The Barbarossaweg is a fully marked German hike between Hessen and Thüringen (X8).  It starts in a beautiful village called Korbach. Korbach is filled with houses that are build according to traditional craft (half-timbered houses, so called "fachwerkhäuser"). The route is filled with both history and art. It is an ''Ars Natura" route so there are pieces of art amongst large sections of the trail. The concept was already laid out in 1930 but due to the division of Germany in ''East" and "West" the trail was long not fully accessible in the 1960ies.

**2 Variations: One-way & Out-and-Back**
 

The land surrounding the road is provincial Crown Land and can be used by the public for recreational purposes.

The utility road is a windy and rolling road which is closed to motorized vehicles. The road ends at Lock 43. Lock 43 is isolated with a sense of wilderness. This is the deepest single chambered lock on the Waterway. It has an impressive ground surrounded by lush natural vegetation and makes for a quiet stop for boaters, camping and picnicking. There are even bathrooms at the Lock.