Assinghausen – Rose Trails, Half-Timbered Houses and Küsterland Chapel

Assinghausen is a village of roses, where rose trails, historic buildings and religious sites showcase different aspects of the village. More than 200 varieties of roses and four trails through the village make roses a defining feature; at the same time, a walk takes you past restored half-timbered houses and other historic buildings. The A2 and A3 hiking trails also offer their own highlights: from a specified route length to a viewpoint overlooking the Bruchhauser Steine.

Roses in the Village and Along the Trails

The rose association designs and tends the roses together with local residents and offers guided tours. A walk-through rosary made of roses is considered unique. The Catholic parish church of St. Katharina is also surrounded by roses. The four rose trails wind through Assinghausen past rose beds, giving the village’s rose theme its own route.

The Rose Ring starts at the Grimmeden Monument. Following its trail marker, it runs along Grimmestraße towards Olsberg and then uphill to Vockelied Street. Roses also connect Assinghausen and Bruchhausen; a rose café and a rose garden are associated with this connection.

Chapel, Stations of the Cross and Museums

The Küsterland Chapel was built in 1758 as a chapel for carters on a trade route that ran from Bigge via Assinghausen to Medebach. In 1910, it was extended with a Lourdes grotto for the veneration of Mary, built from natural stone blocks. The chapel’s history thus brings together its original function on the trade route and the later addition of a place of Marian devotion.

The historic Stations of the Cross in Assinghausen have 14 stations and were solemnly inaugurated on July 25, 1858. A non-profit association maintains the route. The Grimme Museum Assinghausen displays original manuscripts and letters. The museum is housed in the former Assinghausen primary school building. The Reisen-Speicher also contains a small local history museum.

Küsterland and Hiking Trails

Küsterland is a former spa park with hardy dwarf shrub roses and lush rambling roses. A wild rose bed marks the boundary between Küsterland and the adjoining wild meadows and forests. The Ruhrtal bei Assinghausen nature reserve also offers its own landscape setting: it includes a stretch of the Ruhr, grazing meadows and a stand of poplars. Assinghausen lies south and east of the protected area.

The local Assinghausen A2 – Iberg Circular Trail is 6.03 km long and leads to Strücker Stein, where there is a place to rest with a beautiful view. On the Assinghausen A3 – Olsberg Summit Trail Circular Route, there is a place to rest above the fields; from there, you can enjoy a special view of the Bruchhauser Steine. The A2 therefore highlights its stated length and Strücker Stein, while the A3 features a viewpoint overlooking the rocks.

In the wider Olsberg travel destination

The Bruchhauser Steine were designated North Rhine-Westphalia’s first National Natural Monument in April 2017. The area is a nature reserve, an FFH site and a bird sanctuary. A visitor centre with guided tours and several themed trails provide access to the protected rocky area. Between the rocks is a prehistoric hillfort and place of worship dating from around 500 BC. These regional highlights belong to the wider Olsberg travel destination and should be distinguished from Assinghausen’s village profile.

Discover more travel destinations: Bruchhausen, Gierskopp, Wiemeringhausen, Wulmeringhausen, Elpe, Antfeld, Elleringhausen

Go to the wider travel overview: Olsberg.