7 or 5 days of walking to savour around Dillenburg

On selected walking trails around Dillenburg!

Day 1: Arrival

Arrival from April to October every Thursday or Friday at the hotel in Dillenburg; after you’ve checked into your room there’s still plenty of time to get to know the historic town.

Free parking at the hotel; multi-storey car park available for a fee,

If arriving by train, travel to Dillenburg station; from there a short taxi ride to the hotel (500 m).

Day 2: Walk from the Westerwald to Dillenburg

Morning transfer to Rabenscheid, a small village in the high Westerwald; from there walk on the Rothaarsteig to Dillenburg, approx. 18 km, 150 metres of ascent (=ascents)

Shorter option: approx. 11 km, 150 metres of ascent.

Day 3: Walk to the Fuchskaute

From Dillenburg station take a leisurely train ride to Würgendorf at the watershed; from there walk on the Rothaarsteig to the Fuchskaute, at 656 m the highest elevation in the Westerwald; after a stop for refreshments pick-up and transfer back to Dillenburg, approx. 19 km, 330 metres of ascent

Shorter option: approx. 12 km, 250 metres of ascent.

Day 4: Walk on the Lahn-Dill-Bergland-Pfad

Walk on the Lahn-Dill-Bergland-Pfad to above Bicken, then on to Herborn, a beautiful, old half-timbered town, approx. 20 km, 470 metres of ascent; after a stop for refreshments pick-up and transfer back to Dillenburg.

Shorter option: approx. 14 km, 410 metres of ascent.

Day 5: Walk on the Rothaarsteig to Dillenburg

In the morning pick-up at the hotel and transfer to the Forsthaus Steinbach; from there walk on the Rothaarsteig via Rodenbach and Manderbach to Dillenburg, approx. 17 km, 230 metres of ascent

Shorter option: approx. 11 km, 230 metres of ascent.

Day 6: Walk on the WesterwaldSteig

Short train ride to Herborn, walk on the WesterwaldSteig to Erdbach to the Erdbachschwinde and the Steinkammern, continuing to Breitscheid airfield, approx. 16 km, 650 metres of ascent; after a stop for refreshments pick-up and transfer back to Dillenburg

Shorter option: approx. 10 km, 440 metres of ascent.

Day 7: Departure

Make your own way home from Dillenburg; rail travellers take a short taxi ride to the station.

7 or 5 days of walking around Dillenburg: Rothaarsteig, Lahn-Dill-Bergland-Pfad and WesterwaldSteig. Stages 10–20 km, 150–650 metres of ascent, with shorter options each day. Highlights: Fuchskaute, Herborn, Erdbachschwinde and Steinkammern. Transfers and short train rides to the start and finish. Stay at a central hotel in Dillenburg with modern, comfortable rooms and breakfast. Arrival April–October on Thursdays or Fridays. Hotel parking free of charge, multi-storey car park for a fee; a short taxi ride from the station.