A circular hiking trail of around 11 kilometres around Altenkirchen leads through the Wied Valley and along sections of the Wied Trail, passes the Bismarck Tower and reaches a viewpoint near the Galgenberg.
Rent a holiday apartment in Altenkirchen: Around the town, trails, culture and landscape take centre stage.
Hiking
Altenkirchen has a digital network of hiking trails; selected routes are published as part of the “wanderbares Altenkirchen” initiative.
A shorter circular hike of around 6 kilometres runs through the Wied Valley and Johannis Valley, climbs the Johannisberg and ends at the Hermann Löns Memorial.
Culture
The Bismarck Tower in Altenkirchen was built between 1914 and 1922 and is used as a viewing platform on the Johannisberg.
The Hermann Löns Memorial was erected in 1937 by Altenkirchen hunters as a memorial to the writer and hunter Hermann Löns.
The official town website identifies “Querbeet” as an intercultural garden in Altenkirchen.
Geographical Setting
Beulskopf is a named map feature approximately 5.2 kilometres north of Altenkirchen. Haufenberg is a named map feature approximately 7.5 kilometres east of Altenkirchen, while Mönchskopf is one approximately 10.0 kilometres to the northwest.
In the wider surrounding area, the Morsbach observation tower approximately 20.0 kilometres to the north, Hartenfels Castle Ruins approximately 16.1 kilometres to the southeast, Blankenberg Castle approximately 21.9 kilometres to the northwest, the Southern Bastion approximately 21.5 kilometres to the northwest and the Abandoned Quarry (above B 478) in the Bröltal approximately 25.6 kilometres to the northwest of Altenkirchen are classified as named map features.
Nature
The Wied Valley lies south of Altenkirchen; the route also reaches the “Im Dorn” landscape conservation area.
The Wied Valley south of Altenkirchen is described as a natural river valley, while the “Im Dorn” landscape conservation area offers a higher viewpoint over the landscape.
Altenkirchen is served by the RB 90, which runs between Siegen, Altenkirchen and Limburg.
A short Wied Valley circuit starts and ends at Altenkirchen railway station and can be reached by public transport.
More local pages: Altenkirchen, Betzdorf, Birkenbeul, Daaden, Flammersfeld, Fürthen, Gebhardshain, Hamm, Helmeroth, Kirchen, Neitersen, Niederdreisbach, Niederirsen, Obererbach, Selbach (Sieg), Wissen.
