The main club supports and coordinates the activities of its branches and takes responsibility for wider tasks.
Its branches support the aims of the main club at local level through largely independent initiatives and events.
The main club offers multi-day walks through the Westerwald, as well as hiking holidays abroad.
The branches in Aßlar, Herborn and Wetzlar-Niedergirmes also have their own walking hostels, in which hikers may stay overnight at low cost.
Walking hostels without accommodation are run by the branches in Blasbach, Dillenburg, Selters and Wißmar.