Sauerland Trekking Park and Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park 

A total of 13 trekking camps are available for multi-day hikes on the two hiking trails, the Diemelsteig and the Uplandsteig. The sites in the Sauerland Trekking Park are located in both Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia and are only accessible on foot via the Diemelsteig and Uplandsteig quality hiking trails. You are self-sufficient and must also bring your own food.

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 ensure that the local wildlife is not disturbed during the winter months, the 9 trekking sites can be used between April 01st and November 15th can be booked. Use of the trekking sites in between is not possible.

In 2021, in cooperation with the city of Lichtenfels, three trekking sites were established in the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park, which are located along the approximately 68 km long Lichtenfels Panorama Trail. They are easily accessible as overnight accommodations between daily stages. They are equipped with space for several tents (Max. three 2-person tents) and an ecological composting toilet. In addition, embedded stone slabs allow for safe cooking with gas or spirit stoves. Two of the three trekking sites also offer spacious covered seating.

In 2025, four new trekking sites were opened on the Kellerwaldsteig:
The places “Elmsberg” (Edertal-Kleinern), “Lärenberg” (Waldeck Nieder-Werbe), “Fuchsloch Asel” (Vöhl-Asel) and “Louisendorf” (Frankenau-Louisendorf) are located at a distance of up to 25 km and are therefore easily accessible for hikers in a day's walk.

The trekking sites can be visited between 01 May and 31 October on Nature Park website can be booked online.