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Orketal – Orke Valley near Medebach-Medelon

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Arbeitsgemeinschaft Biologischer Umweltschutz im Kreis Soest e.V

/ Die Orke mit bachbegleitenden Erlen
Photo: Axel M. Schulte, Biologische Station Hochsauerlandkreis
/ Die Orke
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Eine von 13 Stationen auf dem Weg
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Direkt entlang der Orke
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Besonders schön bei gutem Wetter
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Auf freiem Feld
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Naturbelassen
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Blick in den Ort Medelon
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Blick auf die Orke in Medelon
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Überquerung zum Spielplatz in Medelon
Photo: Karuna Eckel, Touristik-Gesellschaft Medebach mbH
/ Orkebachtal - Naturschätze Südwestfalens
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Monika Morlak
on the July 06, 2020

wunderbar entspannte und entspannende Tour, wenn man im ...

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The numerous streams are the arteries of the Sauerland. But water alone does not make a stream. The Orke with its wealth of floodplain and river dwellers shows this impressively.

easy

Distance 9.4 km

2:15 h

85 m

In the course of the European LIFE project - Module for Natura 2000 - the Orke stream was restored to a near-natural condition through the implementation of numerous renaturation measures. Passability through the entire watercourse was restored for Brown Trout, Brook Lamprey and Bullhead by reconstruction or bypassing of 22 transverse structures. The Black Stork also benefited from the renaturation because it now has a far better food supply. Plantations of Spruce and Hybrid Poplars were removed and the land they occupied was converted into grassland, which is now farmed in a manner compatible with nature conservation aims.

Follow the discovery trail along the Orke stream. 13 information stations provide interesting information about habitats, animals, birds and plants, the previous use of the stream and the nature conservation measures implement under the LIFE project.

Author

Karuna Eckel; Katharina Wrede

Update: November 27, 2020

Difficulty

easy

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Highest point

421 m

Lowest point

368 m

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Safety information

Some parts of the Orke Stream Trail take you off hard-surfaced paths, leading you through meadows and cattle pastures and into the floodplain. For the experience tour on sometimes wet and slippery paths, you are advised to wear waterproof, sturdy footwear.

Please do not feed the grazing animals (cattle, horses, goats, ducks).

Unsuitable food can cause life-threatening diseases in the animals.

Tips and hints

A new brochure has been published for all nature trails in the Medebach Basin region. It is available from the Tourist Information Office in Medebach, together with a naturalist's rucksack for kids to borrow. You will find all relevant information under www.medebach-touristik.de.

LIFE Project MEDEBACH BASIN - MODULE FOR NATURA 2000 www.medebacher-bucht.de

Start

Medelon or information board (371 m)

Coordinates:

51.169444, 8.669203

DMS

51°10'10.0"N 8°40'09.1"E

UTM

32U 476872 5668720

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Destination

Medelon or information board

Turn-by-turn directions

You can ideally experience the Orke Valley by hiking the approx. 9.6-kilometre-long Gewässerpfad Orke (Orke Stream Trail). From the starting point, follow signs with the trail mascot "Koppi", a Bullhead (fish) on a blue background.

Western section: Via "Marienglück" through the "Vildischer Grund" to "Kaltenscheid" forester's lodge and back (7.4 km; 9 stations).

Eastern section: To renatured stretches of the Orke below Medelon and back (2.2 km; 4 stations).

Note

all notes on protected areas

Public transport

The closest bus stop is called "Medelon" (about 3 minutes’ walk to the starting point of the trail).

For current timetable information, please visit: http://efa.vrr.de

From Medebach: Bus 361 (BRS): Medebach - Medelon - Hallenberg

From Winterberg: Bus 356 (BRS): Winterberg - Hallenberg / Change in Hallenberg to bus 361, destination Medebach

From Brilon/Olsberg: Bus S30 (RLG): Brilon - Medebach / Change in Medebach to bus 361, destination Hallenberg

From Korbach: Bus 510 (NVV): Korbach - Medebach / Change in Medebach to bus 361, destination Hallenberg

From Frankenberg: Bus 530 (NVV): Frankenberg - Lichtenfels - Medebach / Change in Medebach to bus 361, destination Hallenberg

Getting there

You can park your car in the centre of Medelon village right on the main street. The starting point of the "Gewässerpfad" trail is marked there by a pavilion. There is alternative access to the area from the "Orketal" hiking car park.

Address for satnavs: Orkestraße 21, 59964 Medelon (Medebach)

GPS (UTM): 32 U 476865, 5668722

Google coordinates: 51.169460, 8.669100

Parking

You can park at the side of Medeloner Straße. After agreement you can also park at Landhotel Müller or at the parish hall (Pfarrheim) of Medelon.

Coordinates

51.169444, 8.669203

DMS

51°10'10.0"N 8°40'09.1"E

UTM

32U 476872 5668720

w3w

///shining.disposition.plaza

Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

Flyer "Gewässerpfad Orke" for the Orke Stream Trail; Book "Naturschätze Südwestfalens entdecken" (ISBN: 9783000481215)

Author’s map recommendations

Hiking map Medebach, 1 : 25.000 (ISBN: 9783000253430, price: 5.00 €)

Equipment

Possibly the flyer for the nature experience trail (Download Flyer)

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Monika Morlak

July 06, 2020 · Community

wunderbar entspannte und entspannende Tour, wenn man im Sauerland mal keine Höhenmeter fressen will. Locker geradeaus entlang einer plätschernden Orke, auch mit älteren Hund kein Problem. Zudem perfekt beschildert und mit informativen Schautafeln.

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Annemarie Driesen

March 28, 2019 · Community

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Thomas Fachinger

June 06, 2018 · Community

Sehr schöne Gassirunde bei bestem Wetter! Sehr gute Wege und gut ausgeschildert!

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easy

Distance

9.4 km

Duration

2:15 h

Ascent

85 m

Descent

85 m

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