On the last weekend in May, the nature village is where Bödefeld everything "that has legs" and likes to use them a lot. The 16th Bödefelder Hollenmarsch invites hikers, marchers, Nordic walkers, runners, trail runners, ultra runners and, of course, spectators to take on the six different hiking and running routes.
Participants can choose one of the routes to suit their individual abilities and level of training. From 14 to 101 km, everything is included. A large, volunteer organization team ensures that everything runs smoothly and that the athletes are well catered for.
All information about the event and the routes can be found here.
The Hollen say hello!
Not "Höllenmarsch" - even if you might think that at 101 km - no, "Hollenmarsch" is the name of the event. It owes its name to the nice little "Hollen" that used to live in the Bödefeld forests.
The legend tells of Bödefeld children who met the friendly forest women while herding goats and were given "shiny stones" by them, which were able to banish worries and hardship from their miserable huts. Of course, some fiends then tried to steal from the friendly forest spirits and were buried in the deep caves of the Bödefeld forests. Since that time, no one has ever seen the Hollen again.
Who knows, maybe they still help the runners over the odd rock today?