Welleringhausen Volcano Trail (quality tour)
- 1: 51 pm
- 6,76 km
- 100 m
- 101 m
- 473 m
- 574 m
- 101 m
- Start: Welleringhausen hiking portal, fire station, Zum Sonnenberg 12, 34508 Willingen, district of Welleringhausen
- Destination: Welleringhausen hiking portal, fire station, Zum Sonnenberg 12, 34508 Willingen, district of Welleringhausen
This circular hiking trail in the nature park Diemelsee The tour begins in the village of Welleringhausen – one of the smallest villages in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. In the nature park at the foot of the long-extinct Grotenberg volcano, hikers repeatedly encounter traces of the earth's and border's history. A wide variety of plant species bloom there. Typical examples include heath pink, field thyme, and sharp stonecrop. Those accompanied by a trained Geopark guide will learn many fascinating facts about the nature park's flora and geological features.
Geopark guide: Renate Hill, Tel. 05632- 1757
Good to know
Path surfaces
- Unknown (12%)Street (7%)Asphalt (3%)gravel (35%)Way (40%)Path (3%)
Best Season
- suitabledepending on the weather
Directions
The Welleringhausen Volcano Trail begins at the fire station in Welleringhausen, Zum Sonnenberg 12. Six stations provide information about geological and botanical features, as well as the history of the town, including the Romanesque Abraham Church. Passing Grotenberg and Sonnenberg, the history trail continues for a short distance along the Uplandsteig quality hiking trail to Krutenberg. The trail then continues along the same route as the Volcano Trail back to the starting point.
You can also walk the route in the opposite direction.
Tour features
Accessibility
signage
Culturally interesting
Flatly
Equipment
Sturdy shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, backpack provisions and sufficient fluids (water, tea) are recommended.
Arrival & Parking
- How to find us
By car via the B251 to the Gasthof Ohlenbeck between Usseln and Neerdar, Welleringhausen junction.
ParkingFree parking at the fire department, Zum Sonnenberg 12, 34508 Willingen, district of Welleringhausen
Public transportationBus/train to train station Willingen or Usseln, continue by bus or call-a-taxi (AST) to Welleringhausen, stop Mitte
More information / links
Books
Flyer available at the Tourist Information or at this link:
https://www.geopark-grenzwelten.de/flyer-brosch%C3%BCren.html?file=files/grafiken/download/vulkan-und-geschichtspfad-welleringhausen.pdfOur tip
Combine both trails: the Volcano Trail and the History Trail. Both trails follow the same route for a section.
Map
hiking map Willingen/Diemelsee & Trekkingpark Sauerland, scale 1:25.000, mr-kartographie, Gotha, ISBN 978-3-86636-923-8
author
Sabine Risse
License (master data)
Tourist information Willingen
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