View Above Altastenberg – Renau Valley bridge trail loop from Brandtenberg

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hochsauerlandkreis

Altastenberg

View Above Altastenberg – Renau Valley bridge trail loop from Brandtenberg

Moderate

4.7

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472

hikers

View Above Altastenberg – Renau Valley bridge trail loop from Brandtenberg

02:21

8.26km

190m

Hiking

Moderate hike. 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 6, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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869 m

View Above Altastenberg

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Very nice hiking trail above Altastenberg. The view from up here is magnificent.

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1.45 km

Serene Forest in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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A fairly quiet forest area with a special ambience.

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4.57 km

Renau Valley bridge trail

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The Renau bridge path is beautiful in winter.

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5.23 km

Forest Educational Trail in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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On the Rothaarweg X2 you can follow a forest trail down to the tranquil Renautal at 750 meters or the other way up the mountain in the direction of Kahler Asten.

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5.32 km

Scenic stream in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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The path is currently (17.07.2025) closed.

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5.43 km

Root Path in Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

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Great for mountain bikers and really beautiful and natural

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7.13 km

View of the Sauerland Hills from Altastenberg Rest Area

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A cozy, large bench with a great view in the middle of the field of flowers

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7.36 km

Memorial Cross and Rest Area at Altastenberg

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Nice rest area at the entrance to Altastenberg above the Astenstraße. The Hochsauerländer Tannenhof is also located here.

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8.26 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.66 km

941 m

891 m

543 m

225 m

Surfaces

4.30 km

1.39 km

1.27 km

887 m

253 m

166 m

Elevation

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Highest point (780 m)

Lowest point (650 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

9°C

4°C

44 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

January 14, 2024,Brückenpfad Renautal – Wurzelpfad Runde von Neuastenberg

Very nice tour through a winter wonderland. Incredible, the beauty of nature and the snow swallows all sounds. It is only this quiet in winter. You can only hear the crunch of the snow under your feet and here and there a stream babbles quietly in the forest.
It's best to avoid the bridge path at the moment due to …

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June 23, 2026,Heilklimatour - Bergbach erleben (K)

On the way back to the guesthouse, it made sense to take the Brückenpfad (Bridge Path) through the beautiful Renautal (Renault Valley).

Really worth seeing, you cross about 10 (or more) small streams over lots of wooden boardwalks.

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May 11, 2024,🎒Durchs Renautal 🐦 und Altastenberg zurück

A refreshing walk through the Renau valley. There are small climbing sections, however. Just a few hundred meters below the tourist hustle and bustle, you enter the Renau valley. You walk along the Renau over wooden footbridges. Unfortunately, the walk is a little impassable in places due to spruce trees that were knocked down by the last storm. But it …

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