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Hikes in Westerwald-Sieg (Landkreis Altenkirchen)

Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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For those who enjoy an active vacation, we have lots of suggestions in Westerwald-Sieg (Landkreis Altenkirchen). Use our Travel Guide as a source of inspiration for planning your next adventure and browse through descriptions and route details of the most beautiful hikes.

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The 10 most beautiful hikes in Westerwald-Sieg (Landkreis Altenkirchen)

Hiking trail · Westerwald

Kirchen (Sieg): Druidenstein-Rundwanderweg - On Druid Paths

recommended route Difficulty moderate

15.7 km

4:30 h

387 m

393 m

The Druids would have been surprised on their way to the mystical Druid Stone: Mill, Otto Tower, Landscape Cinema, Way of the Cross and Geotop - many highlights on just one hiking trail!

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Panoramaausblick vom Ottoturm bei Kirchen-Herkersdorf

Hiking trail · Westerwald

Kirchen (Sieg): Ottoturm-Rundwanderweg - tour with all-round view

recommended route Difficulty moderate

9.9 km

3:00 h

219 m

A leisurely hike to the 19 meter high Otto tower with an excellent view of the Siegtal, Freusburg and Westerwald. Climb 102 steps of the tower - it's worth it!

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Die mittelalterliche Freusburg über dem Siegtal

Hiking trail · Westerwald

Kirchen (Sieg): Castle hiking trail - around the Freusburg

recommended route Difficulty moderate

15.1 km

4:30 h

344 m

The medieval Freusburg towers over the Sieg valley - a circular route with a guaranteed view of the Sieg and Asdorf valleys, the town center of Kirchen and the castle (today a youth hostel).

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Hiking trail · Burbach

ROTHAARSTEIG TRAIL “Trödelsteinpfad” (“Trödelstein path”)

recommended route Difficulty difficult Open

11 km

4:00 h

299 m

The Trödelstein path leads from Buchhellertal valley to the “Trödelsteine” rocks. Along the way, you experience the special features of the basalt-like natural landscape between the Rothaargebirge and Westerwald regions.

Südliches Siegerland

Hiking trail · Westerwald

Westerwald-Steig Stage 14: Horhausen - Strauscheid (East - West)

recommended route Difficulty difficult Stage 14

16.9 km

6:00 h

494 m

564 m

This stage of the trail leads from Horhausen past the legendary 'Bildeiche' oak tree to Peterslahr in the Lahrer Herrlichkeit region and through the Bertenauer Kopf nature reserve to Strauscheid.

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Freusburger Mühle zwischen Kirchen (Sieg) und Freusburg

Hiking trail · Westerwald

Kirchen (Sieg): Mühlen-Rundwanderweg - Freusburger Mühle in focus

recommended route Difficulty easy

5.5 km

1:30 h

92 m

Easy hike through the Siegtal to the Freusburger Mühle, a former ban mill from 1750. Enjoy the views of Freusburg and the Siegtal!

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Hiking trail · Westerwald Mountain Range

Die Lahrer Herrlichkeit um Oberlahr erwandern auf zertifizierten Wegen

recommended route Difficulty difficult

20.5 km

5:55 h

456 m

Über den "WesterwaldSteig" und den "Wied-Wanderweg" ergibt sich eine wunderbar abwechslungsreiche Tagestour durch das Grenzbachtal, die Lahrer Herrlichkeit und das Wiedtal.

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Hiking trail · Westerwald

Kroppacher Switzerland - End of the World Nature Trail

recommended route Difficulty difficult

6 km

2:00 h

174 m

The tour for demanding hikers with partly alpine routes offers impressive views of the valley of the Nister in Kroppacher Switzerland.

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Hiking trail · Westerwald

WesterwaldSteig adventure loop "Marienthal Monastery and the End of the World

recommended route Difficulty difficult

12.1 km

4:30 h

377 m

352 m

Fantastic distant views and a partly very demanding profile: this circular tour makes some demands, but the efforts are richly rewarded.

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!

Hiking trail · Westerwald

Wanderung zwischen Hirz- und Maulsbach

recommended route Difficulty moderate

8.4 km

2:15 h

155 m

Der ausgeschilderte Wanderweg liegt zwischen den beiden Wasserläufen Hirzbach und Maulsbach, welche mitverantwortlich für die wunderbar abwechslungsreiche Landschaft sind.

Westerwald - Ganz nach deiner Natur!