Owl Bench Rest Area – Saukaute Shelter loop from Unteres Buchhellertal

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein

Owl Bench Rest Area – Saukaute Shelter loop from Unteres Buchhellertal

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Owl Bench Rest Area – Saukaute Shelter loop from Unteres Buchhellertal

02:48

9.55km

260m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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68 m

Trödelstein Path Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

Starting point of the Rothaarsteig trail "Trödelsteinpfad"

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652 m

Unteres Buchhellertal

Nature Reserve

1.52 km

Rothaarsteig Trail shelter Trödelstein Trail

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A nice dry patch of earth, enough for about 10 hikers.

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3.53 km

Owl Bench Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

A nice place to rest right on the trail with a tree stump sawn into an owl and two almost right-angled benches made from one piece of wood.

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5.07 km

Saukaute Pond

Highlight • Lake

A somewhat hidden, idyllic spot for a short rest.

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5.38 km

Trödelsteinpfad Forest Trail

Highlight • Trail

Very nice hiking trail and great views.

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5.81 km

Saukaute Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

There are several forked paths in the area of the refuge. The paths are given names. A good shelter in bad weather. Otherwise, the hut is also great for a rest.

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8.18 km

Trödelstein Trail Along the Heller Stream

Highlight • Trail

The junk path is worth it, a beautiful area.

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8.62 km

The Buchheller is something special: 16 pits, eleven tributaries and seven nature reserves border this small stream. The valley itself is a very beautiful nature reserve with interesting stone formations.

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9.55 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.43 km

3.96 km

172 m

Surfaces

5.67 km

1.94 km

1.29 km

657 m

Elevation

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Highest point (590 m)

Lowest point (350 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

9°C

3°C

46 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

October 18, 2024,Schöner Wanderweg am Bachlauf – Buchhellertal Runde von Wahlbach

A very nice tour. Very varied and absolutely recommendable.

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November 28, 2021,Viele Trails - Rastplatz Eulen-Bank – Buchhellertal Runde von Burbach

Mostly only trails or narrow paths along the Rothaarsteig.

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August 15, 2024,Trödelsteinpfad (Burbach Siegerland)

Beautiful paths (approx. 8km) varied vegetation, beautiful views, hardly any gravel, route in top condition, highly recommended

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August 21, 2024,Trödelsteinpfad 🥾🪨🏞️

This circular hiking trail is an absolute highlight in our region.
For me, it is one of the top 10 most beautiful hiking trails that I have hiked in more than 20 years.
There are hardly any farm tracks, but almost exclusively beautiful paths that you hike on.
Top 👌🏻

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May 18, 2022,2022 - Deutschland - Siegen-Wittgensteiner Land - Rothaarsteig-Spur - Trödelsteinpfad

I hiked this path yesterday at a sweaty 28 degrees. After the path was closed for a long time, it can now be walked in its entirety with a slightly different route. I didn't go through the changes because I wanted to see the original route.
I really enjoyed the hike.
Tip: Be sure to take enough water with you, …

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November 27, 2022,🇩🇪🔁 Trödelsteinpfad Burbach

Today the Komoot app did not work reliably. I have two stages. recorded and later merged the two parts in basecamp. So the data is not entirely correct.

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April 21, 2024,Rothaarsteig Spur ~ Trödelsteinpfad

The Siegerland region has a long mining tradition. Ore was mined for centuries in Germany's most densely forested region. Tunnel mouths and slag remains still bear witness to this today. They offer hikers who follow the Rothaarsteig Trödelsteinpfad trail through the Buchheller valley up to the Trödelstein natural monument an interesting insight into the region's history. The "dream tour" awarded …

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June 8, 2023,Trödelsteinpfad😍👍

Today in the afternoon when the weather forecast was bad, I walked the Trödelsteinpfad... what can I say, on the one hand it stayed sunny and warm until the end, on the other hand I was enthusiastic about the lap. Despite the many clear-cut areas there, it was a wonderful tour. Mainly on beautiful paths through the former forests, but …

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