5 days with guided walks in the Westerwald

With a walking guide on hand-picked trails in the Westerwald near Dillenburg!

Day 1: Arrival

Arrive by car at the hotel in Dillenburg’s Old Town; hotel parking is free. If arriving by train, travel to Dillenburg station, then a short taxi ride to the hotel (500 m).

After checking into your rooms, at 16:00 hrs join a guided tour to get to know this historic town (1 1/2 hrs).

Day 2: Walk from the Westerwald to Dillenburg

At 09:30 hrs transfer to Rabenscheid, a small village in the High Westerwald; from there a guided walk on the Rothaarsteig through the Aubachtal to the Wildweiberhäuschen, picnic there, then on to the Kornberg viewpoint near Donsbach, and finally follow a panoramic path back to Dillenburg.

approx. 15 km, 150 metres of ascent (=ascents)

Day 3: Walk to the Krombachtalsperre

At 09:30 hrs transfer to Rehe in the Westerwald; from there a guided walk on the Wäller Weg to the Krombachtalsperre, then an ascent to the Oberröder Knoten, a beautifully situated viewpoint, onwards to the Adolf-Weiss-Denkmal and picnic, then to the Nenderother Wasserfall for pick-up and transfer back to Dillenburg, with a stop beforehand for a short break at a mountainside hut with fine views.

(approx. 15 km, 260 metres of ascent)

Day 4: Walk through the Lahn-Dill-Bergland

At 09:00 hrs transfer to Sinn and a guided walk through the Dernbach meadows and across the Hörre. After a picnic, continue on the

Lahn-Dill-Bergland-Pfad through woods past the Nesselhof ponds. Then to the Isabellenhütte and the Bismarcktempel back into Dillenburg’s Old Town.

(approx. 19 km, 290 metres of ascent)

Day 5: Departure

Make your own way home from Dillenburg.

For rail travellers, a short taxi ride to the station.

Five-day centre-based guided walking holiday around Dillenburg. You start with a guided tour of Dillenburg. You follow the Rothaarsteig through the Aubachtal to the Wildweiberhäuschen and on to the Kornberg (approx. 15 km/150 metres of ascent). You walk the Wäller Weg to the Krombachtalsperre, via Oberröder Knoten and the Adolf-Weiss-Denkmal to the Nenderother Wasserfall, with a short stop at a hut (approx. 15 km/260 metres of ascent). You return to Dillenburg through the Lahn-Dill-Bergland via Dernbachwiesen, Hörre, Nesselhofteiche, Isabellenhütte and Bismarcktempel (approx. 19 km/290 metres of ascent). Overnight at Hotel Bartmanns Haus in the old town.