Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Meinerzhagen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Meinerzhagen - Valbert - Windhausen - Lenhausen) walk
Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Meinerzhagen - Valbert - Windhausen - Lenhausen) is a walk of 62.3 km from Meinerzhagen. Along the way you'll find 39 benches.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 62.3 km
- ± 16:10 h
- ↑ 1,365 m · ↓ 1,198 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
Start in Meinerzhagen
0 km2.8 km · 4 benches
Schloss Badinghagen
2.8 kmCastle
18.4 km · 11 benches
Robert-Kolb-Turm
21.2 kmObservation tower
30 km · 18 benches
Wasserschloss Lenhausen
51.2 kmCastle
11.2 km · 6 benches
Finish
62.3 km
No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Michael Kramer · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 2.8 km
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Photo: J. Braukmann Milseburg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsObservation tower · after 21.2 km
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Photo: Stefan Didam - Schmallenberg · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsCastle · after 51.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,365 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,198 m
- Highest point
- 656 m
- Lowest point
- 230 m
- 5-10% slope · 19.1 km
- 10-15% slope · 3.8 km
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
62.3 km in total- Track: 48.6 km
- Path: 5.9 km
- Road: 4.5 km
- Street: 3 km
- Busy road: 125 m
- Footpath: 75 m
Surfaces
62.3 km in total- Gravel: 14.6 km
- Unpaved: 9.9 km
- Asphalt: 5.1 km
- Natural: 900 m
- Paved: 75 m
- Unknown: 31.6 km
About the walking route Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Meinerzhagen - Valbert - Windhausen - Lenhausen)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Meinerzhagen - Valbert - Windhausen - Lenhausen) is a walking route of 62.3 km that starts in Meinerzhagen. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Schloss Badinghagen (after 2.8 km), Robert-Kolb-Turm (after 21.2 km) and Wasserschloss Lenhausen (after 51.2 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,365 m in total and descend 1,198 m. Allow ± 16:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (48.6 km), path (5.9 km) and road (4.5 km). Of the surface, 14.6 km gravel and 9.9 km unpaved. For 31.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 39 benches. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Sauerland-Höhenflug
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Haus AmeckeCastle · 9.2 km from the route - 2
Burgruine SchwarzenbergCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 3
HeimatstubeMuseum · 1.7 km from the route - 4
SchombergturmViewpoint · 2.5 km from the route - 5
KnochenmühleAttraction · 3.1 km from the route - 6
Schloss ObersalweyCastle · 3.2 km from the route - 7
SüdsauerlandmuseumMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 8
UnnenbergturmObservation tower · 3.6 km from the route - 9
Schloss AhausenCastle · 3.7 km from the route - 10
Haus BamenohlAttraction · 3.8 km from the route - 11
Bahnhof HüinghausenAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 12
Atta-HöhleAttraction · 4.2 km from the route - 13
Burg SchnellenbergCastle · 4.9 km from the route - 14
WaldenburgRuins · 5.1 km from the route - 15
Burgruine BorghausenCastle · 5.2 km from the route - 16
Altes AmtshausMuseum · 6.3 km from the route - 17
Ruine PeperburgCastle · 6.3 km from the route - 18
Turmhügelburg AttendornArchaeological site · 6.5 km from the route - 19
Heimatmuseum BergneustadtMuseum · 6.7 km from the route - 20
Museum der Stadt LennestadtMuseum · 7 km from the route - 21
Wallburg Güllener RingArchaeological site · 7.4 km from the route - 22
Wallanlage WeilenscheidArchaeological site · 7.8 km from the route - 23
Schloss BrüninghausenCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 24
Schloss GrimminghausenCastle · 8.1 km from the route - 25
HomertturmViewpoint · 8.2 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Meinerzhagen - Valbert - Windhausen - Lenhausen)?
Sauerland-Höhenflug (Teilstück Meinerzhagen - Valbert - Windhausen - Lenhausen) is 62.3 km long. Allow ± 16:10 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Meinerzhagen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,365 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
No, there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Badinghagen, Robert-Kolb-Turm and Wasserschloss Lenhausen.
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