Bilstein Cave – View of the Lörmecke Tower loop from Hirschberg

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Bilstein Cave – View of the Lörmecke Tower loop from Hirschberg

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Bilstein Cave – View of the Lörmecke Tower loop from Hirschberg

05:11

18.4km

380m

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: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Arnsberger Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.63 km

Bilstein Valley Visitor Center

Highlight • Rest Area

Very nice photo location in a TOP natural location ⛰🌳🌲👍🏻
Here you can buy tickets for the stalactite cave Bilstein.
Absolutely worth seeing 😮👍🏻

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3.88 km

Bilstein Cave

Highlight • Cave

Just take a little break during the hike and examine the Bilstein caves. If you have a little more time, you can book the big tour, which goes deeper and you can see even more of the stalactite cave(s).

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4.30 km

Lynx enclosure at Bilsteintal Wildlife Park

Highlight • Structure

The Eurasian lynx is the largest European cat species and can be admired in the wildlife park alongside many other native animals

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9.18 km

Hubertus Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

There is even a scoop at the Hubertus spring.

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10.3 km

Clemens August Memorial Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful little chapel in memory of the archbishop and elector Clemens August of Cologne

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11.0 km

View of the Lörmecke Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The tower simply looks impressive.

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11.1 km

View of Sauerland from Naturpark Arnsberger Wald

Highlight • Viewpoint

At this point the forest divides and reveals a wonderful distant view 😊

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11.7 km

Giant Bench at Lörmecke Tower

Highlight • Monument

A nice idea that invites you to pause and take photos

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

4.81 km

818 m

185 m

Surfaces

10.9 km

3.63 km

1.84 km

1.66 km

374 m

Elevation

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Highest point (560 m)

Lowest point (360 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

64 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

October 22, 2022,Bilstein Höhlen - Runde bei Warstein

After a visit to the brewery in Warstein the day before yesterday, we went on a hiking tour near Warstein yesterday. Start was the Bilstein stalactite cave. From there we passed an animal park with red deer and the lynx area. Then it went along a fairly large part of the forest route, which made a good impression and - …

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March 17, 2024,Riesenbank – Waldkapelle Runde von Warstein

Nice round, not too difficult. Due to the many junctions in the wildlife park, the navigation gets a bit confusing, but it worked...unfortunately there is no photo of the giant bench, a family had made their home here! 😜

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August 10, 2025,Runde um den Lörmecke Turm/ XXL Bank/ Wildpark 🥾🥾🎒

There were some problems with the photos again. I had to add the last ones, and unfortunately, they're without comment. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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January 21, 2024,Schneewanderung mit DAV Hochsauerland - Hirschberg - Warsteiner Brauerei - Bilsteintal - ❄️❄️❄️

Nice snow hike with DAV Hochsauerland - that was great, but cold and windy. 🥶😀

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October 24, 2021,Lömecke-Turm und Wildpark Bilstein (inspiriert von Gabriele)

Inspired by a tour by Gabriele, we drove towards Warstein today. Even the way there via the A 46 brought views that made you want more:
Bright blue sky with autumn colorfully wooded hills.
I did not take over the starting point from Gabriele, but chose the hiking car park "Lörmecke-Turm" and reversed the direction of travel. This enabled us …

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October 9, 2021,🦊 🐗 🦝 Wildpark Bilstein - Lörmecke-Turm 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼

Golden October Saturday exploited for a fantastic tour.

Even the little animals have put themselves in the spotlight in the game park, which is accessible free of charge.

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