Willingen / Upland in the Hochsauerland
Willingen/Upland in the Sauerland (550-843m) is a village and civil parish in the Sauerland district of the Netherlands. sporty and climatic holiday spot for four seasons. As a summer bonus for water fun there is the directly adjacent Diemelsee. In NL Willingen is still more an insider tip - but among German guests Willingen is more popular than Winterberg.Het NL anwb-reisgids "Sauerland-appief" zegd over Willingen: "The healthy climate and the sporting possibilities here are similar to those in Winterberg, Willingen scores higher in appearance!" "Everything I want" - Willingen is known for its versatile offering, which in such a compact form is probably unique in Germany: hiking - nature experience - skiing & winter sports - mountain bike - party - family holiday - leisure world - water fun on the Diemelsee and top events . Such facilities are not just available, but Willingen has a top offer in almost all areas, making this holiday destination so attractive all year round. Below you will find all the important tourist information about Willingen van A-Z:
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Willingen - right in the middle and easily accessible
The central location of Willingen and the many offers are ideal for a short holiday. Willingen is also the ideal travel destination for families with small children who avoid long journeys. It is no coincidence that the "Sonnenpark" - Germanys nr. 1 Familotel - is located in Willingen. Getting there is simple:
From the ruhr area and NL via junction Dortmund/Unna A44 to junction Werl, then A445/A46 towards Arnsberg/Brilon until the end of the highway in Olsberg. Continue on the B480 towards Winterberg and via Olsberg turn left to Willingen (travel time from junction DO/UN approx. 1 hour; from Utrecht NL 3.10 hours).
From north of NL via Enschede A30 and junction Osnabrück-Süd on the completed A33 direction Bielefeld/Paderborn and further to the end of the BAB for Wünnenberg - transition to the B480 to Brilon and continue to the B251 to Willingen (travel time from OS approx. 1.40 hours).
Route planner Google Maps HERE
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Willingen Station - comfortable arrival by train
Carefree and environmentally friendly by train travel - for a holiday in Willingen is not necessarily a car needed!
Willingen is a compact place and most tourist facilities are within walking distance. Moreover, the bus & train free through the Sauerland with the SauerlandCard (Tourist card).
The train stations Willingen and Usseln are located at the Brilon - Korbach - Marburg railway line
Arrival by train: From Dortmund/Hagen on the Sauerland railway line with a switch in Brilon-Wald every hour to Willingen. (Fr/so there are direct trains) DB passenger train information HEREshows more
Willingen - a tourist attraction
The place is located in a basin at about 560m above sea level - framed by eight 800m high mountains, which alpine flair Illuminates.
Willingen lies in the border area between Sauerland and Waldecker Land. Politically it belongs to Hesse - but geographically it is assigned to the Sauerland. average daily temperature In winter lies around -1,4°C and in summer around 20°C.
The Willingen municipality has a total of about 6,000 inhabitants, of which about 2,800 in Willingen and about 1,700 in Usseln, the second largest city in the municipality. > 9 000 guest beds (of which nearly 7,000 in Willingen) the community houses many more guests than residents. With about 1,3 million overnight stays, Willingen is the most important holiday destination of Hesse - and also to the top 20 of Germany (excluding urban tourism).
Sports, leisure and ski resorts are located directly around the city centreThey are therefore within walking distance which makes the place very compact. During your holiday in Willingen you can usually leave your car behind, especially because with the Sauerland Card you can use the bus & train through the Sauerland free of charge. More information is available from the European Commission. VVV Willingen.
Information about places and districts can be found HERE.
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Skywalk Willingen - Germany's longest suspension bridge!
Best leisure and excursion sensation - opening July 2023! The Sauerland is one top attraction richer. The second longest free floating pedestrian suspension bridge in the world Tibetan style is located in Willingen since 2023 with a length of 669 meters and a height of 100 meters in the middle. Only the suspension bridge in the Giant Mountains in CZ is longer - which has the world record at 721 meters. Skywalk is located in the immediate vicinity of the Mühlenkopf-Skischans - the largest large hill in the world. In combination with the Mühlenkopf-Skischans and Germany's largest high-rise Neuer Hagen, as well as the Ettelsberg with cable car and Hochheide Tower - the highest viewpoint in Northwest Germany (875 m) - Willingen offers attractions and natural experiences with a top-regional character, making the already popular resort an absolute visitor for Sauerland holidaymakers and day trippers. Wherever in the Sauerland your holiday home is - a day of Willingen with its numerous super attractions is now on the program! More info and Online Tickets click HEREShow more
Walk through the center
The centre has a attractive shopping street with numerous shops, pubs and cafés, stretching about 1 km from the train station to Hotel Waldecker Hof. On Friday and Saturday it is quite lively until late in the evening, because here is also the party mile.
The Center of Willingen is the Linenkerlplatz for the former old village church, which is now one of the most popular adventure bars "Don Camillo." In the center lies the beautiful spa park as an oasis of relaxation with a Kneipp pool and an art gallery.
The retail trade is largely run by the owner (narrow chains) and numerous in each branch. Along the Briloner Strasse and Waldecker Strasse invite attractive specialty shops with an individual atmosphere here everyone will find something suitable for shopping - current fashion collections of well-known and unusual brands, matching accessories, bags and jewelry, a wide range of shoes, sports and leisure articles, sportswear, gift items, books, drugstore goods, fragrances, flowers and much more.
Inform your hosts or tourist information about the VIP block. There you will find many vouchers and discount coupons for shops and restaurants.
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Fsomething world Willingen and Sauerland
The Willinger cycling world offers the entire spectrum of bikes, whether it's downhill, mountain bike, race bike, family bike tours or an e-bike tour.
There are soft and manageable long family tours, e.g. on the Diemel cycle path From Usseln to the Diemelsee - to long and physically heavy routes for ambitious cyclists - you can find all the possibilities in Willingen and surroundings. Several tours lead through the Sauerland, Upland and the nature park Diemelsee with hills and mountains, open plateaus, meadows, valleys and forests.
12 designated and marked mountain bike tours of various degrees of difficulty between 18 and 98 kilometres. 9 race bike tours, of which three were developed by the Cologne Sports University.
If you need speed, action and adrenaline downhill, you'll be happy with the MTB zone Willingen.
On the Ettelsberg you will find a WK descent for experts; There is downhill fun at the freeride route; Flow Trail is more comfortable - and the Flow Country Trail Easy to ride. All routes carry the signature of bike professional Diddi Schneider, who has even managed the MTB zone since 2019, which guarantees top maintenance. K1 chairlift It can carry 6 bikes/cyclists per seat and is a world's technical first in the field of bicycle transport. There is also a FourCross runway, one cross-country trail and one exercise course Behind the ice rink.
For more information: Bike-World Willingen
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Diemelsee - the recreational lake in front of Willingen
The Diemelsee is the smallest and most natural of the Sauerland reservoirs, but has its qualities, because on hot summer days it is varied but more contemplative than on the often overcrowded Möhnee or Edersee. At Diemelsee you will experience a pleasant and stress-free summer day. It starts at the parking lot, because there are enough free parking Diemelsee.
Around the Diemelsee there are numerous summer attractions: the new SeePromenade Heringhausen, boat tour MS-Muffert; natural history trail about life on the lake; playgrounds; canoe rental, electric boats and pedalos. There is also a beautiful, usually nutritious hiking trail over the lake as partial surf (4.5 km) in combination with the ship (raft walk). Canoeing on the Diemel Promise an adventure.
In Heringhausen there is it "Visionarium"and the beautifully situated "Golf Park" with "Diemelseehütte" and a beautiful view of the lake.
It "Ferry house" is located on the Westphalian coast near Helming Houses Beach - one of the most popular motorcycle meetings in the Sauerland, where hundreds of motorcycles can be admired on sunny weekends. Motor paradise.
More Diemelsee information HERE
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Willingen ice rink
The ice fun, which is open almost all year round! The Willingen ice rink is located in the visitor center next to the Tourist Office opposite the water park. So that children can easily learn their first steps, learning penguins are available to help you with your first attempts; weekly ice disco every Wednesday; Ice hockey and curling are also possible by appointment. Ice rinkAt Hagen 9-10
34508 Willingen
Telephone: 05632 - 969430
info@eissporthalle-willingen.de Homepage
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Ettelsberg - the "heart" of Willingen
An important tourist attraction in the Sauerland leads to the House Mountain of Willingen.
Enjoy the unique view of Willingen in one of Germany's most modern cable cars on the 838m high Ettelsberg. The 8-person gondola ride takes about 8-10 minutes. The cable car is 1470m long and overcomes 240 altitude meters (590-830 meters above sea level). Also prams, wheelchairs and mountain bikes etc. can be transported without problems.
On the Ettelsberg it waits Most popular hiking area in the Sauerland with almost 100km2 traffic-free nature and Germany's largest high heath, Ettelsberg/Neuer Hagen.
The Hochheideturm - the highest viewing point in Northwest Germany at 875 meters above sea level, there is a large children's playground and the mountain lake underneath the tower.
500m away is a nature path and the Kyrill Path, which illustrates the independent revitalisation of nature after the 2007 hurricane. Mühlenkopf ski jump (largest ski jump in the world) can also be reached via a nice tour.
Last but not least, a stop at Siggis Ettelsberg hut is a MUST! The landlord and cabin are well known and cult. The mountain festival takes place here every Saturday from 11.00 - normal madness!
Open daily from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. (During inspection hours in November and after the end of the ski season only Fri-su)
Ettelsberg cable car To the Hoppecke 5
34508 Willingen (Upland) Telephone: +49 (0)5632-969820
Email: info[at]ettelsberg-seilbahn.de www.ettelsberg-seilbahn.de
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Willingen Events - alpine horn mass up to world cup ski jump
There is probably no other holiday destination in Germany with such a density of top events as in Willingen. The exact dates of the events can be found in our event calendar click HERE
Click on the heading for details about the event!
Alpine Horn Mass on the Ettelsberg
Always on the last Sunday of August, cabin owner Siggi calls the alpine horn fair at Ettelsberg in Willingen. The event is as legendary as the hut keeper - and one of Europe's largest mountain horn spectacles. Siggi's appeal was followed by a Protestant and Catholic preacher, several thousand visitors, as well as Alpine mountain horn clubs and music groups from all over Europe. After the carnival they play atmospherically from the roof of the Ettelsberg hut. The alpine horn mass has now become a special kind of pilgrimage - initially contemplative and later cult!
Bike-Week Willingen - (Harley-Davidson motorcycle meeting)
Since 2016 there has been every year on the second weekend of July (do-zo) in Willingen, a very special motorcycle event. Recently more than 15,000 Harley Davidson freaks and visitors made the spectacle the biggest Harley meeting between Hamburg and Faaker See (A).
There are three open-air stages and one large tent with cool live Rock bands, GoGo girls, one foodmile and one large exhibition site with more than 50 exhibitors and sales stands for all technical, optical and clothing accessories, which make every Harley fan's heart beat faster.
Don't be afraid of the wild boys - this free snack without access is absolutely peaceful and therefore a special experience, even for welcome spectators without motorbike - so let's go to Willingen for Bike Week!
Mountain Bike Festival Willingen
always in the 2nd weekend of June, Willingen is firmly owned by the mountain bike scene at Germany's largest mountain bike festival with more than 20,000 visitors. Besides a large expo, everything is offered that makes the heart of a mountain biker beat faster.
It is the successor of the legendary WDR4 Schlager Festival, which also happens every two years to the Schlager Woodstock All the stars of the hitscene have already appeared here, from Howard Carpendale to Roland Kaiser to Helene Fischer. (For data see event calendar)
This event becomes more popular every year. Started with 5,000 visitors, now more than 20,000 young people are celebrating a huge summer party with the stars of "Ballermann." (For data see event calendar)
Worldcup Ski jumping Willingen
Each year, more than 50,000 visitors come to the ski jump event with the largest number of visitors in the world, when the World Ski jumping Elite is a guest in Willingen for 3 days in the winter on the biggest ski jump in the world. Then the place turns into a festive event that is unmatched at international sporting events.
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Family Pass Willingen - the holiday hit !
Family holidays in Sauerland, in May, summer or autumn you do the best in Willingen!Use a complete recreation paradise for 7 days incl. Fort Fun for only 49,00€ per child and 59,00€ per adult. Children under 4 years are free! (from 2020)
A great offer!
The Willinger family pass is for all families who spend a holiday week in the municipality of Willingen. It's worth it from 5 nights. With the family pass, you can make free use of most facilities in the leisure world Willingen + Adventure Land FORT-FUN. The offer is so diverse that you can enjoy it for a whole week. You choose your leisure time for your family based on the weather.
This offer is only valid for Willinger overnight guests. Available from Easter until end of autumn in the VVV Willingen and Usseln.
All information on theFamily pass HERE
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Recreational world Willingen - largest choice in Sauerland
Willingen and the nature park region Diemelsee offer a multitude of amazing leisure facilities and activities for all age groups, who are so compact in almost no other holiday destination in Germany. indoor and outdoor options: Game + amusement park, summer toboggan run, visitor mine, indoor skelter track, bowling center, ice rink, climbing hall, numerous top events, high-speed course, Ettelsberg cable car, downhill-bike park, 3D mini golf hall, curiosityum, adventure golf, lagoon adventure pool, show Glasmanufaktur, MUHseum de dairy factory, Visionarium Diemelsee and much more. In Willingen you will certainly not be bored! More information click HERE
Our Catering & Restaurant Tips
There are so many bars, pubs and restaurants in Willingen - that Willingen is the record holder of the statistically most catering establishments per 1000 inhabitants in Germany.
On a separate page we will introduce you to our personal favorite restaurants where we like to eat ourselves. There is something for everyone, from breakfast to gourmet cuisine.
All listed here opening hours are without warranty. Call the restaurants in advance if necessary.
Our catering tips can be found HERE
High heath Ettelsberg & Neue Hagen
The Neue Hagen, also known as Niedersfelder Hochheide, is a natural and FFH area of 73.89 hectares in the Sauerland. It stretches as a border area between Hesse and Westphalia between Clemensberg (837m) and Ettelsberg (838m). Germany's largest high heath. Here a unique high heathland has emerged and a high bog with rare flora and fauna.
The plateau of Ettelsberg-Neuer Hagen-Langenberg is the most popular hiking area of the Sauerland in the middle of a fully traffic free area of almost 100 km2. The hiking trails Rothaarsteig and Uplandsteig lead through the area.
A beautiful one tour (click HERE) from the mountain station Ettelsberg cable car to the Neuer Hagen Hochheide and back is about 13km. If you are not so good at hiking, you can also take a cable car in Willingen near the valley station Ettelsberg e-bike rent a valuable bike tour through this very beautiful nature region.
Alternatively, you can drive from Niedersfeld (B480 Olsberg-Winterberg) to the Niedersfelder Hochheide-hut (travel time from Willingen approx. 30 min.) and from there the theme hiking trail "The Golden Road" (info click HERE) by the Walk in the Hochheide.
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Spa & wellnessfaciliteiten in Willingen
Willingen and Usseln both bear the title "Climate Spa."
Both places offer a variety of cure & wellness options, as well as applications for a healthy and vital holidays:
Two spa parks, Kneipp cure, health center, spa, lagoon pool, sports center Aktivitaal, active weeks BKK, aquarobics, spa & beauty center in the Kurhotel Sauerland 2010 are just some of the key words for an extensive range of spa, wellness and beauty options.
My Card Plus = free more than 100 recreational amenities!
With the MeineCardPlus- Guest card you get the Willinger motto - Anything I want! - a new dimension. It's like "all-inclusive holiday activities"! The holiday regions of Edersee, Bad Wildungen, Diemelsee, Bad Arolsen and Kassel also participate in this great concept. FewoZentrale Willingen offers both holiday homes and houses with/without MeineCardPlus When looking for an apartment you can "MijnCard+ incl." click as the desired search/equipment criterion! It goes without saying that holiday homes with MeineCardPlus cost a little more than those without this card - but the additional price is definitely worth it - e.g. For example, if you only go up/down the cable car once during a weekend stay, the card also encourages activities that you would not otherwise have encountered. Try it out! MeineCardPlus - that "all-inclusive" holiday feeling! The MeineCardPlus is your ticket for more than 100 great leisure facilities in North Hesse and your ticket for all buses and trains in the local transport network of the North Hessian Transport Association (NVV). The most attractive family and leisure facilities in Willingen and the Edersee region are free of charge, including the Ettelsberg cable car, Waldecker mountain track, national park center, adventure golf, visitor mines, outdoor pools and all adventure pools in North Hesse, zoos, climbing parks, castles, museums & guided tours, Summer toboggan run and much more. Watch out for holiday property including MeineCardPlus! You'll be amazed at the variation that MeineCardPlus offers you every day.more information about MeineCardPlus click HERE
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Diemelsee Nature Park
“The highest mountains of the Sauerland, wide valleys, deep forests alternated with meadows and fields determine the image of the nature park Diemelsee. Beautifully coloured deciduous and mixed forests, but also dark spruce forests, between fields and meadows, colorful flower meadows, crystal clear streams, heath-colored high heathlands and in the middle of them the Diemelsee.Such a picturesque landscape awaits visitors to the nature park Diemelsee. Fortunately, the countryside was spared large-scale projects, industrial installations, traffic paths and city castles. Here you can still enjoy the unspoilt nature in any season. The nature park Diemelsee includes the municipalities Willingen, Diemelsee and parts of Brilon, Korbach and Marsberg. The natural highlight is probably Germany's largest high heath, Ettelsberg/Neuer Hagen. In het "Haus der Natur" leggen Rangers expert the ecological relationships in the nature park landscape. Historic city centres in Brilon, Korbach and Marsberg have many romantic corners. Visitors' mines in Adorf, Willingen and Marsberg explain the former underground work. An extensive network of well-marked walking & cycling paths invites you to make beautiful trips through the beautiful nature - and on warm days the numerous natural sounds bathing beaches on the DiemelseeThe nature park Diemelsee promises a relaxing holiday full of discoveries in the beautiful nature. Tourist offices in Diemelsee and Willingen take care of a guided tour of the Diemelsee Nature Park by a qualified nature and landscape guide. More information about the Diemelsee Natural Park HERE
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Saturday-Night Fever in Willingen
Nightlife, scene, entertainment, celebrations and gastronomy for all generations!
The apres-ski of Willingen and the weekend crowded throughout the year are legendary. In 14 nightclubs, dance halls and adventure bars you will find dance, fun and a good mood like nowhere else in the holiday resorts in Germany.
Siggis Ettelsberghütte is a cult, where every Saturday during the day a big party takes place with regular > 1000 visitors. Then nightlife awakens in the city.
The "mile" is located along the Brilonerstrasse. Highlights are the "Brauhaus" for the younger generation (similar to the Ballermann discos on Mallorca), the Fox dance and Schlager discotheque "Tenne," the smokers catacombs of "Sir Henry," the colorful mix in the "Dorfalm" or in the LEO's and in the classic "Vis-A-Vis" disco, where the "1€-party" on Thursday is one of the popular tips to go out. The Willingen youth gathers in "Mister X."
"late loud cult" are the "Wilddieb" bars on the Ettelsberg - especially the discotheque "Slift" where it's only in the early morning, when the curfew comes into the center, really is going on. From 2 pm there are no new guests in the bars in the center, at the latest at 3 pm everything in the center is over - and starts the "Slift"!
Throughout the village countless taxis are waiting all day to bring guests to the bars and safely back to their holiday home.
The anxious and quiet guests avoid the "mile" on weekends, where it can be very lively from the early evening on Fridays and Saturdays. During the week it is quiet in WillingenThe dance halls are largely closed.
more information about all party locations HERE!
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Sauerland Card
The SauerlandCard is your tourist mapIt offers holiday guests free use of buses & trains throughout the Sauerland, as well as many other free or discounted holiday ideas and other benefits in the region!
The Sauerland Card is valid from the day of arrival indicated on the card until the day of departure.
Tourist tax: If you pay the tourist tax, you are entitled to the Sauerland Card as a guest. The tourist tax is p. P./day from 14 years (from 2020) in Willingen 2.50€, Usseln 2€, Schwalefeld 1.50€, Eimelrod and Bömighausen 1€, in the other districts you can visit the SauerlandCard are bought voluntarily for 1€. With the tourist tax the community finances and maintains many tourist facilities, including hiking trails, cross-country trails, parks, events, spa concerts, benches.More information on public transport and the SauerlandCard HERE
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The SauerlandCard is co-administered Your spa card. It offers the holiday guest the Free use of bus & train crisscross the Sauerland as well as many other free or discounted holiday ideas and other benefits in the region!
The Sauerland Card is valid from the day of arrival indicated on the card until and including the day of departure.
Tourist tax: With the payment of the tourist tax you have as guest a right to the Sauerland Card. The tourist tax is p. P./day from 14 years (as of 2019) in Willingen 2,00€ (from 2020 = 2.50€), Usseln 1,50€ (from 2020 = 2€), Schwalefeld 1,10€ (from 2020 = 1.50€), Eimelod and Bömighausen 0,70€ (from 2020 = 1€), in the other districts the spa card/ SauerlandCard With the tourist tax, the municipality finances and maintains many tourist facilities, including hiking trails, cross-country trails, parks, events, spa concerts, relaxation benches.
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Outdoor pool Usseln
(MyCard + partner) Modern and heated outdoor pool (tempered to 24 ° C) with swimming and non-swimming area; 1 + 3m springboard; 25m slide; Water fountain; Swing cave; Beach volleyball field; Cafeteria; Babies and toddlers have their own vibrant water world with canopy.
Season depending on the weather from late May to early September
Sportstraat 34508 Willingen-Usseln Tel. (05632) 969430 Website
Lagoon Bath Willingen
(My card+ partner) Welcome to the new Lagoonbad - opening on December 22, 2025!
Willingen gets another top tourist attraction: The most modern water park between the Ruhr area and Kassel! It offers pure water fun for both families and wellness guests! Highlights are the spacious swimming paradise with three indoor pools and two outdoor pools, with a total water surface of 940 square meters, and lightly overflowed glass facades; a new sauna garden with six theme saunas and an outdoor pool; and an aqua slide park with three exciting slides. All baths are filled with pleasantly warm natural salt water. The swimming paradise in detail:- Three indoor pools (31 °C), one with a water surface of 420 square meters, including three 25-metre swimming pools. A second pool with a water surface of 115 m2, massage beds, floor jets and back massage jets, and a third, small warm bath in a cozy stone niche, a 37 °C whirlpool overlooking the main pool.
- Aqua slide park with 3 adventure slides.
- Outdoor pool with a water surface of 175 m2, massage beds and a neck shower.
- Relaxation areas and rest zones both inside and outside with a spacious lawn around the outdoor pool.
- Separate children's pool (without brine) with a boat canal, children's slide and a soft wave pool.
- Aquarobics and swimming lessons.
- Horeca for bathers and passers-by.
- Newly landscaped sauna garden with six theme saunas. With a wooded ambiance and panoramic windows, sanarium, textile sauna, infrared cabins, steam bath, experience showers for cardiovascular activation
- Outdoor swimming pool in the sauna garden (31°C), divided into a floating bath with a high natural brine content (16.5%) and a bath of 85 m2 with natural brine content, massage rays, massage chairs and a plunder
- Gradation tower, ice room with white snow
- Foot baths for Kneipp treatments
- Bathing pool and cold water bath
Lagoon experience pool Willingen At Hagen 9-10
34508 Willingen
Telephone: +49 5632 - 969430 Website
All information about swimming pools in the Sauerland click HERE
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Sightseeing in the area of Willingen
Mühlenkopfschans, Bruchhausen stones and much more...!
De skishans Millhead in Stryck is een K130-skishans en the biggest ski jump in the world. Since 1995, the world elite jumping visits this place every year for a FIS World Cup Jump. The stadium has 25,000 visitors. The ski slopes can be visited all year round (except the Ski World Cup). A modern cable car runs with a height difference of 120 meters from the exhaust to the walk-in towers. Other attractions include the landscape therapy path in the Brilon spa park, the Ringwallburg in Schwalefeld, the medieval Hanseatic town of Korbach, the colorful copper mine in Marsberg and much more.
Information about all sights around Willingen and the Sauerland click HERE
Ski & winter sports in Willingen
Almost the entire winter sports offer is possible in Willingen: Alpine skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping, biathlon, cross country skiing, skating, curling, ice hockey, winter hiking, horse sledding and tobogganing. There are also ski lifts in Usseln. Numerous ski schools and ski rental. The annual highlight of the season is the FIS World Cup ski jumping at the Mühlenkopfschanze - and the après-ski of Willingen on weekends is legendary!All winter sports information HERE Webcams of all ski resorts in Sauerland click HERE!
Our personal holiday tips
Seven beautiful leisure and active routes suggestions on foot - by bike - and by car. The region of Sauerland and Edersee are diverse and never boring! It is very nice to explore and discover the holiday region in your own way. Nevertheless, the holiday guest is not familiar with the surroundings and you may miss some highlights or the perfect tour. We have therefore listed seven personal holiday tips for you:- Walk - tourist highlights in Willingen (6km)
- Ferry walk on the Diemelsee
- Kahler Asten-Steig - dream tour for hikers
- Auto-Sauerlandtour from Willingen - via Hochsauerlandstraße/Winterberg & Schmallenberg - to the Biggesee incl. Atta cave
- Car to and from Märkische Sauerland (Felsenmeer, Hönnevallei, castle Altena, Sorpeese)
- Cycling tour - the most beautiful Edersee tour
- Mountainbike tocht Ettelsberg - Hochheide - Bruchhäuser stenen
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Willingen - Usseln (neighborhood)
Spa and winter sports resort! Usseln belongs to the municipality of Willingen (5 km away) and was before Willingen until after World War II the most important city in Upland. If you prefer to live a little away from the bustling tourist hotspots, then Usseln is the place for you. In Usseln and surroundings you will find the typical rural Sauerland; Nevertheless, Usseln is an attractive holiday destination with its own character, beautiful nature and varied experiences. Further information Usseln HERE
Changing in Willingen & Nature Park Diemelsee
The region around Willingen is probably the most popular hiking area in the Sauerland. There are so many certified hiking trails concentrated on the highest heights of the Sauerland in the Upland as nowhere else: Uplandsteig, Rothaarsteig, Diemelsteig, Kneipp hiking trail Olsberg, forest route, Briloner Kammweg, Sauerland Höhenflug, Medebacher Bergweg, Winterberger Hochtour.
One of the most popular hiking trails in the Sauerland is the Upland Steig - and the highlight of the Willingen hiking area are the largest high heathlands in Germany, Ettelsberg and Neuer Hagen.
What is your favorite location?
Willingen is a diverse place with different customers. Therefore, many guests choose their accommodation at different locations depending on their interests.
For example, guests prefer the central location, nature lovers and hikers prefer the Stryck, many families prefer the Hoppecketal, fun holidaymakers an apartment on the spa park and lovers of rural villages in Usseln.
We present in brief the locations/districts of Willingen with all the important information, so you can determine your personal favorite location in Willingen.
More information HERE
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