Orke Rundweg 3 - Hiking in the Orke Valley

6,23 km long
Flatly
Difficulty: easy
Hike
  • 2: 30 pm
  • 6,23 km
  • 53 m
  • 53 m
  • 266 m
  • 319 m
  • 53 m
  • Start: Orke hiking car park (Niederorke, Vöhl)
  • Destination: Orke hiking car park (Niederorke, Vöhl)

Route 3 is all about the river experience. Following the meandering course of the Orke, it goes through lush meadows and along the edge of the forest to Reckenberg Castle, which is built on the remains of a former moated castle. It is privately owned and cannot be visited. The Orke is crossed again and the path leads back to the starting point on the other side of the valley.

Good to know

Path surfaces

Unknown
Asphalt
gravel
Way

Best Season

suitable
depending on the weather

Tour features

  • Accessibility

  • Flatly

Equipment

You are well equipped with sturdy shoes, rain protection, food and a map.

Arrival & Parking

Vöhl and its districts can be easily reached via the following roads: 

  • A 44 (exit no. 64, Diemelstadt)
  • A 49 (exit no. 15, Wabern)
  • and the federal highways B 252 and B 485

Orke hiking car park.

The hiking parking spaces in the Kellerwald-Edersee Nature Park are generally free of charge.

Nearest bus stop/s: Vöhl-Niederorke

Line/s: 501.1, AST581.6, AST584.3

All connections including AST-Taxi connections can be found on the NVV timetable information www.nvv.de/fahrplanauskunft or found out via the NVV mobile app.

More information / links

This circular route is completely marked.

author

Edersee | Your region: wild, colourful, healthy.

Organization

Edersee | Your region: wild, colourful, healthy.

Our tip

The blue monkshood grows on the cool and damp banks of the Orke. The plant is beautiful, but also very poisonous.

safety instructions

  • The circular hiking trail leads, among other things, through forests and open terrain. There may occasionally be trees and branches on the path.
  • Use of the hiking trail is at your own risk. You should not attempt this hiking trail in strong winds, heavy rain or snowfall.
  • Your cell phone may not have reception everywhere.

Map

Kellerwald-Edersee cycling and hiking map, 5th edition (1:33.000)

Publisher: Kartografie Kommunale Verlagsgesellschaft mbH

ISBN 978-3-86973-189-6

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