Ginsburg Castle – Ginsburg keep loop from Schwarzbachsystem mit Haberg und Krenkeltal

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Ginsburg Castle – Ginsburg keep loop from Schwarzbachsystem mit Haberg und Krenkeltal

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Ginsburg Castle – Ginsburg keep loop from Schwarzbachsystem mit Haberg und Krenkeltal

05:20

19.3km

330m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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559 m

Heinsberg Heath

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We stayed here on a lovely sunny evening in late summer. The heathland creates a great atmosphere, especially from the beginning of August to mid-September, when the common heather is in bloom.

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2.11 km

At the Dreiherrnstein, the territories of the Duchy of Westphalia, Nassau-Siegen, and Wittgenstein-Hohenstein met. The large triangular stone on the Wildborn is marked with a Wolfsangel on the Nassau side, …

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3.36 km

Rothaarsteig Trail Entrance – Petersberg

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Refreshment stop at the Rothaarhütte

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3.38 km

Hilchenbach Gate to the Rothaarsteig

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Very nice and quiet hiking area.

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5.49 km

Ferndorf Spring

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The Ferndorfquelle is the origin of Ferndorfbach, a 24 kilometer tributary of Sieg. After the source was "renatured" in 2014, there is no single source (with concrete enclosure) anymore, but …

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9.73 km

Ginsburg Castle

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The Ginsburg is the ruin of a significant hilltop castle from the 12th century and landmark of the city of Hilchenbach.
The view from the freely accessible tower is outstanding …

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9.77 km

Ginsburg keep

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The Ginsburg was for centuries a frontier fortress of the Nassauer, until it decayed in the 17th century. In the 1960s, the main tower was remodeled from remnants of the …

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18.0 km

View of Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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Very, very nice view

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19.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.7 km

2.42 km

159 m

Surfaces

12.9 km

3.21 km

1.80 km

1.25 km

157 m

Elevation

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (560 m)

Weather

Friday 23 October

8°C

3°C

99 %

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Comments

November 2, 2024,🇩🇪 Rothaarsteig Etappe 6

We liked today's stage 6 much better than stage 5. It went through varied landscapes with forest and high heath and great places to have a rest.

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March 28, 2022,🧧🥾Rothaarsteigetappe Lützel - Heinsberger Heide mit alternativen Rückweg

🧧🥾Red hair climb stages
The Rothaarsteig is always worth a hike. For this reason I have now decided to migrate this and to divide it into individual "round" stages. Therefore, mostly about 10 KM are planned on the "climb" and then something around it.

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