Discover Bad Fredeburg

Bad Fredeburg brings together hiking, local history, a disc golf course and the SauerlandBAD. If you’re looking for a hotel for your stay, these different highlights can help you decide whether to explore Bad Fredeburg through its trails, history or water attractions. The following information offers concrete ideas for planning your trip.

Hiking and finding your way around

The Bad Fredeburg forest adventure trail is an approximately 4 km hiking route through the local forest. The Bad Fredeburg terrain therapy trail network starts at Kirchplatz. When planning, it helps to distinguish between a single hiking trail of approximate length and a network of trails with a named starting point. This way, you can decide whether to start with the forest route or use the trail network’s starting point as your guide.

Townscape and history

Slate, lovingly restored half-timbered houses and attractive front gardens shape the townscape of Bad Fredeburg. The historic town walk starts at the Tourist Information Office in the Bad Fredeburg spa centre and focuses on local history. Its starting point gives you a clear reference for exploring the town’s history.

The Bad Fredeburg Court Museum displays objects from the history of the justice system, including a prison cell with original furnishings, a historic judge’s chair, old office furnishings and a library. For a guided tour of the museum, the courthouse at Im Ohle 6 was the designated meeting point. Registration with the Bad Fredeburg Tourist Information Office by Thursday at 2 p.m. was required; admission was free. If you’re planning a guided tour, check the current schedule before your trip.

Water attractions and spa town credentials

The SauerlandBAD in Bad Fredeburg offers a leisure pool, whirlpools, a Kneipp wading pool, and the “Magic-Eye” and “Turbo Slide” water slides. In addition, Bad Fredeburg is officially recognized as a Kneipp spa and offers therapeutic treatments in a healing cave. The town therefore offers both a specific range of water attractions and recognized Kneipp and healing-cave spa treatments.

Disc golf in hilly terrain

The disc golf course in Bad Fredeburg has 18 baskets and is located by the spa park in Schmiedinghausen. The challenging course runs through very hilly, wooded terrain; sturdy footwear is recommended. For this outing, the terrain and choice of footwear are key considerations. This makes planning it different from using the forest adventure trail, for which an approximate length is given.

Leisure bus and bicycle transport

The S90 leisure bus connects Meschede, Bödefeld, Bad Fredeburg and Schmallenberg. On Sundays and public holidays from late April to late October, it carries bicycles on a bicycle trailer. Check the timetable for your travel date if you’d like to include the route in your journey or day-trip plans.

More topics in the wider Schmallenberg destination

The wider Schmallenberg destination also has its own architecture, nature and route highlights. Schmallenberg’s old town has a uniform Neoclassical architectural style and many restored half-timbered houses. Schmallenberg also has a family adventure trail about three kilometres long, with 13 stops covering forests, animals, wood and birds. The 84-kilometre SauerlandRadring cycle route connects Finnentrop, Eslohe, Schmallenberg and Lennestadt and follows former railway lines.

Discover more destinations: Westfeld, Gleidorf, Niederhenneborn, Obringhausen, Rehsiepen, Altenilpe, Winkhausen, Werntrop.

Go to the wider travel overview: Schmallenberg.