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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Neunkirchen

Bikestation Hirtenwiese – View of Neunkirchen loop from Mahlscheid

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Neunkirchen

Bikestation Hirtenwiese – View of Neunkirchen loop from Mahlscheid

Easy

4.2

(26)

hikers

Bikestation Hirtenwiese – View of Neunkirchen loop from Mahlscheid

01:20

4.79km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Mahlscheid

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1.03 km

Bikestation Hirtenwiese

Highlight • Rest Area

Hirtenwiese bike station. PWS Offroad has set up a station here where you can inflate your tires if necessary or repair your bike with the tools you have. If you ever need a new hose, you can get one from the vending machine for €8.50 each.
A good thing. Down at PWS Offroad there is also the Struthütten bike station.

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2.03 km

View of the Westerwald Hills

Highlight • Viewpoint

Due to forest dieback 5 years ago, the tree population is not yet so tall, which gives you a wonderful view...

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2.31 km

View of Neunkirchen

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here, the Mahlscheid nature reserve offers a great view.

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2.55 km

Silbersee Quarry Viewpoint (Mahlscheid Nature Reserve)

Highlight • Viewpoint

The area around the Mahlscheid was created around 7 million years ago by volcanic activity. Until the 1950s, basalt was mined here for road construction. Even today, basalt columns can be admired in the area around the Silbersee.

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4.63 km

Köppel Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

Formerly Hohenseelbachskopf, now Köppel – it simply tastes good.

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4.71 km

Basalt Quarry and Hohenseelbachskopf Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Plenty of basalt was mined here in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for building houses, walls and roads. The former castle ruins, which adorned the "Köppel" of the Hohenseelbachskopf and were said to have been inhabited by a robber baron in the 14th century, fell victim to basalt mining. Individual pieces of wall can still be recognized by the otherwise imposing blocks of basalt, which stand alone and raised in the landscape.

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Forest restaurant at Hohenseelbachskopf

Highlight • Historical Site

The Hohenseelbachskopf originally carried a basalt summit, similar to the Druidenstein.
Like the Druid Stone, this distinctive basaltic peak between 500 and 300 BC was probably a significant Celtic settlement and cult site. On the top of the hill, a circular rampart and an urn burial ground were created.
In the 13th century, the noble family of Seelbach built a castle, which was but a little later destroyed by the Archbishop of Trier. Supposedly the owner was a robber baron.
However, the hilltop was demolished by basalt mining at the beginning of the 20th century. Remains of basalt columns, but can still be seen today.
On Hohenseelbachskopf is a beautiful forest restaurant with beer garden.
Here is a nice network of trails, forest trails and even designated MTB routes :-)

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The Köppel

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Approach via Malscheider Weg 35, Neunkirchen 🤓☝️ (until I found out 🙄) and then follow the paved path through the forest. At some point it changes into a normal, humpy forest path and then you come out at the hut. Unfortunately there are not too many parking spaces, there is no parking lot for hikers, but there are still opportunities to squeeze aside somewhere by car.

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4.79 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.74 km

1.12 km

908 m

Surfaces

3.41 km

566 m

486 m

270 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (490 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Friday 28 August

21°C

12°C

71 %

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Bikestation Hirtenwiese – View of Neunkirchen loop from Mahlscheid

Bikestation Hirtenwiese

View of the Westerwald Hills

View of Neunkirchen

Silbersee Quarry Viewpoint (Mahlscheid Nature Reserve)

Köppel Restaurant

Basalt Quarry and Hohenseelbachskopf Ruins

Forest restaurant at Hohenseelbachskopf

The Köppel

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