Schmallenberg family adventure trail

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Schmallenberg

Schmallenberg family adventure trail

Easy

4.6

(44)

209

hikers

Schmallenberg family adventure trail

00:56

3.31km

70m

Hiking

The Family Experience Trail in Schmallenberg is a hike for families with children. It leads you through varied landscapes and offers numerous experience stations that invite discovery, play, and wonder.

Along the way, lovingly designed stations await you and your family, making nature playfully tangible. There are balancing courses, sound…

by Schmallenberger Sauerland

Last updated: February 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

707 m

View of Schmallenberg Through the Picture Frame

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Fancy a souvenir photo of your bike tour through the Schmallenberger Sauerland? Here is a good place for it. Firstly, the view is great and second, there's the picture frame for free. ;)

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1.79 km

Nature's Spider Web Art Installation

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The "Spider Web" station on the family adventure trail on the outskirts of Schmallenberg. Here, young and old nature enthusiasts can learn and explore through play.

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2.73 km

The ship

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A wooden ship as part of the wooden adventure course

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3.31 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.07 km

177 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.87 km

1.12 km

167 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (370 m)

Weather

Wednesday 21 October

9°C

3°C

62 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

November 3, 2023,Familienerlebnisweg in Schmallenberg

On the road in the Schmallenberger Sauerland. What a wonderful corner of Germany now in autumn 🍁.

You can read even more tips for Schmallenberger Sauerland on my blog: adailytravelmate.com/familienurlaub-im-schmallenberger-sauerland-tipps

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July 6, 2024,Familienerlebnisweg ab Parkplatz Stadthalle

Unfortunately, the second station, "the Roman Bridge," is currently closed. I then walked a little further along the path and after the bend down through the forest, you then come out at the closed bridge. Now you can follow the normal path again.

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November 1, 2023,Wanderung Schmallenberg

With 2 small children it is easy to manage and varied

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February 4, 2026

The Family Experience Trail in Schmallenberg is a hike for families with children. It leads you through varied landscapes and offers numerous experience stations that invite discovery, play, and wonder.
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Along the way, lovingly designed stations await you and your family, making nature playfully tangible

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