Felsenmeer (Hemer) – View of the Ruhr Area loop from Deilinghofen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Hemer

Felsenmeer (Hemer) – View of the Ruhr Area loop from Deilinghofen

Hard

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(107)

264

hikers

Felsenmeer (Hemer) – View of the Ruhr Area loop from Deilinghofen

06:48

23.2km

640m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.73 km

Trail Along the Edge of the Felsenmeer

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Very beautiful path on the edge of the forest, partly with a view of the sea of rocks, as well as with a wonderful view in the distance.

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1.83 km

Felsenmeer (Hemer)

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The Felsenmeer in the Sauerland of Hemer is a protected area since 1968, whose rugged subsoil originates from the Tertiary. This area of the sea of rocks is about 600 …

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1.92 km

Bridge across the Felsenmeer (Hemer)

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Incredibly beautiful geotope. The rock formations are quite impressive. On the one hand, you can marvel at it through a viewing platform, and on the other hand, through a footbridge …

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8.78 km

View of the valley near Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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11.2 km

View Over Homert Nature Park

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After a steep climb, a wide view over Ispei and Frönsberg awaits you.

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13.4 km

Balver Wald Observation Platform

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Very nice view towards Frühlinghausen and Garbeck. Ideal to make a pending anyway. From here you can then make a nice descent towards Balve.

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15.4 km

View of the Sauerland

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Super view in the distance

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15.5 km

View of the Ruhr Area

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From here you have a breathtaking view of the mountains around you and the Ruhr area. It is advisable to take a pair of binoculars with you.

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23.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

3.61 km

3.52 km

773 m

Surfaces

10.6 km

5.07 km

3.83 km

2.72 km

819 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

13°C

7°C

67 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

February 5, 2022,🥾🌳🌲 Hemer Felsenmeer – Sauerland Waldroute - Feldhofhöhle

It is always frightening how much damage the bark beetle has caused. In some cases, entire slopes have been cleared and the trail is a single harvester track.
But the reforestation has already begun, small seedlings are planted everywhere, in rank and file 🌲😊.

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November 7, 2021,Felsenmeer- Balverwald- Hönnetal

There's no such thing as bad weather, ............ So today I started in Deilinghofen and from there straight through the rain into the beautiful sea of rocks. Always beautiful here.👍 We then continued on the Sauerland forest route to the Balverwald. If you can still speak of forest here 😭 Many paths destroyed by forest vehicles and unfortunately hardly a …

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September 11, 2021,Über kahle Höhen von Hemer ins Hönnetal zur Feldhofhöhle👍

Today my hike from the Felsenmeer in Hemer took me mainly over wide forest roads, which, however, were mostly completely plowed up by the forestry work and were therefore difficult to walk. The hiking poles that I used today for the first time this year were a great help.
The mountains were all bare, which allowed wonderful views into the …

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June 25, 2022,Hemer Felsenmeer, lost place und Feldhofhöhle

I was out and about in the Märkisches Kreis today..a beautiful area with many sights..the Hemer Felsenmeer, various stalactite caves and the Feldhof cave, which is a small cave but is freely accessible and is a cool place to pause at the temperatures at the moment .. the route was easy to walk overall, you definitely start to sweat, the …

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