View from Heidkopf – Heidkopf Tower loop from Hallenberg
View from Heidkopf – Heidkopf Tower loop from Hallenberg
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View from Heidkopf – Heidkopf Tower loop from Hallenberg
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10.6km
320m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 11, 2026
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4.07 km
Valley View in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge
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4.89 km
View from the Heidkopfturm toward the SGV hut
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Heidekopfturm Observation Tower
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4.90 km
View from Heidkopf
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Wooden observation tower at 710 m altitude. Wonderful panoramic view of the Rothaargebirge and the Hessian mountains. Refuge at the foot of the tower. During a hike on the Sauerland high-altitude flight, a detour to the Heidekopf tower should not be missed! The climb is rewarded with a magnificent view over the Sauerland mountains.
Hiking trails to the heathland of Hallenberg H 3 and H 5 and long distance hiking Sauerland-Höhenflug.
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Heidkopf Tower
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Apart from manure and liquid manure, there was no fertilizer in the past. Cows, cattle, sheep, goats and pigs had to feed in and from the forest in the summer months, since the valley meadows were used exclusively for hay production in winter. The village shepherd led her to the forest pasture every day. The young trees fell victim to the animals, the forest could not rejuvenate, and over the centuries bare areas developed on the mountains of the Sauerland. Mountain names such as Kahler Asten, Kahle Pön, Ka-Lied, Kahleberg and so on testify to this. Since the straw was used as a food supply for the animals in winter, the farmers moved to the bare areas and chopped off the top layer of plants so that they could be used as litter in the stables. The manure was spread over the fields as fertilizer. In favor of the soil in the fields, the forest floor became impoverished and plants settled that are satisfied with few nutrients, for example heather and berry bushes.
Here on the Heidkopf you can see the now beautiful and rare result of this past. Incidentally, this works particularly well from the Heidkop tower.
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SGV Hallenberg Shelter
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8.48 km
Start of Wald-Wasser-Wandel-Weg
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1st way to school: 1.5 km, 85 m ascent
2. Ridge path: 3.5 km, 115 m ascent
3. Heidekopf tour: 4.5 km, 260 m ascent
The Forest-Water-Change-Weg invites you to trace the process of the current change in the forest.
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View of Hallenberg
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10.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.41 km
3.50 km
409 m
283 m
Surfaces
4.41 km
2.24 km
1.72 km
1.48 km
543 m
211 m
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Lowest point (390 m)
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