Kindererlebnisweg Sieg | Fotosafari auf dem Wildwiesenweg | Eitorf

Easy
5,6 km
1:40 h
120 m
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228 m
108 m
Regional hiking trail Themed trail
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Startpoint

Hikers' parking lot Bourauel, Eitorf

Destinationpoint

Hikers' parking lot Bourauel, Eitorf

For young explorers! Search, look, concentrate: As a little nature photographer, use your own camera to search for animals such as ants, butterflies or wildcats, sharpen your view of the local animal world and discover surprising things!

Wanted: Ant, woodlouse, bumblebee, hedgehog, owl, dragonfly, butterfly, black stork, dormouse, forest lizard and wildcat. These and many other animals, some of them rare, live in the forest and on the fields and meadows of the Mengbach Valley. With a little luck and attention, you can spot them!

Take pictures: Try to photograph as many animals as possible! It's not difficult at all. Ants and woodlice, for example, can often be found. However, because some animals are very shy, we have helped a little: There are not quite real animals hidden along the edge of the path on some trees. (Tip: look up more often!)

Win: If you have spotted and photographed four of the eleven animals mentioned, send the pictures by e-mail to: fotosafari@naturregion-sieg.de. All correct entries will be entered into our annual competition.

The photo safari has not only gained a new animal object, but also a new photo point in the form of the “Swallowtail” butterfly. With a great panorama, the spot is perfect for your souvenir photo with family, friends, individually or as a couple!

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Kindererlebnisweg Sieg | Fotosafari auf dem Wildwiesenweg | Eitorf

53783 Eitorf
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The photo safari leads through a meadow-rich, small stream valley as well as through forest and tax orchards

 

At the start of the tour, an idyllic country lane takes you along a series of fragrant meadows through the tranquil Mengbach valley. Here, the stream that gives the valley its name bubbles merrily through the small valley, which is kept open by regular mowing. The route leads gently uphill; venerable oaks line the path. In summer, the air is full of birdsong and butterflies provide a splash of color. Soon a majestic-looking forest with a few clearings replaces the tranquil atmosphere of the stream valley. A partly narrow forest path leads you to the “Gecksbitze”. In the forest, you will be surprised by a small green clearing under chestnut trees. On the crest of the hill is a larger clearing with a solitary fruit grove. After a few hundred meters of forest path, there is an extensive sunny hillside meadow where you can take a break. Here, the small Storcker hut with barbecue facilities invites you to enjoy a picnic. From here, the view sweeps far across the meadows down to Eitorf and the wooded heights of Leuscheid. Before you soon reach the starting point again on a quiet asphalt path, one orchard follows the next on the last downhill section. The trees in the meadows bear different varieties of fruit, some of which are old, and are considered biotopes worthy of protection: according to experts, up to 5,000 different plant and animal species live in an orchard meadow.

It is an advantage to carry food and drink in your rucksack as there are no refreshment stops.

Please be careful: you should not leave the paths in the nature reserve. And please note: the hunting game dummies of the archery club are not part of the photo safari!

Suitable for baby carriages in dry conditions.

Don't forget your sturdy shoes and camera on the photo safari!

Take part in the competition for little explorers - great prizes await! Don't forget your camera!

The small Storcker hut with barbecue facilities is a great place to stop for a picnic. Here you have a great view of Eitorf.

A560 with connection to L333 in the direction of Eitorf, after entering the town take the first bridge on the left over the Sieg to Bourauel - in Bourauel Hohner Weg in the direction of Hohn, parking lot for hikers in a tight left-hand bend on the right-hand side.

free parking lot for hikers Bourauel, Hohner Weg, 53783 Eitorf-Bourauel

Eitorf (Sieg) station: RE 9, line S12 and S19 (VRS)

From here it is 2.5 km to the Bourauel hiking parking lot.

Current departure times from Eitorf station

 

No direct bus connection to the Bourauel hiking parking lot

 

Line 570 (VRS) from Eitorf Bf, bus stop Eitorf Untenroth

From here it is approx. 24 minutes on foot (1.9 km): From “Am Erlenberg” head northwest towards “Zum Bergwerk”, turn right onto Harmoniestraße, turn left onto L86 and over the Siegbrücke bridge to Bourauel, turn left and stay straight on Bouraueler Straße, turn right onto Hohner Weg and later right to the Bourauel hiking parking lot

A children's map with all the offers for young explorers in the Sieg nature region is available here:

Tourist Information Eitorf, Markt 1, 53783 Eitorf, phone: +49 2243 / 19433, touristinfo@eitorf.de

or at: naturregion-sieg.de/service

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

Further information is available from the

Sieg Nature Region Visitor Center, telephone +49 2292 / 956 20 23, info@naturregion-sieg.de

or at the

Tourist Information Eitorf, Markt 1, 53783 Eitorf, phone: +49 2243 / 19433, touristinfo@eitorf.de

www.eitorf-erleben.de

Opening hours:

Monday to Wednesday 08.00-12.00 and 14.00-15.30

Thursday 08.00-12.00 and 14.00-17.00

Friday 08.00-12.00

Hikers' parking lot Bourauel, Eitorf

Hikers' parking lot Bourauel, Eitorf

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Naturregion Sieg

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Rhein-Sieg Tourismus

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Organisation: Rhein-Sieg Tourismus

Last changed on 07.05.2025

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