Bourglinster, Am Brill

This path runs through several forests - such as the Buchhëlz and the Bambësch and follows the national hiking trail "Sentier du Mëllerdall" along the town of Eisenborn. Highlights are the castle in Bourglinster (visits only on request) and the tranquil centerof the village.

In the forest behind Bourglinster Castle, visitors will enjoy a varied and challenging frisbee golf course with 10 holes. Equipped with modern baskets, the course leads through attractive, hilly woodland. Uphill and downhill sections, trees and varying throwing distances make every hole a new challenge. It is not only the throwing distance that counts, but above all precision, skill and good throwing technique. The course offers a special outdoor leisure experience surrounded by nature. Sport, skill, outdoor exercise and fun come together to create a varied experience for both beginners and experienced frisbee golfers. The aim of frisbee golf, or disc golf, is to throw the disc from each numbered tee into the corresponding numbered basket in as few throws as possible. At the starting point of the course, in the pavilion next to the car park, visitors can find the course map and flyer.

As early as 1098, the village of Linster is mentioned as a property of St. Simeon in Trier. An ancient castle was said to exist in Altlinster. At the time, the new castle consisted of a residential tower, a chapel and a rampart. The husband and wife Beatrice Linster and Thierry de Fontoy, Seneschal of Luxembourg, received the castle as a fief of the Countess Ermesinde of Luxembourg in 1231. From the 2nd half of the 14th Century, the family of Orley lived in the castle. From this period dates the conversion of the chapel and the construction of a tower keep on the north side. In 1408 Jean d'Orley, provost of Luxembourg, is invested with the high court of Linster by Wenceslas II. The construction of the lower castle (House of Waldeck) with moat, fortified gates and two defensive towers dates from the late 14th and 15th Century. In the 15th Century, Linster is divided between the families of Orley, Hammerstein and Bettstein. In 1476 Bernard of Orley II is mentioned as the adviser and chamberlain to Charles the Bold. In 1477 Henry of Metzenhausen married Mary Antonetta Boos of Waldeck, heiress to a part of Linster. In 1527 Dietrich of Metzenhausen, governor of the Duchy of Luxembourg, marries Joan of Orley, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, gives him Linster along with the high judiciary as a fief. Between 1542 and 1544, during the wars between Charles V and Francis I, both parts of the castle are largely destroyed. As of 1548, the construction of the Renaissance wing on the south side was begun, keeping a wall of the residential tower. Between 1682 and 1684, French troops again destroyed parts of the lower castle. During the 2nd quarter of the 18th Century, the baroque facade at the back of the courtyard was erected. In 1750 Eve of Metzenhausen married infantry captain Peter George of Zitzwitz receiving the fief of Linster in 1759. From the 18th to the 20th Century successive nobles and commoners own the castle until its acquisition by the Luxembourg State in 1968. Between 1969 and 1988, consolidation works, repairs and restoration of the castle and its outbuildings are undertaken. In 1982 the association “Friends of Bourglinster Castle” was founded. They organise the Bourglinster Music Festival as well as exhibitions, concerts, lectures and receptions in the castle. The barns opposite the castle have been restored as art workshops.

From the Bourglinster pavilion, this short circular route leads to the Bambësch forest, which borders the village to the south. Here it reaches various viewpoints of the castle and the village and then passes the Celtic refuge castle Beddelsteen. Over the extensive sandstone plateau Eechhëlz, it goes via the Rennpad and the Schenert forest with the Mouk viewpoint down to the village of Bourglinster. Afterwards, the path leads past the impressive castle back to the starting point.