View of Altena Castle – View of Hegenscheid Airfield loop from Altena (Westfalen)

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Märkischer Kreis

Altena

View of Altena Castle – View of Hegenscheid Airfield loop from Altena (Westfalen)

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4.8

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View of Altena Castle – View of Hegenscheid Airfield loop from Altena (Westfalen)

07:00

23.7km

660m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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589 m

View of Altena Castle

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The castle is worth a visit and has a great museum. For a few years now, the castle can be reached from the town below by elevator. A real attraction. Unfortunately, the elevator is a bit expensive.

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1.97 km

Toter Mann (Drahthandelsweg, Altena)

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Here is an intermediate point of the Drahthandelsweg

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4.26 km

Viewpoint Hegenscheid (Sauerland-Höhenflug)

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Wide view of the Lennebergland and beyond. Here is also a billboard with information on the visible places and hilltops on the horizon.

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4.58 km

View of Hegenscheid Airfield

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Airfield Hegenscheid, popular bicycle (intermediate) destination, but also for walkers always worth a visit, a café is also there.

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4.92 km

Cozy and beautiful trail

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Very nice route. Diversified. Again and again away from typical hiking trails on small trails in the middle of beautiful Natrur.

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6.63 km

Viewpoint

8.49 km

Landwehr Elfenfohren

Archaeological Site

11.5 km

Landwehr Auf dem Kohlberg

Archaeological Site

12.7 km

View from Großer Attig

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A beautiful view over the upper Hönnetal!

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22.9 km

Altena Castle

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Above the Lenne Valley, Altena Castle sits on a steep mountain ledge. If you are too lazy to climb up using your own muscle power, you can take the elevator …

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23.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.5 km

2.47 km

2.31 km

1.13 km

289 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.91 km

7.88 km

3.39 km

2.62 km

891 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (510 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

7°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2023,Von Mühlendorf nach Altena

This morning at 4, the alarm clock set off at 5:18 on the train to Altena and started the tour shortly before 7 in great fog and pleasant temperatures. The first part slowly goes uphill and I couldn't really see much in the fog, then it was gone and it got hotter and hotter, but the round is worth it, …

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March 16, 2024,Altena Burg und der Wald drumrum

Varied hike at the beginning with a view of the castle and at the end past the castle. ☔☔ and fog at the beginning and a little bit at the end ⛅⛅. All paths were from wide hiking trails to singletrack, up and down. You could also do the hike the other way around, it will definitely be just as …

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March 12, 2025,Altena-Hegenscheid-Quitmannsturm-Elverlingsen

There's ample free parking at the starting point. Arriving by train is also a very convenient option.

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August 24, 2025,Quitmannsturm - Altena

I last hiked this route in snow.
Even though you can obviously feel the gravel, which seems to be getting thicker, in contrast to winter, I enjoy this varied hike. There are plenty of forest paths, and no matter which type of path you choose, it leads through or along the forest, often with magnificent views.
The climb from Altena …

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January 28, 2023,Burg Altena und Umgebung

I finally implemented a tour that I had been planning since 2020 today, in good winter weather, while the paths are still mostly snow-covered and frozen.
There were a few tough climbs in beautiful scenery. The icing on the cake was: I didn't meet 5 people, so I heard almost nothing except for the crunching of the snow under my …

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March 20, 2024,Frühlingsanfang um Altena 🥾🥾

Nice, strenuous tour with a lot of distant views 🤗
All of this in great spring weather and on mostly wide paths. There are also a few adventurous sections 😉
You should be fit and sure-footed.
I actually wanted to complete the 30 km, but in the end I shortened it by about 3 km because I didn't want any …

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November 10, 2024,Vom Turm zur Burg

Today's hiking event took me to the Märkische region again. The paths I was aiming for here were all new territory for me. I've only been to Altena Castle several times, but never in connection with hiking. So I was more than excited to see what the tour would bring. The highlights that were shown when planning the route made …

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September 23, 2023,Kohlberg Altena

Today there was another tour with my son.
Due to various circumstances we couldn't leave until 1:30 p.m.
We started at Kohlberg near Neuenrade, first to a lookout tower and along a few beautiful trails through forests. 🙂
That soon changed to gravel roads through - I suspect - bark beetle clear-cutting areas, but great views. For example, a disused …

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