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Rengsdorf, St. Kastor Chapel, Friedrich-Ebert-Strasse

From the hiking car park in Hümmerich, the path first leads a short distance through the village, past the small scale museum (if you are interested in a visit, please contact Rudi Lück at 02687-326), and then it goes through Meadows to the south. The butter path leads down the Mühlenweg into the Fockenbach valley. We pass the Franze-Loch-Hütte, on which a board gives us information about the history of this place. We reach the valley at the Hümmericher Mühle and soon come across the mining past of this region. We learn more about it at the Alexanderstollen and the former Louisenglück mine. A leisurely path through the Fockenbachtal brings us to a wonderful vantage point after a gentle ascent, and shortly afterwards we have reached Strassehaus. This is half time for our hike. We continue to the next attraction on the Butter Path: the sequoia forest above the Jahrsbach valley. The largest contiguous sequoia forest in the Rhine-Westerwald nature park was developed here. The sequoias are a bit off the butter path, but the detour is worth it. On a lounger in the forest you can find peace under the more than 40 year old tree giants. The next stop is a ground monument, a reproduced Celtic grave near Bonefeld. It is also a bit off the road and offers interesting historical information. We finally reach the Völkerwiesenbachtal via a narrow path, and now it is not far to the former Hotel Obere Mühle. Approx. 500 m further on we have reached the destination of our hike, the St. Kastor Chapel at the Rengsdorf spa park.