Einsteigertour zum Eggeturm und zu den Externsteinen

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34.94 km long
round trip
Difficulty: medium
condition: easy
Great panorama
Regional bike tour
  • 02:45 h
  • 680 m
  • 680 m
  • 182 m
  • 462 m
  • 280 m
  • 34.94 km
  • Start: ADFC Station Bad Meinberg Brunnenstraße 67 32805 Horn - Bad Meinberg
  • Destination: ADFC Station Bad Meinberg Brunnenstraße 67 32805 Horn - Bad Meinberg
Tour destination: Two highlights in the Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park. Suitable for MTB beginners and sporty everyday cyclists - even with an e-MTB. If you don't have much time, this circular route offers "cycling enjoyment for in between".

We take you from the starting point at the ADFC station in Bad Meinberg through the Napte valley with the moorland extraction plant and on small roads between the Bellenberg and Ziegenberg to Leopoldstal. On lonely forest roads, you climb the highest mountain in the Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, the Prussian Velmerstot with the Eggeturm, at Silberort. From there, you roll down into the upper Silberbach valley to the village of Veldrom and along the Zangenbach stream towards the Externsteine natural and cultural monument, which is well worth seeing. From there, we take you comfortably through Horn and back to the starting point.

Waypoints

Start
ADFC Station Bad Meinberg Brunnenstraße 67 32805 Horn - Bad Meinberg
Siedlung Moorlage
Historic town centre

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

A detailed, written description of the route is not possible due to the many unmarked paths, forest tracks and agricultural roads.

The following villages are located along the route:


Bad Meinberg - Moorstich - Niederhesten - Hesten - Leopoldstal - Silberort - Velmerstot Klippen - Preußische Velmerstot with Eggeturm - Veldrom - Zangenbachtal - Hermannsweg parking lot - Krebsbachtal - Externsteine - Infocenter am Felsenwirt - historic old town Horn - Kreuzenstein - Bad Meinberg.


The route description is provided via GPS track in the download area.


Alternatively, the ADOBE PDF map printout is available for download from this system.


The ADFC recommends the "BVA Radwanderkarte im Kreis Lippe 1:50,000 - ISBN 978-3-87073-628-6" for local orientation.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

A simple MTB is sufficient. Alternatively: Sporty touring bike suitable for climbing with at least 32 mm wide tires or E-MTB.

A spare inner tube and an air pump should not be missing in the lonely wide forests of the Teuto region.

A full drinks bottle is recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Horn - Bad Meinberg can be reached via the Bundesstraße 1 "Hameln <> Paderborn - Exit Bad Meinberg" and via the Bundesstraße 239 "Detmold <> Höxter".
From the main road 239 in Bad Meinberg to the public parking lot via the signs "Kurgebiet Nord".

The free parking lot is located at the junction of "Brunnenstraße / Hamelner Straße", from there it is approx. 350 m to the starting point in the traffic-calmed center of Bad Meinberg.

Next train station: Horn - Bad Meinberg.

From there, continue by bus to the public transport stop:


Horn - Bad Meinberg, Bad Meinberg bus station.


From there, the ADFC bike station is signposted with the "Bike-Rent" sign.


Always know what's running: The smart number for buses and trains in NRW: 01806 504030 (20 cents/connection from landlines and a maximum of 60 cents/connection from mobile networks.)

Additional information

ADFC Kreis Lippe e.V. - Bike & info station Bad Meinberg in the HAVERGOH hiking & bike hotel.

Preußische Velmerstot in the Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park.


Externsteine, natural and cultural monument with information center.

Literature

Travel guide "The Teutoburg Forest Eggegebirge Nature Park" Author Sabine Schierholz

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The author is an ADFC tour guide and recommends:

  • Nature moor pedal facility in the Napte valley
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  • Homemade cake delights at the Landhaus Blumental in Leopoldstal.

  • View from the Eggeturm tower on the Prussian Velmerstot
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  • Externsteine Information Center with historical documentation - free admission.

Safety guidelines


  • The forest trails of the Teutoburg Forest are generally very good to drive on.
  • The "HERMANNSHÖHEN" hiking trail in the Eggeweg - Preußische Velmerstot section is not passable
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  • Damage / obstructions / trail closures may occur due to seasonal weather events or forest maintenance work
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  • The NRW State Forestry Act must be observed. This has been observed in the route guidance.

  • The author accepts no liability for the accuracy of the tourist information / links and the GPX track.
  • Mobile network reception is limited or not possible in parts of the Teutoburg Forest, please note this when using non-outdoor GPS devices.

Map

Bielefelder Verlag BVA cycling map of the Lippe district ISBN 978-3-87073628-6
Getting there
Einsteigertour zum Eggeturm und zu den Externsteinen
32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg