To the high heath tower

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Der Hochheideturm auf dem Ettelsberg bei Willingen überragt die umstehenden Bäume
Photo: Friedhelm Dröge, Meschede

difficult

Distance 17.3 km

5:00 h

400 m

836 m

567 m

We climb the Ettelsberg as well as the Langenberg and cross wonderful high heaths and shady forest sections.

A special attraction awaits us on the 838 m high Ettelsberg: at 59 m, the Willingen Hochheideturm is the highest observation tower in north-west Germany. The viewing platform is 44 m high, with 241 steps leading up to it. The tower was built in 2002 and has a 42 m high climbing wall on its north-west side. In addition, we can stop at the Ettelsberghütte, a well-known mountain inn in the Sauerland, at the summit. After the hike, we can take a tour of Willingen, and be sure to visit the town's landmark, the viaduct of the Uplandbahn.

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Parts of this content were machine translated using German as the source language

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Germany › Hesse › Waldeck-Frankenberg › Winterberg

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