Groimecke circular route - historic route

The hiking trail is named after the place in Sauerland dialect – Grönebach equals Groimecke. We can expect a very beautiful route on mostly easy-to-walk, mostly natural paths. Sections in the forest alternate with those over open areas and panoramic trails with wonderful views. We walk a section on the Rothaarsteig, a recently established hiking trail. We also walk on historic roads. The Heidenstraße was a connection route between Cologne and Leipzig in the Middle Ages as a trade, military and pilgrim route; the Alte Königsstraße led from Frankfurt to Soest. We cross, among others, the historic Kirchweg, which was used from Elkeringhausen towards Grönebach until the early 1860s, and walk a section on the route of the old narrow-gauge railway, which ran from Steinhelle to Medebach until the early 1950s. On a small loop, deviating from the circular route, we visit the source of the Ruhr.

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