Hunau, Summit in Hochsauerlandkreis, Germany
Hunau is a mountain in the Rothaar range that rises to about 820 meters in North Rhine-Westphalia and offers views across the southern Hochsauerland region. The peak stands above the surrounding terrain, allowing visitors to see the rolling landscape that stretches below.
The Hunau's high moors, Rauhes Bruch at 770 m and Nasse Wiese at 750 m, are over 8,000 years old and have been under nature protection. The 173 m Fernmeldeturm Bödefeld was inaugurated in 1968 about 1.3 km west-southwest of the summit. The ski area on the north slope was funded by an EU structural programme, with its longest lift's top station near the Irreplatz at 799.7 m.
At the Große Bildchen, where the K 75 branches off the L 742 at 700 m, a stone-framed image of Jesus Christ stands beside a shelter and a hikers' car park. Stones placed by local branches of the Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein (SGV) stand in front of it, marking the routes the club maintains.
The L 742 runs south and east of the ridge, and the K 75 branches off at 700 m at the Großen Bildchen, where a hiker car park and a shelter stand. The L 776 passes to the northwest via Rimberg, and the K 19 branches near Rimberg past Osterwald and the valley station of the Bödefeld-Hunau ski area. The summit area is reached on forest tracks; the trigonometrical point lies about 40 m northeast of the top.
The two high moors on the ridge, Rauhes Bruch at 770 m and Nasse Wiese at 750 m, lie within the Hunau–Langer Rücken–Heidberg nature reserve, designated in 1953 and covering 6.06 km². The 173 m Bödefeld telecommunications tower, commissioned in 1968 about 1.3 km west-southwest of the summit, is visible from far around.
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