Discover Warstein: Trails, Forests and Far-Reaching Views
Accommodation in Warstein
Warstein combines an extensive network of marked hiking trails with special destinations such as the 35-metre-high Lörmecke Tower and the Bilsteintal Valley. When planning your holiday, it is worth considering the different options: easy circular routes with information about mining, longer hiking trails, a mountain bike tour and climbing routes. This lets you plan your stay around the experiences that interest you most.
Haus Kupferhammer an der Belecker Landstraße im Ortsteil Warstein der Stadt Warstein im Kreis Soest.
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Hiking between the Bilsteintal Valley and the observation tower
The marked hiking trail network within the town of Warstein covers 540 kilometres. The total length may change if routes are adjusted. One striking destination is the Lörmecke Tower: from its observation platform, panoramic views stretch from the Hochsauerland region across the Haarstrang ridge and the Westphalian Bay to the Teutoburg Forest.
The two described routes to the tower differ in length and course. Hiking Trail 1 is 16.5 kilometres long and leads through the Bilsteintal Valley, Paradies and Hubertusquelle to the Lörmecke Tower, then on to the Lörmecke Tower car park and the Sedansteich pond. Hiking Trail 2 is 6.3 kilometres long and leads from the Lörmecke Tower car park via Kapellenplatz to the tower. When choosing a route, you can first compare the stated distances and the described stops.
Bilsteintal Valley: forest trails, mining and wildlife park
The Bilsteintal Valley circular walk is described as a very easy hike along mostly natural trails on the WaldKulTour Mining Route. Seven information boards along the route are devoted to mining in the forest. The circular walk is also recommended for families with children; afterwards, you could visit the forest playground in the Bilsteintal Valley.
The wildlife park in the Bilsteintal Valley is home to red deer and sika deer, raccoons, foxes, wild boar and lynxes. Animal populations may change. The Bilsteintal Valley can be reached by public transport on bus route R76; check the latest timetable information for your journey.
By bike or on the rock faces
The Bilsteintal Valley MTB circular tour No. 47 is 17.9 kilometres long and has 269 metres of elevation gain. Thirty-six percent of the route runs along natural trails, with the rest on gravel forestry tracks. As trail conditions may vary, it is worth checking the latest information about tour conditions.
The Hillenberg climbing arena has routes on several rock faces for sport and alpine climbers, as well as active families and beginners. The grades range from 3 to 9, and the rock faces are over 50 metres high. If you are interested in a different way to try climbing, you will find the Bilsteintal Valley archery course west of the wildlife park, on the other side of the L 735. It is run by Bilsteintal e.V.
Special places and a recurring event
Bullerteich pond is in the northern part of Warstein. Opposite it is the Trockelsknäppchen spring. It was discovered in the limestone rock during the construction of an air-raid shelter in the Second World War and can now be viewed through windows.
The Warstein Montgolfiade also features prominently in the events calendar: it attracts numerous visitors year after year, many of them from outside the town. If the event is a deciding factor for your trip, check the exact dates before making plans.
Culture in the wider destination of Soest
In the wider destination of Soest, the Osthofentor Museum offers an overview of more than 1,000 years of history and the city’s topographical development through information boards, large-format texts, photographs, graphics and a scale model of the city. The Wilhelm Morgner Museum with RAUM SCHROTH features temporary exhibitions and a permanent exhibition of works by Soest Expressionist Wilhelm Morgner. The Burghof Museum covers the history of the city and the church, copper engravings by Heinrich Aldegrever (1502 to around 1555), and the exhibition “Everyday Life in the Middle Ages”.
Choose a holiday apartment to suit your plans
When looking for a holiday apartment in Warstein, you can start by deciding which experiences will shape your stay. For hiking, you can compare the different trail lengths and stops; for a route specifically described as very easy, consider the Bilsteintal Valley. Climbing, cycling or an event date offer different focal points.
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