Föckinghausen, located at the southern edge of the nature park „Arnsberger Wald“ (Arnsberg Forest), is a former logger and charcoal burner settlement. Today, with its school youth hostel, family holiday accomodation and the hotel, it is a popular holiday destination.
You set off behind the hotel and follow the path between the meadows towards the forest. At the holiday home, you turn right onto A1/A3. You follow this trail until you have covered the slowly increasing gradient and arrived on top at the 4-way crossroads with refuge („Gemeinheitskopf“), where you can take a short break.
You continue on your left on X1 (Plackweg), an old army and trade road which was already used by Napoleon and his army. You walk on the Plackweg until you reach the „Nuttlarer Höhe“, where you will turn leftwards.
You now walk on narrow paths right through tall spruce forests with a superb view over the valley of the „Lörmecke“ stream.
Continue on the diamond-shape marked path until you cross the Lörmecke. Thereafter, the path ascends slightly.
On the right side of the path, you will see a sign „Naturschutzgebiet“ (nature protection area). Here, you turn to your right onto a path, bypass a boom and reach, after a short while, a paved path, which you will now follow straight ahead. The Lörmecke-stream will be on your right. We continue on this trail, crossing the Lörmecke once again, and arrive at the parking lot „Hohler Stein“.
From here, we continue to the nature landmark „Hohler Stein“. Time to pause a little while and to relax - next to the Lörmecke. Then, continue on hiking trail A8 until you reach Kallenhardt.
Here, you can stop for a bite to eat in „Romantikhotel Knippschild“. You start your return at the hiking sign and follow the path back to the „Nuttlarer Höhe“. There, you continue your return on the „Plackweg“, until you reach the „Gemeinheitskopf“. You turn left onto X14, which will take you back to „Hotel Waldhaus“.
