The Homert, at , is the highest of the

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and lies in the county of

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. It is also the highest mountain and namesake for the Homert Nature Park and the highest point on the southeastern ridge, the ''Homert'' (also ''Die Homert'' or ''Homertrücken'').

Location

The Homert rises in the southwestern part of the county of Hochsauerlandkreis, roughly in the centre of the triangle formed by Meinkenbracht, in the borough of

Sundern Sundern is a town in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The name Sundern is common in Westphalia, as it means "ground given away for private usage" in the Westphalian dialect. Geography Sundern is situated approximate ...

, and Obersalwey in the south-southwest and Niedersalwey in the southeast, both in the borough of

Eslohe Eslohe is a municipality in the Hochsauerland district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Geography Eslohe is situated approximately 25 km south-west of Meschede. Neighbouring municipalities * Finnentrop * Lennestadt * Meschede * Schm ...

. On the northern flank of the Homert rises the ''Seilbach'' stream and, a little to the northwest, the Romecke, both tributaries of the Linnepe. The

Wenne Wenne is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The river springs in a forest area near Obringhausen. It flows through the villages of Niederberndorf, Menkhausen, Grimminghausen (Schmallenberg), Lochtrop, Frielinghausen, Bremke, Wenholt ...

tributary, the Salwey, flows through the valley south of the forested mountain.

Transport links

To the south and west the state road, the ''

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519'', runs past the Homert, from the village of Niedersalwey via Obersalwey to Meinkenbracht. From this road there are woodland footpaths to the summit. The Homert Way is named after the mountain; it does not run over it, but for example, passes the eponymous ridge in the northeastern valley of the

References

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