- 05:00 h
- 150 m
- 167 m
- 374 m
- 462 m
- 88 m
- 14.42 km
- Start: Leopoldstal, Lippischer Velmerstot
- Destination: Bad Driburg, Iburg ruins
The stage at a glance:
1. Start and finish point of the stage
The stage starts in Leopoldstal and ends in Bad Driburg. In Bad Driburg, you can return to Leopoldstal by public transport from the train station via Altenbeken.
2. Length of the stage in kilometers / elevation gain / route character
The stage is approximately 14 kilometers long and has 150 meters of elevation gain. The trail runs along natural paths through quiet forests, but also through fallow land to be reforested. Through beech forests, it repeatedly leads directly to the steep edge of the Egge eastern slope.
3. Special landscape features
The Egge is the habitat of numerous rare animal species such as the wildcat, black stork and hazel grouse. The many crevices and caves serve as bat roosts. Large areas of the nature park have been designated as a European protected area. Funnel-shaped sinkholes and other karst phenomena can be found along the Eggeweg trail, which were formed due to the water-soluble limestone in the subsoil. After the ascent to the Lippischer Velmerstot, you come to its "twin summit", the Preußischer Velmerstot - the highest point of the Hermannshöhen.
Good to know: Towns and restaurants are rarely located directly on the trail.
- The Preußische Velmerstot is the highest elevation in the Eggegebirge. The Lippische Velmerstot is its little sister. In the past, the Lippe-Prussian border ran here. The Prussian Velmerstot is home to the Eggeturm - a 17-metre-high observation tower. From the tower, you have a fascinating panoramic view over the Egge, Teutoburg Forest and Weserbergland all the way to the Sauerland. Note: Unfortunately, the Eggeturm cannot currently be climbed due to fire damage.
- The Iburg is located on a mountain spur above the Bad Driburg basin. The impressive ruins, a former Saxon folk castle, and the Kaiser-Karls-Turm tower make a beautiful destination for hikers who love far-reaching views. The Sachsenklause offers a fantastic view of Bad Driburg during a refreshment stop.
A good alternative interactive tour map of stage 10 can be found here
Waypoints
Good to know
Best to visit
Directions
To reach the starting point at Velmerstot, please use the Hermannsweg from Leopoldstal train station.
If you would like to shorten the stage, or are planning a detour to Altenbeken, then use the Zugangsweg Altenbeken.
At the end of the stage, the Bad Driburg access trail takes you from the Iburg back down to the Driburg town area.
You will find the following quality Hermannshöhen establishments on this stage:
Leopoldstal:
- Landhaus Blumengarten, www.landhaus-blumengarten.de, Tel. 05234 3186,
Steinheim-Sandebeck:
- Germanenhof, www.germanenhof.de, Tel. 05238- 98900
Altenbeken:
- Hotel Mertens, www.hotel-pension-mertens.de, Tel. 05255 207
Bad Driburg
- OT Reelsen: Pension-Café-Restaurant Ethner, www.pension-ethner.de, Tel. 05253 98320
- Landhotel Der Schwallenhof, https://schwallenhof.de , Tel. 05253 981300
- Hotel B-vier, B-vier Hotel Bad Driburg, Tel. 05253-9810
Tour information
Good Connection to public Transport
Possibility of Accommodation
Premium Trail "Wanderbares Deutschland"
Premium Trail German Hiker Seal
Tour with Dog
Equipment
Directions & Parking facilities
Wanderparkplatz Leopoldstal
Silbergrund 62A,
32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg
Leopoldstal train station
Schedule information
Parking lots with local transport connections along the route:
Wanderparkplatz Zur Kattenmühle
Zur Kattenmühle,
32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg
approx. 450 m to the path
Bus stopKattenmühle357 Horn BHF - Veldrom - Kempen
Schedule informationWanderparkplatz Eggeweg
Altenbekener Str. 274,
32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg
Bus stopHorn-Kempen Forsthaus
357 Horn BHF - Veldrom - KempenWanderparkplatz Rehberg
L755, 33184 Altenbeken (junction Eggeweg)
direkt am WegKeinbindung an Nahverkehr vorhanden!!!
Wanderparkplatz Alter Postweg
Westenfeldmark 4,
33014 Bad Driburg
Bus stop Bad Driburg, Eggeweg
S30 Paderborn - Bad Driburg
FahrplanauskunftWanderparkplatz Rehberg
Westenfeldmark,
33014 Bad Driburg
Keinschluss an Nahverkehr vorhanden!!!
Detailed information about your connections can be found here
The smart number for buses and trains in NRW:
0180 6 50 40 30 (20 cents/call from a German landline, mobile max. 60 cents/call)
.Electronic timetable information: 0800 3 50 40 30 (free of charge)
Additional information
Safety guidelines
A total of 28 rescue points have been created on the Eggeweg. They are used to indicate the location as precisely as possible in the event of danger so that the rescue station can find the scene of the accident promptly and reliably.
The following rescue points are registered with the emergency call center on this section:
Silbermühle, Lippischer Velmerstot, Preußischer Velmerstot, Hakehütte, Schwarzes Kreuz, Rehberghütte, Knochenhütte, Heinrich Heine Hütte, Driburger EGV Hütte