A1 Kirchberg-Varenholz

5.44 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Condition: very easy
Regional hiking trail

Panorama mit gelben Rapsfeldern, grünen Hügeln und dem Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal am Horizont. — © Gemeinde Kalletal | CC-BY-SA

Schloss Varenholz mit seinen markanten Türmen erhebt sich vor einer malerischen Dorfkulisse bei Kirchberg. — © Gemeinde Kalletal, Robin Peste | CC-BY-SA

Eine ruhige Landstraße führt hinab, umgeben von Wiesen, Bäumen und Fernblick. — © Gemeinde Kalletal

1:29 h
5.44 km
83 m
84 m
115 m
186 m
71 m
Start: Kirchberg hiking parking lot, Kirchbergstraße L961
Destination: Kirchberg hiking parking lot, Kirchbergstraße L961

Circular hike through the Langenholzhausen forest starting on the Kirchberg

The local circular hiking trail "A1 Kirchberg-Varenholz" starts on the 176 m high Kirchberg and offers fantastic views of the Weser Valley along the way - over Varenholz to the Kaiser Wilhelm monument. Idyllically through the forest towards Hellinghausen, the trail goes up and down through the Langenholzhausen forest.

Gemeinde Kalletal

Start

Kirchberg hiking parking lot, Kirchbergstraße L961

Vantage point/Observation tower

Destination

Kirchberg hiking parking lot, Kirchbergstraße L961

Pavements

Gravel (92%)

Trail (8%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

Start at the Kirchberg hiking parking lot. From here, head north towards Ringelbreite-Varenholz. Then turn left and the trail runs parallel to the Weserbergland-Blick-Tour to the west until just before Biershöhe. Here the circular hiking trails separate and the A1 turns left again towards Kirchgrund. After a short stretch parallel to the road, the A1 meets the Kirchbergweg (hash mark 5) before turning left and then right back to the parking lot.

Tour information

Labelling
Loop Road

Equipment

Sturdy shoes and clothing suitable for the weather

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

A2 from Dortmund: Exit 32-Bad Oeynhausen, then follow the B514 to Kirchbergstraße in Kalletal

From the direction of Hanover: take exit 35-Bad Eilsen, then the B238 to Kirchbergstraße

From the direction of Detmold: take the B238 via Lemgo

Parking

Kirchberg" hiking parking lot on Kirchbergstraße between Langenholzhausen and Varenholz

Public transportation

Varenholz Kirchberg bus stop - bus route 730

There are bus connections to the main town of Hohenhausen in the municipality of Kalletal and to Lemgo.

The nearest train stations are in Bielefeld, Herford, Lemgo and Rinteln.

Additional information

www.kalletal.de

License (master data)

Gemeinde Kalletal

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

It is worth taking a detour to the "Alles im Fluss" viewpoint with seating area and talking information pillar on the Weserbergland-Blick - Felsenkeller circular trail.

From the A1 in Varenholz, you can also easily switch to the Kirchbergweg, the X2 or the Weg der Blicke.

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