Chapel loop - fields, meadows & pastures

The first chapel loop leads with gentle ascents and descents through the impressive cultural landscape of the Pleiser Hügelland and offers great panoramic views, extensive fields as well as idyllic valleys with meadows and pastures.

We start near Haus Schlesien at the Nikolaus Chapel in Heisterbacherrott and hike gently uphill over the Kasseler Heide to Vinxel to the Chapel of the Visitation of Mary. Characterized by fields and orchards, the Kasseler Heide offers beautiful views to Oelberg, to Rauschendorf and Rott with its distinctive church. After the chapel in Vinxel, we take the main route of the chapel hike, which connects twelve chapels on its path and later the Hermann-Löns-Straße to reach the Donatus Chapel in Rauschendorf. Fields again dominate this section, and we look towards Michaelsberg near Siegburg, the Stieldorf church, and count the Seven Mountains with the characteristic view. After a short climb in Rauschendorf, the beautiful half-timbered village center with the chapel invites you to take a break. Beyond the buildings, we also leave the chapel hike, which continues via Bockeroth and Hartenberg to Wahlfeld to the next chapel. However, we take the beautiful path lined with hedges and trees towards Oelinghoven. After a short ascent to bypass Oelinghoven, we enter the Lauterbach valley and enjoy the meadow and stream landscape to return to the starting point in Heisterbacherrott.