OT 1 - Circular route around the Diemelsee - Ottlar district

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Ottlar is a vacation resort in the immediate vicinity of the Diemelsee dam and is overlooked by the mighty Dommel with its observation tower, the highest mountain in the Diemelsee municipality.




Rundtour bei Diemelsee Ottlar

Tour starting point:

Center of Ottlar at the hiking board

Tour destination point:

Center of Ottlar at the hiking board

Properties:

  • dog friendly
  • promising
  • Fauna
  • Round trip
  • family-friendly
  • Flora

Additional Information

Tourist Information Diemelsee


Kirchstraße 6, 34519 Heringhausen


Phone: 05633 91133


info@diemelsee.de


www.diemelsee.de

Category

Wanderung

Length

3.8 km

Time

0:44 Std.

Elevation ascent

125 m

Elevation descent

125 m

Altitude (Minimum)

465 m

Altitude (Maximum)

590 m

Condition

Difficulty

Adventure

Landscape

Recommended seasons

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Only around 10 kilometers separate the vacation resort of Ottlar from the well-known winter sports area of Willingen (Upland). You can experience the charms of the Waldeck Sauerland here in both summer and winter. You will find a water treading pool, barbecue station, refuge, observation tower on the Dommel, Dommelhalle with guest room (approx. 400 seats), playgrounds, guest events and beautiful hiking trails with 100 benches in and around Ottlar.

The easy hike around the vacation resort of Ottlar offers you many sweeping views over the Ottlar mountains.

Information

Directions

Start at the hiking board in the center of Ottlar. Walk to the church, before the church take the tarred path to the Diemelsteig trail. Follow the Diemelsteig for a while in the direction of the Dommel tower. After 300 m, turn right into the forest. Follow the path through the forest along the Brentschelt mountain. After 1 km you come to the X 21, turn right here and walk past the Sonnenhofer and back down to the village of Ottlar to the starting point.

Public transiot

The bus and train connections to Diemelsee: Line 569: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad ArolsenLine 560: Diemelsee - Willingen/Bad ArolsenRailroad stations around DiemelseeWillingen (Upland) railroad stationMarsberg-Bredelar railroad stationKorbach main stationBad Arolsen railroad station

Getting there

From the north: Drive towards Hannover and take the A7 towards Kassel until the Kasseler Kreuz junction, then take the A44 towards Dortmund, exit Marsberg towards DiemelseeFrom the east: Take direction Kassel, then A44 Dortmund exit Marsberg direction DiemelseeFrom the west: Direction Dortmund, A44 direction Kassel, exit Marsberg direction DiemelseeFrom the south: Munich in the direction of Nuremberg, Kassel and onto the A44 in the direction of Dortmund, Marsberg exit and in the direction of Diemelsee