Nord Süd Trail

Starting early in the morning down into the town, but figured out I would have to wait 2 hours for the supermarket. I was lucky that a woman came earlier to clean the public toilet, so it was open an hour earlier. I left without resupplying and started the Weserbergland Weg from Hann Münden, where the rivers Werra and Fulda merge together into the Weser river. After a few hours I arrived at a wildlife park and saw toilets and kiosk were only accessible if I paid the entrance ticket. It was a popular park and overcrowded for me so I kept on walking a little further to find a sheltered bench. A long day to the next town to resupply, but beautiful trails leading through fields and forest. I left the town before it got dark and arrived at the shelter with barely any daylight left.

This day I started late and took my time. I realised I had to slow down to relax my feet. I walked to the next wildlife park for 3 hours and met Doreen there. I read somewhere that she welcomes NSR hikers but didn't find the post again. She invited me on a waffle and we chatted for a while. Doreen told me about the camp project Wagenburg she is organizing in the next village. After I started walking again I came to this camp and the family renting it for the night invited me to their birthday party. I had so much fun and the parents took pictures of me, all of them love to travel. I walked for another hour and slept on a lookout in a marshland area.

I came across a soccer/drinking event and found public toilets with a shower. I took my time, charged my phone and talked to the soccer players. A few hours later I made it to Stadtoldendorf and bought myself some food for that day and sunday. I had a long break avoiding the afternoon heat eating nuts. I continued to a chapel where I found toilets and fresh water. My last climb for the day to have a nice sunset on top of the mountain on a wooden tower and a little further to another peak with a little shelter. The full moon was so bright that night, I couldn't see many stars compared to other nights.

I started early because there was a storm coming in the afternoon and I had to refill my water bottle knowing the next option was a few hours away without leaving the trail for more than a mile. At one point I came to a sign post showing in 2 directions and both leading to the village I came from but not where I wanted to go. I checked the map and continued up the mountain out of the valley. A few meters later I met two women heading to the same town as me but walking down the hill. I tried to tell them that the trail leads up the mountain but they were so confused and walked further downhill. Halfway up I found the next sign post with the two directions leading me back to where I came from but no sign, how to get to the next village. Without my phone I would've been lost, stuck in a loop forever. After checking the weather I decided to walk to a mansion with shelter next to the trail and got there just in time when the thunderstorm started. I waited for 2 hours and ate lentil stew with bread. For the night I found a sleeping place a bit further off the trail on OneNiteTent.

I planned on doing a long day after leaving late as the host said goodbye. I walked to the next town to the supermarket and bought a big feast for lunch taking at least 2 hours. I kept on walking and arrived at my aimed goal at 5 pm so I decided to continue. At the end of the day I slept next to an information center at a quarry with free Wifi. I had to change my sleeping spot from one side to another because too many snails were coming out of everywhere.

Today it was supposed to storm and I walked close to the next town again just in time when the rain started. I stayed at a shelter for most of the day even though there was a long break before the first and the second storm. I already packed everything together but decided to stay for the night.

After realising there is no train station after Minden, the next big town, I slowed down and went to a bakery, got myself a croissant and hot chocolate to dunk it. I walked to the next supermarket and got the same again. I started to plan the week my father might join me and took a look at the southern part of the trail. In the evening I walked up the last mountain to the Emperor Wilhelm Monument and a bit further to a lookout.Läs mer