take a leisurely stroll through this special natural landscape.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Directly on stage 13 of the Natursteig Sieg on the hiking trail between the miniature golf course and Herkersdorf in the Imhäusertal valley (Druiden.Hexen.SiegerLand), there are two majestic-looking royal beeches that have been natural monuments since 1939 and are already around 380 years old.

Eine knorrige alte Eiche von einer alten Geschichte geprägt - das ist die Hexeneiche bei Elkenroth. Auf dem Druidensteig kommt ihr direkt an ihr vorbei.

In the summit region of Trödelsteine Mountain you can find the Trödelsteine cliff formation, which is designated as an areal natural monument (flächenhaftes Naturdenkmal - FND) and is approximately 0.3 hectares in size, consisting of several basalt cliffs and an underlying column and boulder field of feldspar basalt.

The Giebelwald extends from Siegen-Oberschelden in the northeast on the right side of the river Sieg above the local community of Mudersbach to Kirchen-Freusburg in the southwest, borders further in a northwesterly direction on the Asdorftal valley (Niederfischbach and Freudenberg-Niederndorf) and lies in the middle of the Druiden.Hexen.SiegerLand for tourism. The large forest area and the numerous panoramic trails are extremely popular with hikers, Nordic walkers and nature lovers. Among others, the 19.5 km long stage 14 of the Natursteig Sieg runs over the mountain ranges between Kirchen (Sieg) and Mudersbach. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Motte Broichhausen is a nature monument zone. It was the site of an early medieval castle complex.