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	Lieserpfad - Eifel

Updated By MichaelFalk1969 on October 13, 2009

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Lieserpfad

by MichaelFalk1969

The Lieserpfad is supposed to be the most demanding hiking path of the Eifel region, and is usually split up in two parts, one dayhike leading from Daun to Manderscheid, and the other one from Manderscheid to the town of Wittlich. The steeper and more demanding, yet also more beautiful part is the Manderscheid-Wittlich hike (about 6 hours). The fascinating thing is that only once during your hike you will cross a street, but apart from that, you are far from any signs of civilization. It is for the most part well-signed (follow Lieserpfad or Eifelsteig signs). It is a one way-hiking path, so you have to arrange transport back to your starting point. Some hotels offer a shuttle-service, or you could drive to Wittlich, leave your car there, and go back to your starting point by bus.

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	Wolfspark Merzig (Saarland)

Updated By MichaelFalk1969 on October 12, 2009

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by MichaelFalk1969

This park was created due to the private initiative of Werner Freund, a former game keeper and "wolf-lover" who has collected several wolf species from Canada, Siberia, and Europe that are now living in spacious enclosures in the small town of Merzig/Saarland. He even gives free guided tours on every first Saturday each month, though admittedly is it is hard to understand (acoustically) what he is actually saying. That said, his wolves are so used to him that he can walk into the enclosures and play with them, which they do rather roughly.

The one backdrop is that though there are viewing platforms, it is sometimes hard to spot the wolves in their large enclosures and due to the mesh wire even more difficult to take decent photographs. Entry into the "WolfPark" is free of charge.

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	Dortmund

Updated By solopes on October 2, 2009

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Dortmund - Germany

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No, it is not a must in Germany! But %L[http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/9eab8/10a03/
]Dortmund is my best know town in Germany, and I didn't dislike the several days I spent there. Shopping, the park, the surroundings, well... not much indeed, but, in Dortmund, they don't care much about tourists - working is the rule. I think!

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	Manderscheid - Eifel - u/c

By MichaelFalk1969 on September 8, 2009

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	Nationalpark Hainich - Tree Top Walk - u/c

By MichaelFalk1969 on August 24, 2009

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	Urwald Sababurg

Updated By MichaelFalk1969 on August 18, 2009

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by MichaelFalk1969

This oak and beech forest is a not an untouched primeval forest as the word "Urwald" would suggest, but rather a part of the Reinhardswald that has been left (economically) unused since 1907 when it became a nature reserve. Many of these mighty trees have aged up to 500-600 years here, some are already dead, but their hulk is still standing. A couple of hiking paths from 1,5 up to 7,5 km lead through the area. Starting point would be the parking lot "Urwald Sababurg", ca. 1 km before "Tierpark Sababurg".

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	Knüllwald

Updated By MichaelFalk1969 on August 18, 2009

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by MichaelFalk1969

The vast Knüllwald woods near the town of Homberg (Effze) are a popular hiking area. The best hiking path through the region is the "Hutewaldweg". This is a path that leads through a wood area which in historic times was used as a feeding ground for pigs and cattle. The animals cleared the ground of bushes and small saplings, thereby allowing for a few beech and oak trees to grow unhindered to huge size. It is said that this is the location of the Rotkäppchen ("little red riding hood") fairy-tale.

To get there, take the exit "Homberg (Effze) from the A7 motorway (halfway between Frankfurt an Kassel), then drive to the hamlet of Rengsbach, there take the first street right, where the path is already sign-marked. You stop at the parking lot of the small open-air theatre and follow the signs with a red "HW". The path is well-marked all the way, but keep alert as it sometimes takes surprising turns.

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	Sababurg

Updated By MichaelFalk1969 on August 7, 2009

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by MichaelFalk1969

The Sababurg near Hofgeismar (1/2 hour north of Kassel) is a castle converted into a romantic hotel. The castle itself is not much to see, but it is embedded into a beautiful landscape, and a good base for hiking in the nearby Reinhardswald. Also, it is often related to as the "Dornröschen-Schloss" because just like in the German fairytale, in the olden days it was completely surrounded by a rose hedge. The Brothers Grimm who collected German fairytales might have been inspired by the Sababurg.

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