Experience one of rural Germany’s hidden gems: the town of Schmallenberg in the Sauerland mountains. I gathered some friends to hike up Mount Wilzenberg, known as ‘the Holy Mountain of the Sauerland’.
I’ll also show you around Schmallenberg’s old town and some of its sights. On top of that, this episode features a local pub, where we’ll meet the humorous landlord, who has an interesting nickname. In fact, nicknames play a certain role in this video. Enjoy!
A big shout-out to my wife Jasmin who surprised me with this journey for my birthday and all my friends who took part in this video, especially:
Raphael, who contributed a great deal of amazing photos,
Mäckes (one photo) - visit him on Instagram: maeckes83,
Freddy (one photo),
my brother Daniel,
Dominik,
Benni,
‘Schacka’ of Gasthof Mönig,
and everyone else who joined me on that day, and made it such a wonderful experience.
Links
My WhatsApp channel: whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaGSr2L6buMJJPeGgl1k
My website: walksandpubs.uk/
Gasthof Mönig: www.gasthof-moenig.de/
Sauerland-Radring: www.sauerlandradring.de/en/
Schmallenberg Sauerland Tourism: www.schmallenberger-sauerland.de/en/
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:26 Upper town to Aberg
04:20 Mount Wilzenberg
09:43 Aberg to old town via lower town
11:06 Gasthof Mönig
12:55 The route
15:00 Town tour
Please note that the routes I walk are designed for me and my individual needs only. I do not guarantee their suitability or safety. You always travel at your own risk.
Locations visited
Germany - North Rhine-Westphalia - Westphalia - Sauerland - High Sauerland District (Hochsauerlandkreis) - Schmallenberg - upper town - Obringhauser Straße - Schmallenberg School Complex (Schulzentrum Schmallenberg) - ‘Altes Feld’ residential area - Sauerland-Radring - B 236 road - ‘Lake’ Industrial Estate - River Lenne - Aberg - Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology - Mount Wilzenberg - Wilzenberg car park - St Mary’s Chapel - summit cross - Wilzenberg observation tower - lower town - Spa Park - footpath below the former town wall - old town - street atop the former town wall - Oststraße - The Mönig Inn (Gasthof Mönig / Schacka) - Burgess Hill Square (Burgess-Hill-Platz) - Wood and Tourism Centre (Holz- und Touristikzentrum) - Town Event Hall (Stadthalle) - Marksmen’s Square (Schützenplatz) - Weststraße - Stoffel’s Inn (Gasthof Stoffels) - St Alexander’s Church - Breybalg - Town Hall (Rathaus) - Schmalen Haus - Chapel on the Werth (Kapelle auf dem Werth)