X18 Christine-Koch-Weg

Menden - Brockhausen - Balve - Affeln - Eiringhausen - Rönkhausen - Weuspert - Oedingen - Saalhausen - Oberhundem - Rhein-Weser-Turm - Röspe - Zinse - Erndtebrück - Stünzel - Saßmannshausen - Bad Laasphe

Covering 82.6 km, this is a true long-distance trail best approached as a multi-day journey through varied terrain.

This linear trail moves from one end to the other without looping back. A return journey by transport — or retracing the path — is needed to get back to the start. The trail is officially waymarked as X18, so look out for the trail markers along the way.

As a Regional Walking Network (RWN) route, this trail is maintained and waymarked at the regional level. It typically connects towns, villages, and natural highlights across the wider area.