MTB portal Hilchenbach (4): Detour into Wittgensteiner Land

Customs Post - Ederkopf - Elberndorftal

The route takes you up to Hilchenbach's mountain village Lützel via the Vormwalder customs post. From here, you accept a stretch of asphalt to enjoy a magnificent valley view. You pass the source of the Eder and reach the Ederkopf. A little further, you look down on Erndtebrück and far into the Wittgensteiner Land. On the way back, you get to know the untouched and idyllic Elberndorftal.

Places to eat: Hilchenbach marketplace, Erndtebrück

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 to the Kreuztal/Stadtmitte/Olpe/Hilchenbach exit

(B 508). Follow the B 508 to Hilchenbach.

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

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

Hilchenbach.

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

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

In Hilchenbach near the marketplace:

- In der 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", bi-hourly)

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

Frankfurt – Siegen (RE 40, bi-hourly)

Local traffic

Siegen – Kreuztal – Hilchenbach (RB 93 "Rothaarbahn")

Timings: weekdays hourly, Saturday afternoons from 6pm and Sundays bi-hourly;

Connection options in Erndtebrück to the "Upper Lahn Valley Railway" (RB 94) every two hours from Bad Laasphe, Biedenkopf and Marburg

More information: www.bahn.de

Bus

Transport community Westfalen-Süd on the 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 the routes:

Siegen - Hilchenbach - Erndtebrück - Bad Berleburg (60)

Lennestadt-Altenhundem - Hilchenbach - Erndtebrück (76)

Hilchenbach - Bad Laasphe - Biedenkopf (975)

Tourist Information / Accommodation Booking

Markt 13, Town Hall

57271 Hilchenbach

Tel.: 02733/288-133

Fax: 02733/288-288

E-mail: touristinfo@hilchenbach.de

Website: www.hilchenbachtourist.de

General opening hours

Monday - Wednesday: 7:00 am - 4:30 pm

Thursday: 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Friday: 7:00 am - 12:30 pm

Check your equipment, assess your abilities correctly. Bad weather or a breakdown can significantly extend the route. Hilchenbach lies in the forest-richest 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 to protect nature and improve coexistence in the forest and mountains. Please observe:

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

Note the state forestry law for the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, which contains important regulations for entering the forest.

The route is not marked on the maps. The maps can serve as orientation and for alternative planning (all relevant maps for the MTB portal).

- 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)