Rothaarsteig trail - Zinser Border Path

Starting in the picturesque small village of Zinse, the 14 km circular tour starts accompanied by the meandering Zinsebach stream, along the Rösper pond and past the enchanted ponds of the Schwarzbach valley. Here, many rare plant and animal species such as kingfisher, grey wagtail, and greylag goose can be observed. From there, it goes directly along the border with Heinsberg steeply uphill to the Hermeskopf (611 m). Through idyllic beech forests and along narrow paths, you can also count the border stones along the way, which remind of the old border between Wittgenstein and the Electoral Cologne Sauerland.
With a detour over the Three Lords Stone (673m) - where the territories of the Electoral Cologne Duchy of Westphalia, the County of Nassau-Orange, and the Wittgenstein-Hohenstein Princes met - the path finally leads back along the lonely Zinsebach valley with the small rock cave, the former settlement of Fuchshausen, back to Zinse.