MTB Portal Hilchenbach (6): Across the Rothaar ridge - long distance (including Wisent World)

Across the main ridge of the Rothaar Mountains, you reach the high-altitude village of Jagdhaus, where restaurants and cafés welcome you. From here, you can make a short detour to reach the realm of the king of the forests, the Wisent World in Wingeshausen. In the valley, you encounter the Ederauen Cycle Path, which you follow to Röspe. From there, you get to know another Wittgenstein valley, the Zinser Bach valley.

Catering options: Hilchenbach marketplace, Jagdhaus

Arrival by car

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

follow B 54 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 interchange, 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 interchange, continue on A 4 towards Wenden/Kreuztal. At the exit

Kreuztal/Stadtmitte/Olpe/Hilchenbach turn onto B 508. Follow 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", 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")

Schedules: weekdays hourly, Saturday afternoon from 6:00 p.m. and Sundays every two hours;

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

More information: www.bahn.de

Bus

Westfalen-Süd Transport Association 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 Ruhr-Sieg Bus GmbH on the routes:

Siegen - Hilchenbach - Erndtebrück - Bad Berleburg (60)

Lennestadt-Altenhundem - Hilchenbach - Erndtebrück (76)

Hilchenbach - Bad Laasphe - Biedenkopf (975)

Tourist Information / Room Reservation

Markt 13, Town Hall

57271 Hilchenbach

Tel.: 02733/288-133

Fax: 02733/288-288

E-mail: touristinfo@hilchenbach.de

Website: www.hilchenbachtourist.de

Opening hours

Monday - Wednesday: 7:00 - 16:30

Thursday: 7:00 - 18:00

Friday: 7:00 - 12:30

Be sure to plan enough time for a visit to the Wisent World in Jagdhaus.

(From Jagdhaus, follow the paved road approximately 3 km towards Wingeshausen.)

Check your equipment, assess your abilities correctly. Bad weather or a breakdown can significantly extend the route. Hilchenbach is located in the forest-richest district of Germany. Due to active forestry, paths may change.

Leave your route plan at home or at the accommodation before departure.

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

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

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

The route is not marked on the maps. The maps can serve for orientation and 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 the local bookstore (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 the local bookstore (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 the local bookstore (e.g. www.buecherbuyeva.de, Rothenberger Str. 23, Hilchenbach)

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