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The Mesekendahl – Forest Path in Sauerland loop from Pendlerparkplatz Lüdenscheid-Nord

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Märkischer Kreis

Schalksmühle

The Mesekendahl – Forest Path in Sauerland loop from Pendlerparkplatz Lüdenscheid-Nord

Moderate

4.8

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850

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The Mesekendahl – Forest Path in Sauerland loop from Pendlerparkplatz Lüdenscheid-Nord

02:14

7.90km

170m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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1.36 km

The Mesekendahl

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Nice panoramic view over Mesekendahl, sunshine towards Hagen Dortmund and a great section of the trail

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2.04 km

Distant view of Heedfeld

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This is not a vision of Heedfeld but of wiblingwerde

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3.25 km

Forest Trail Along the Nahmerbach

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fantastic trail both up and down

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3.47 km

Forest Path in Sauerland

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Impressive landscape with lush meadows

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4.54 km

Built in 1845, the oil mill was in operation for a total of only 78 years. At the turn of the century, the newly established oil factories grew into serious competition, with the result that the peasants increasingly took the oil directly from the merchant and the mill finally had to be shut down. During the First World War, however, it was once again put into operation: In the years since 1916, the farmers had increased rapeseed again, as war and bad harvests had led to famine. After the abolition of food rationing and the currency reform of 1923, the oil mill was finally shut down and began to disintegrate.

The Hagener Wilhelm Claas was the first to call attention to this condition. As a lecturer in the Staatsbauschule he worked on food and had the mill inspected and measured. His report was the occasion for the first restoration work to be carried out on private initiative in the 1950s. The measures were supported by the Hohenlimburger industry and the circle Altena, in whose possession the oil mill 1958 arrived. Since 1982, the mill is a listed building and was completely renovated in the course of the 1980s with the help of the community Nachrodt-Wiblingwerde and the Märkischer Kreis.

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Crossing of the Mesekendahler Bach

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The stories and poems about the animals in the forest are very beautiful. For all!

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Picturesque path along the stream

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A beautiful path along the Nahmerbach stream. From here you can quickly reach the Brenscheid oil mill.

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6.22 km

Mesekendahl Fish Ponds

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smaller fish ponds in Mesekendahl, just below the animal enclosure.
Great atmosphere in winter with heavy frost.

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7.90 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.04 km

1.63 km

1.09 km

135 m

Surfaces

6.77 km

969 m

151 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 29 July

34°C

18°C

71 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

August 10, 2024,Brenscheider Mühle – Toller Waldpfad Runde von Dickenberg

Today after work we went for a nice walk with the dogs🐕🐕. They also had fun with water almost always nearby.😅

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March 15, 2025,Brenscheider Ölmühle 🔄

A round to wake up and warm up 💪🏻🥵. Just the thing after a stressful week at work 👩🏼‍💻. First, wash the car 🚗💧🧽 and then off to the woods 🥾🥾🙏🏻

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July 23, 2025,Rundweg von Brenscheider Mühle über Mesekendahl

Mathias Wüstewald accompanied me on the tour with Lennox

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January 22, 2023,Winteracht von Lüdenscheid-Nord mit Einkehr

Very nice hike off the road. The hiking trails A3 and A9 are followed. There is a small car park close to the A45 motorway, which always has a spot free and off you go into the countryside. It is particularly appealing to walk this trail when there is snow, but it is very muddy when the weather is thawing …

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August 15, 2024,Runde um Mesekendahl

A really nice hike, unfortunately with problems in Sonnenscheid. I understand in principle if you don't want hikers on your private property, but then you can point this out early enough. So we went all the way back, because this group of people likes to have dogs running around freely on their property. But we didn't let it spoil our …

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The Mesekendahl – Forest Path in Sauerland loop from Pendlerparkplatz Lüdenscheid-Nord

The Mesekendahl

Distant view of Heedfeld

Forest Trail Along the Nahmerbach

Forest Path in Sauerland

Brenscheider Oil Mill

Crossing of the Mesekendahler Bach

Picturesque path along the stream

Mesekendahl Fish Ponds

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