Discover Delliehausen: Mountain Lake and Charcoal-Making Tradition

Delliehausen brings together natural history and a well-preserved charcoal-making tradition. At the mountain lake, its origins as a former lignite mine, its designation as a natural monument, and information stations about its history, animals and plants all come together. The Waldläufer trail takes you on a longer circular route past several named points, while the Wohlfühlpfad offers a different experience along a short trail. When planning your trip, you can therefore choose to focus on hiking, nature or cultural and historical discoveries.

The Waldläufer Trail and Charcoal-Making Tradition

The Waldläufer is an easy quality trail and an 8.6-kilometre circular route around the charcoal-makers’ village of Delliehausen. The route is listed as taking 2 hours and 45 minutes, with 229 metres of ascent and descent. The combination of distance, duration and elevation gives you a clear idea of the scope of the hike. The route includes the Köhlerhütte, the Rehbach and the Sandgrube; it also passes along a narrow path above the mountain lake. As a theme for discovery, the trail also draws attention to the charcoal-making tradition and the mystery of charcoal kilns.

The Mountain Lake: History and Nature

Delliehausen’s mountain lake was created in a former lignite mine and has been designated a natural monument since 1985. Its origins connect the landscape with its past use. A circular path around the lake features various stations that explore its history and provide information about the animals and plants that live there. If you would like your walk to take in both the lake’s origins and its wildlife and plant life, you will find two specific topics to explore here.

The Wohlfühlpfad in Delliehausen’s ErlebnisLandschaft is a 60-metre-long barefoot trail with a variety of surfaces. Compared with the 8.6-kilometre Waldläufer, it offers a different scale: a short trail with changing surfaces instead of a several-hour circular hike. This gives you two distinct ways to explore the area.

Traces of Mining

The Sandgrube in Delliehausen also offers a glimpse of modern sand mining and a disused mining area reclaimed by nature. Together with the mountain lake’s origins in a former lignite mine, this provides a comparison between two raw materials and different traces of mining. The Sandgrube thus adds another perspective on the landscape to the history of the lake.

Charcoal and Local History

Delliehausen continues its old charcoal-making tradition. Once a year, the charcoal kiln burns for two weeks; the exact dates may vary. If you would like to plan your trip around the charcoal burning, take the changing dates into account. The Heimatfest is also historically linked to the mountain lake: it was first celebrated there on 18 July 1954. Culture and tradition thus complement Delliehausen’s nature and landscape themes.

Plan Your Stay Around Your Interests

The exact dates of the charcoal burning vary; for the hike, you can use the listed duration of 2 hours and 45 minutes to plan your time. Tailor your search for accommodation in Delliehausen to the subject that matters most to you.

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