Sauerland Trekking Park and Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park 

A total of 13 trekking camps are available for multi-day hikes on the Diemelsteig and Uplandsteig trails. The sites in the Sauerland Trekking Park are located in both Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia and are only accessible on foot via the certified Diemelsteig and Uplandsteig trails. Hikers are self-sufficient and must bring their own food and drinks.

What makes these places special?

Each natural campsite offers great views of the nature park Diemelsee and the adjacent Sauerland Rothaargebirge Nature Park. Trekkers will experience beech and spruce forests, semi-open woodlands, views over expansive high heathland, springs, vast meadows and fields, wildlife observation, sunrises and sunsets, glimpses of the starry sky, and much more...

To avoid disturbing local wildlife during the winter months, the nine trekking sites can only be booked between April 1st and November 15th . Use of the trekking sites is not possible during this period.

In 2021, three trekking sites were established in the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park in cooperation with the town of Lichtenfels. These sites are located along the approximately 68-kilometer-long Lichtenfels Panorama Trail and are easily accessible as overnight accommodations between daily stages of the hike. Each site is equipped with space for several tents (maximal The campsite includes three 2-person tents and an eco-friendly composting toilet. Additionally, embedded stone slabs allow for safe cooking with gas or spirit stoves. Two of the three campsites also offer spacious, covered seating areas.

In 2025, 4 more trekking sites were opened along the Kellerwaldsteig trail:
The sites “Elmsberg” (Edertal-Kleinern), “Lärenberg” (Waldeck Nieder-Werbe), “Fuchsloch Asel” (Vöhl-Asel) and “Louisendorf” (Frankenau-Louisendorf) are located up to 25 kilometers apart and are therefore easily accessible for hikers in a day's hike.

Trekking pitches can be booked online on the nature park's website between April 01st and October 31st.