Alzen: Pilgrimage, Skywalk and Hohe Hardt

Alzen can be explored through several specific reasons to travel: religious history, paths through the municipality of Morsbach and a Skywalk near the hiking car park. In addition, there is Hohe Hardt with its 35-metre-high observation tower. This allows you to tailor your stay according to whether you want to attend a pilgrimage date, explore the landscape on foot or include a viewpoint in your day’s itinerary.

Pilgrimage and history in Morsbach-Alzen

The Herz-Mariä Church in Morsbach-Alzen is a pilgrimage site for the veneration of Our Lady of Fátima from May to October, on the 13th of each month. This provides a recurring religious occasion that can be taken into account when planning a trip to Alzen. The statue of Our Lady of Fátima arrived in Alzen on 2 February 1955, after previously being taken on a pilgrimage through more than 300 churches in the Archdiocese of Cologne.

If you are interested in churches, pilgrimage and regional history, this focus forms a distinct part of your stay. You can choose your accommodation according to the period of your trip and your desired visit to the Herz-Mariä Church. The specific dates on the 13th of each month give your planning a clear time frame.

Skywalk and observation tower on Hohe Hardt

The Skywalk is located about 300 metres from the Alzen hiking car park, in the direction of the observation tower on Hohe Hardt. You should take the approximate distance into account when planning your day. The Skywalk can be accessed via a ramp by wheelchair, rollator or pushchair. This specific feature also makes it interesting for travellers who pay attention to an accessible route on an outing.

The observation tower on Hohe Hardt can be reached from the Alzen hiking car park. Anyone wishing to combine an experience of the landscape with a distinctive destination can include both details in their own day’s itinerary.

Paths through the municipality of Morsbach

In the municipality of Morsbach, the Tree Trail leads through the spa park, along the Wisser and via Niederdorf to Hohe Hardt with its 35-metre-high observation tower. You can make this continuous route, or individual destinations such as the observation tower, the focus of your planning.

The right accommodation for your travel plans

When looking for a holiday apartment in Alzen, it is worth deciding on the focus of your trip first. For pilgrimage and church visits, the dates from May to October and the 13th of each month are important points of reference. For walking routes and views, the Alzen hiking car park, the Skywalk, Hohe Hardt and the Tree Trail are the main attractions. If you are travelling by bus or would like to include the region’s destinations in your plans, bus route 347 is relevant: it connects Morsbach, Alzen, Birken and Wissen.

Your accommodation should therefore above all suit the type of holiday you would like to spend in Alzen. Focus on religious history, paths through the spa park and along the Wisser, or the viewpoints on Hohe Hardt. This allows you to choose your holiday apartment specifically according to the travel experience you want and incorporate the available information on pilgrimage, landscape and arrival into your plans.

For the overarching travel overview: Morsbach.