Baltz hiking day on the Rothaarsteig 2025 - long

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Your hiking day on one of the most beautiful hiking trails in Germany
We look forward to being out and about with you on the Rothaarsteig on the Baltz Hiking Day on May 18, 2025. The longer tour of the Baltz Hiking Day starts in Winterberg-Grönebach and covers a good 16 kilometers over approx. 330 metres in altitude over the Rothaarsteig to Willingen (Upland). On the way, we stop off at the Hochheide hut.






Langenberg

Tour starting point:

Winterberg-Grönebach

Tour destination point:

Willingen (Upland)

Properties:

  • Refreshment stop
  • Quality Trail Wanderbares Deutschland
  • free of charge / accessible at any time

Additional Information

If you are interested in hiking the entire 154 kilometers of the Rothaarsteig or individual stages or one of the 14 Rothaarsteig trails, you can find more information on tour planning at www.rothaarsteig.de. If you have individual questions, please send an email to info@rothaarsteig.de.

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Category

regionaler Wanderweg

Length

16.7 km

Duration

4:45 h

Elevation ascent

322 m

Elevation descent

394 m

Lowest point

573 m

Highest point

847 m

Condition

Difficulty

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The Baltz hiking day 2025 on the Rothaarsteig - long tour
  • approx. 08:00 am departure from Bochum (exact time and location to be announced)
  • 09:45 a.m. Arrival in Winterberg-Grönebach - small refreshment and toilet break
  • 10:30 a.m. Start of the hiking tour

After a little refreshment, we take the bus for another two minutes to the start of the hike at the "Wagenschmier" parking lot. From there, we take the Rothaarsteig trail to the "Toten Mann". We continue to the Niedersfelder Hochheide, a 74-hectare nature reserve in the north-eastern Rothaargebirge. It is the largest high mountain heath in north-west Germany. The Clemensberg, at 837 m above sea level. NN offers a fantastic 360° panorama of the Sauerland mountains. A break is planned here in the Hochheide hut.
After the break, the route continues up the Langenberg, the highest elevation in North Rhine-Westphalia at 843 m above sea level. The hike then follows a narrow border path to Richtplatz, an old place of justice in the middle of the forest. From there we descend to Willingen. The hiking day ends in the K1 hut.

  • approx. 18:00 Return journey to Bochum
  • approx. 19:40 Arrival in Bochum (exact time and place to be announced)

Tickets for the Baltz hiking day are only available from Baltz-Wandersport in Bochum.
Participation in the Baltz hiking day is only possible with a valid ticket.

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Information

Directions

Wagenschmier parking lot - Hillekopf - Clemensberg - Niedersfelder Hochheide - Hochheide-Hütte - Langenberg - Grenzpfad - Richtplatz - Willingen (Upland)

Equipment

  • Sure-footed hiking boots with a good profile
  • Rucksack provisions and drinks for on the way
If you are still missing the right equipment, Baltz Wanderspor in Bochum will be happy to advise you.


Author Tip

Please pack enough water despite stopping at the Hochheide hut. As we are permanently out in nature, there is no opportunity to fill up your water supply.

Literture

If you would like more information about the Rothaarsteig, we will be happy to send you our free information pack. Order at www.rothaarsteig.de/prospekte.

Maps

You can order the original Rothaarsteig hiking map at a scale of 1:50,000 with up-to-date route guidance and useful markings such as refuges, parking lots, bus stops and much more at www.rothaarsteig.de/wanderkarte for 11.00 euros free of charge.