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Erlebnisweg Sieg - wild growth welcome
An extraordinary experience in the open countryside: flower-filled, fragrant meadows, buzzing and humming. On a lonely field path you cross the eco-niche of the light Mengbachtal - then, after a forest passage, you have the opportunity for a long picnic on a meadow with a great view.
Hikers' parking lot Bourauel, Eitorf
Hikers' parking lot Bourauel, Eitorf
Your tour starts directly on an idyllic field path along a series of fragrant meadows through the quiet Mengbach valley. Here, the eponymous stream bubbles merrily through the small valley, which is kept open by regular mowing. The route leads slightly uphill; ancient oaks line the path. In summer, the air is full of bird songs and butterflies add splashes of color. A narrow forest path takes you through a forest area characterized by reforestation to the "Gecksbitze". On the ridge of the hill, you will discover a lonely orchard surrounded by deciduous forest. After a few hundred meters of forest path, an extensive, sunny hillside meadow offers the opportunity for a long rest. The small Storcker Hut invites you to have a picnic there. From here, the view sweeps far across the meadows down to Eitorf and the wooded heights of the Leuscheid. Before you reach the starting point again on a quiet asphalt path, the last stretch of the path downhill is lined with one orchard after the other. The trees in the meadows bear different, sometimes old, varieties of fruit and are considered biotopes worth protecting: according to experts, up to 5,000 different plant and animal species live in an orchard!
Sturdy shoes and weather-appropriate clothing
Tip for children: Photo safari along the Wildwiesenweg
Route suitable for "hiking with dogs"
A560 with connection to L333 to Bourauel – in Bourauel Hohner Weg towards Hohn, hiking car park in a tight left bend on the right.
Hikers' parking lot Bourauel
Eitorf (Sieg) station: RE 9, line S12 and S19
From here it is 2.5 km to the Bourauel hiking parking lot.
Current departure times from Eitorf station
No direct bus connection to the Bourauel hiking parking lot
Line 570 (VRS) from Eitorf Bf, bus stop Eitorf Untenroth
From here it is approx. 24 minutes on foot (1.9 km): From “Am Erlenberg” head north-west towards “Zum Bergwerk”, turn right onto Harmoniestraße, turn left onto L86 and over the Siegbrücke bridge to Bourauel, turn left and stay straight on Bouraueler Straße, turn right onto Hohner Weg and later right to the Bourauel hiking parking lot
Stamping point: Nature trail bench above Bourauel
The Sieg adventure trails are fully marked with the red logo. Displays with overview maps and further information on places to stop for refreshments and overnight accommodation as well as places of interest can be found at the starting points of each adventure trail.
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