Bike route from Bad Berleburg to Hilchenbach

40.78 km long
Difficulty: difficult
Condition: very difficult
Great panorama
Regional bike tour
  • 3:10 h
  • 40.78 km
  • 489 m
  • 532 m
  • 346 m
  • 650 m
  • 304 m
  • Start: Bad Berleburg Station
  • Destination: Hilchenbach Station

Challenging bike route through the Wittgensteiner Land to Hilchenbach

The route starts in Bad Berleburg and lets you enjoy the wonderful region of Wittgensteiner Land with all its facets. Through small towns it goes via Erndtebrück back to Hilchenbach. In Erndtebrück and Hilchenbach-Lützel you have the possibility to return by train.

Waypoints

Start
Bad Berleburg Station
CC-BY | Klaus-Peter Kappest, Stadt Hilchenbach
Ginsburg
Archaeological site
CC-BY-SA | Achim Meurer, REACT-EU / Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Gillerturm
Vantage point/Observation tower

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

You reach the town of Bad Berleburg by train; bringing bicycles is free of charge. First, you should plan some time for a stroll through Bad Berleburg including a visit to Berleburg Castle. Then you start toward Hilchenbach. Via Schlossstraße you ride in the direction of Raumland. There you leave the road to the right towards Berghausen, at the end of which you turn left towards Altmühlbachtal K47 and then again left towards Birkefehl and Birkelbach. In the center of Birkelbach, keep left and ride to Womelsdorf and further to Erndtebrück. At the roundabout you follow the road to Benfe, which brings you to Eisenstraße. There, turning right, you pass Forsthaus Hohenroth. Time for a relaxed break at the red deer enclosure or at Café Waldland (open on weekends and public holidays). Now it goes back to Lützel and over Gillerbergstraße into the Ginsberger Heide nature reserve. The Giller Tower at the top of the mountain should definitely be climbed; the view from there is fantastic. Now it finally goes only downhill. Another stop at the Ginsburg, which can be visited from dawn until dusk. This view is also wonderful and should definitely be planned in. Via Vormwald Station you follow the bike path signs over Vormwald back to Hilchenbach. In the town center, numerous gastronomic establishments invite you to a well-deserved meal.

Tour information

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

You should bring enough provisions for the bike route. However, there are plenty of catering options along the way.

Directions & Parking facilities

Via the B 62 to Bad Berleburg

Parking is available at Bad Berleburg station. Traveling by train is recommended.

By regional train RB 93 to Bad Berleburg.

Author

Susanne Träger

Organization

Stadt Hilchenbach

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Bad Berleburg Castle

Forsthaus Hohenroth

Giller Tower

Ginsburg

Safety guidelines

The route runs over different surfaces, as well as quiet side roads, bike paths, and through villages, but also along federal roads with more traffic.

Nearby

Contact

Bike route from Bad Berleburg to Hilchenbach
Unterm Höllscheid
57319 Bad Berleburg