Water features - Nature meets technology

4.60 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Regional hiking trail
  • 1:30 h
  • 4.60 km
  • 62 m
  • 62 m
  • 284 m
  • 328 m
  • 44 m
  • Start: Hiking parking lot Eicher Weiher
  • Destination: Hiking parking lot Eicher Weiher

In Freudenberg, the new circular route offers nature-based attractions for young and old

On this eventful hiking route, young and old learn about the importance of water and the Freudenberg ponds for the region's industry throughout history.

8 stations with information boards provide the most important information along the way.

Wegelogo Wasserstaaten
Wegelogo Wasserstaaten

Waypoints

Start
Hiking parking lot Eicher Weiher
CC-BY | Michael Bahr, TVSW e.V./Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein
Technikmuseum Freudenberg
Museum/Exhibition
CC-BY-SA | Klaus-Peter Kappest, Stadt Freudenberg
Tourist Information Freudenberg
Tourist information

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The signage starts with a main sign “P Stadterleben” at the Eicher Weiher parking lot. Path markings along the route assist with further orientation. The “Water features” signs explain the activity and experience points as well as the historical peculiarities of the place. In the Gambach landscape area, they represent the only installation besides the benches.

Tour information

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Loop Road

  • Suitable for Pushchair

Equipment

Sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate clothing are recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

The starting point for visiting the water features is the parking lots at Eicher Weiher and Gambachsweiher.

Additional information

The starting point for visiting the water features is the parking lots at Eicher Weiher and Gambachsweiher.

Author

Pauline Coroly

Organization

Stadt Freudenberg

License (master data)

License: Attribution, ShareAlike

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Below the dam, a spot with a valley view and a water experience point has been created. There you have the opportunity to actively experience the water.

Safety guidelines

To cross the Gambach, the path leads over a small bridge.

Nearby

Contact

Water features - Nature meets technology
Olper Straße
57258 Freudenberg