Erlebnisweg Sieg | Landlebenweg | Windeck

Your start begins on quiet asphalt paths through an open landscape with meadows and pastures until you pass the hilltop villages of Öttershagen and Langenberg. A beautiful section of path leads you through forests and stream valleys into the Rosbach valley, where you can take a break. In summer, foxgloves bloom here and large pine trees line the path. After another section along the path, the former forest hospital “Auguste Viktoria-Stift” shimmers through the branches - once a pulmonary sanatorium reminiscent of Thomas Mann's “Magic Mountain”. Not exactly a mountain, but high enough for hang-gliders to use it as a launch site, the “Old Chair” awaits you with beautiful views. The route then takes you along a dirt track over hill and dale, before heading back into the forest: Here, more climate-stable mixed deciduous forests develop on the areas of former spruce crops. Behind the village of Distelshausen, a beautiful march along cow pastures begins. In spring and summer, you can hear the humming of the nearby beehives. Behind Kohlberg, an exotic surprise awaits you at the “Alpacas of the West” stud farm. At the top of the hilltop, you can see the Siebengebirge mountains on a clear day. Through hamlets and fields, you will reach your starting point after a final stretch of forest.

Sturdy shoes and clothing suitable for the weather

Silberhardt mine and alpaca farm

A 560 with Weyerbusch junction (B8), in the center of Weyerbusch turn left onto the L276 towards Leuscheid and continue to Rosbach. In Rosbach follow the signs for Grube Silberhardt to Öttershagen. Alternatively: A 560 with Weyerbusch junction (B8), in the center of Weyerbusch turn left onto the L276 towards Leuscheid and continue to Rosbach.

Grube Silberhardt, Eisenbergstr. 29, 51570 Windeck. S-Bahn stop Rosbach (Sieg), Marktstraße, 51570 Windeck-Rosbach

Rosbach (Sieg) train station: Line S12 and Line S19, about 2 km from the starting point

 

current departure time Rosbach

Erlebniswege Sieg, Gerti Keller und Michael Fehrenschild, J.P.Bachem Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7616-2608-5, 4,95 €

Wanderkarte Naturregion Sieg: ISBN 978-3-86636-911-5 € 6,95 Euro

Stamping point: Rest area near Hurst

The Sieg adventure trails are fully marked with the red logo. Displays with overview maps and further information on places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation as well as places of interest can be found at the starting points of each adventure trail.

Silberhardt mine, Windeck-Öttershagen. Alternative: S-Bahn stop Rosbach (Sieg), Marktstraße, 51570 Windeck-Rosbach, approx. 2 km from Landlebenweg

Silberhardt mine, Windeck-Öttershagen. Alternative: S-Bahn stop Rosbach (Sieg), Marktstraße, 51570 Windeck-Rosbach, approx. 2 km from Landlebenweg