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Dattenfeld Castle – Elisenthal Gunpowder Factory Ruins loop from Galgenberg

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Bergisches Land

Oberbergischer Kreis

Waldbröl

Dattenfeld Castle – Elisenthal Gunpowder Factory Ruins loop from Galgenberg

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Dattenfeld Castle – Elisenthal Gunpowder Factory Ruins loop from Galgenberg

03:53

13.8km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Naturpark Bergisches Land

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300 m

Gallows Tree at the Windeck High Court

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Located directly on the path, a staircase leads into the forest and after 10m the "mountain" has been reached and you can almost look into the forest :-)

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1.95 km

View of Naturpark Bergisches Land

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Always beautiful - in every season. This time in October.

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7.28 km

View of Dattenfeld and the River Sieg

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From here you have a very nice view

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8.29 km

Dattenfeld Castle

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Dattenfeld Castle, a fortified house dating from 1629, was built between 1619 and 1629 by Jacob Robens, who was court clerk in Dattenfeld. Today you can get married there in …

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9.54 km

Elisenthal Gunpowder Factory Ruins

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Whether summer or winter it is always worth a visit. How nature takes back the buildings.

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9.81 km

Elisenthal Powder Mill Ruins

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A detour here is worthwhile. You can walk around the whole object and look at it.👍

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10.0 km

Ruins of the Elisenthal Gunpowder Mill

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It pays to go through the old powder mill instead of just looking from above

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13.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

1.84 km

1.43 km

370 m

Surfaces

7.15 km

2.38 km

1.85 km

1.35 km

1.01 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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July 30, 2022,Der Pulvermühlenweg- Erlebnisweg Sieg-Runde von Dattenfeld (Sieg)

One of the 25 Sieg adventure trails, the Pulvermühlenweg, starts at the Dattenfeld-Wilberhofen train station. The route is marked throughout with a white S on a red square, so it is easy to walk even for non-Komoot users. The hiking trail leads to the ruins of the remote black powder mill in Elisenthal.
On information boards and audio information that …

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June 2, 2023,Ommeroth - Dattenfeld - Alte Pulvermühle Elisenthal

After Dattenfeld down there was only sun and gravel roads. The way through the grounds of the powder mill up to the starting point was all the more beautiful.

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April 25, 2025,Pulvermühlenweg ohne Dattenfeld 💚🤍

Another 💚🤍favorite route, almost on my doorstep 🏡I usually park at Dattenfeld train station and follow the marker ("S" on a red background) out of the settlement directly into the forest. This brings me to the impressive ruins of the powder mill at the end of the tour, before I take the shortcut along the railway tracks back to the …

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September 26, 2024,Pulvermühlenweg in Dattenfeld (Sieg)

I didn't let myself be discouraged by some of the negative reviews online and today I hiked the Pulvermühlenweg from Dattenberg. The paths were said to be too hard gravel - today, after all the rain, they were just right, and there was too little shade, too much sun - well, there wasn't any, it remained overcast.
Admittedly, in many …

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June 8, 2026,Ruinen der Pulvermühle – Elisenthal Runde ab Dattenfeld (Sieg)

Grey sky, but perfect hiking weather: the starting point was the Dattenfeld stop, from where the loop led directly into the wooded landscape. Apart from a few asphalt sections, it was on well-walkable gravel paths through a diverse, newly afforested mixed forest, which in places felt like a small nature trail.

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February 5, 2026,Pulvermühlenweg

Tour: 2594
Date: February 6, 2026
Hiking Guide: Sieg Adventure Trails
Region: Sieg Valley
Length: 14.9 km
Net Hiking Time: 2 hrs 43 mins (5.48 km/h)
Gross Hiking Time: 3 hrs 22 mins (4.43 km/h)
Difficulty: Moderate
Weather: Cloudy, Sunny
Elevation Gain: 194 m
Elevation Total: 240 m
Rating: 3/5 points

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May 10, 2026,Erlebniswege Sieg ✦ 19 ► Pulvermühlenweg

The Elisenthal gunpowder mill was the largest facility for the production of black powder in the Rhineland. After the First World War, the facility had to be shut down in accordance with the Treaty of Versailles and has since been largely left to nature. As part of the Regionale 2010, the area was made accessible to interested parties.

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April 24, 2022,Pulvermühlenweg bei Dattenfeld (Sieg)

I did this entertaining social gathering on Sunday with DAV Duisburg. From the Dattenfeld train station, the path climbed slightly through a wooded area to the Ommerath stud farm. Then down into a beautiful meadow valley with idyllic ponds. The Elisental follows with the lively Trimbach. The ruins of the powder mill are also located on this stream. The former …

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Dattenfeld Castle – Elisenthal Gunpowder Factory Ruins loop from Galgenberg

Gallows Tree at the Windeck High Court

View of Naturpark Bergisches Land

View of Dattenfeld and the River Sieg

Dattenfeld Castle

Elisenthal Gunpowder Factory Ruins

Pulvermühlenweg Ruins

Elisenthal Powder Mill Ruins

Ruins of the Elisenthal Gunpowder Mill

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