Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein

It was founded in 1891 by forest administrator Ernst Ehmsen and local historian Karl Féaux de Lacroix from Arnsberg (Sauerland) and has about 50,000 members.

The Association organises events and is involved in the area of the nature conservation.

The association takes care of numerous footpathes and trails, for instance the Rothaarsteig, the Sauerland-Höhenflug (in German) and the Ruhrhöhenweg (in German), and marks them with signs on behalf of the nature preservation authorities of the state Northrhine-Westphalia.

For its members, the SGV publishes the magazine "Kreuz & Quer" (four times the year) with a circulation of 46,000 copies.

In October, 2006 the delegates elected the head of the district authority of the Märkischer Kreis, Aloys Steppuhn, as president of the SGV.