MTB portal Hilchenbach (10): Wittgenstein panoramic route

Hilchenbach Market Square - Hilchenbach Wind Farm - Drei Buchen (629 m) - Green Square - Oberndorfer Height - Riemen (678 m) - Dreiherrnstein (673 m) - Buchenhain (649 m) - Klarstein (655 m) - Wehbachtal - Altenteich - Pfaffenhain (653 m) - Gillerberg (653 m) - Hüttenberg (623 m) - Ginsburg - Zollposten Vormwald - Kromberg (523 m) - Rehberg (494 m) - Hilchenbach Market Square

Combination option with the train:

From/to Vormwald station (RB 93 “Rothaarbahn” direct to Hilchenbach)

From/to Lützel station (RB 93 “Rothaarbahn” direct to Hilchenbach), a trip from Gillerturm to the station in the town of Lützel is required.

Be prepared for unforeseen situations: tools, sufficient provisions, weather changes, and first aid kit. Wear safety equipment! A helmet can protect but is not a life insurance.

Arrival by car

Coming from Gießen (A 45): At the Siegen exit first turn onto B 62 towards Kreuztal/Siegen, then onto B 54

Merge towards Kreuztal/Netphen/Siegen. Follow the route until the Kreuztal/Stadtmitte/Olpe/Hilchenbach exit

(B 508). Follow B 508 to Hilchenbach.

Coming from Dortmund (A 45): At the Olpe-Süd motorway junction, turn onto A 4 towards Wenden/Kreuztal.

Follow the route. At the Kreuztal/Stadtmitte/Olpe/Hilchenbach exit, turn onto B 508. Follow B 508 to

Hilchenbach.

Coming from Cologne (A 4): At the Olpe-Süd motorway junction, continue on A 4 towards Wenden/Kreuztal. At the

Kreuztal/Stadtmitte/Olpe/Hilchenbach exit, turn onto B 508. Follow B 508 to Hilchenbach.

In Hilchenbach near the Market Square:

- In the Herrenwiese (opposite fire station, In der Herrenwiese 10)

- Rothenberger Str. (opposite house number 10)

Train

Long-distance/Regional traffic

Essen – Hagen – Siegen (RE 16 “Ruhr-Sieg-Express”, hourly)

Hagen – Finnentrop – Siegen (RB 91 “Ruhr-Sieg-Bahn”, every two hours)

Cologne – Siegen (RE 9 “Rhein-Sieg-Express”, hourly)

Frankfurt – Siegen (RE 40, every two hours)

Local traffic

Siegen – Kreuztal – Hilchenbach (RB 93 “Rothaarbahn”)

Timetable: weekdays hourly, Saturdays from 6 p.m. in the afternoon and Sundays every two hours;

From Bad Laasphe, Biedenkopf and Marburg, connections in Erndtebrück with the “Obere Lahntalbahn” (RB 94) every two hours

More information: www.bahn.de

Bus

Westfalen-Süd transport association on routes

- Siegen – Kreuztal – Hilchenbach – Helberhausen (R 11)

- Netphen – Dreis-Tiefenbach – Eckmannshausen – Herzhausen – Hilchenbach (R 20)

- Lennestadt-Altenhundem – Hilchenbach (R 92)

- Dahlbruch – Müsen (L 170)

- Ruckersfeld – Oechelhausen – Vormwald – Grund – Allenbach – Hilchenbach (T 171)

- Hilchenbach – Settlement – Vormwald – Helberhausen (T 172)

BRS Busverkehr Ruhr-Sieg GmbH on routes:

Siegen - Hilchenbach - Erndtebrück - Bad Berleburg (60)

Lennestadt-Altenhundem - Hilchenbach - Erndtebrück (76)

Hilchenbach - Bad Laasphe - Biedenkopf (975)

Tourist Information / Room Booking

Markt 13, Town Hall

57271 Hilchenbach

Tel.: 02733/288-133

Fax: 02733/288-288

E-Mail: touristinfo@hilchenbach.de

Internet: www.hilchenbachtourist.de

General Opening Hours

Monday - Wednesday: 7:00 - 16:30

Thursday: 7:00 - 18:00

Friday: 7:00 - 12:30

Check your equipment, realistically assess your abilities. Bad weather or a breakdown can greatly extend the route. Hilchenbach is located in the most forested district of Germany. Due to active forestry, paths can change.

Leave your route plan at home or with your host before departure.

Observing the DIMB Trailrules (German Initiative Mountainbike e.V.) helps protect nature and improve coexistence in the forest and mountains. Please note:

1. Ride only on trails
2. Leave no traces
3. Keep your mountain bike under control
4. Respect other nature users
5. Consider animals
6. Plan ahead
FAIR ON TRAILS! Enjoy and preserve nature – together!

Note the State Forestry Act for North Rhine-Westphalia, which contains important regulations for entering the forest.

The route is not marked on the maps. The maps can be used for orientation and alternative planning.

- Hiking map Hilchenbach (1:25,000), available at the Hilchenbach Tourist Information (www.hilchenbachtourist.de)

- Hiking map Kreuztal (1:25,000), available at the Hilchenbach Tourist Information (www.hilchenbachtourist.de)

- Hiking map Netphen (1:25,000), available at local bookstores (e.g. www.buecherbuyeva.de, Rothenberger Str. 23, Hilchenbach)

- Hiking map  Lennestadt/Kirchhundem (1:25,000), available at the Hilchenbach Tourist Information (www.hilchenbachtourist.de)

- Hiking map Wittgenstein (1:50,000), available at local bookstores (e.g. www.buecherbuyeva.de, Rothenberger Str. 23, Hilchenbach)

- Hiking map Rothaarsteig (1:50,000), available at the Hilchenbach Tourist Information (www.hilchenbachtourist.de)

- Hiking map Wilnsdorf (1:25,000), available at local bookstores (e.g. www.buecherbuyeva.de, Rothenberger Str. 23, Hilchenbach)

- Hiking map Burbach (1:25,000), available at local bookstores (e.g. www.buecherbuyeva.de, Rothenberger Str. 23, Hilchenbach)