On the Hermannshöhen: The Eggeweg

Tip
70.56 km long
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Great panorama
Long-distance hiking trail
  • 18:00 h
  • 70.56 km
  • 920 m
  • 926 m
  • 246 m
  • 462 m
  • 216 m
  • Start: Externsteine, Horn-Bad Meinberg
  • Destination: Marsberg

Waypoints

Start
Externsteine, Horn-Bad Meinberg
Luftaufnahme von den mystischen Externsteinen inmitten eines üppigen Waldes im Sonnenuntergang.
© Teutoburger Wald Tourismus, D. Ketz
Externsteine, Teutoburger Wald
Nature reserve/natural monument
Bahnhof Horn in Abendstimmung mit gelben Blumen im Vordergrund und einem vorbeifahrenden Zug.
CC-BY-SA | GesUndTourismus Horn-Bad Meinberg GmbH, Werner Wilmes

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The Eggeweg is marked with a white horizontal cross (St. Andrew's cross, X1) in both directions by the Eggegebirgsverein. For the first few kilometers, it also runs parallel to the Hermannsweg "H". The Eggeweg is a section of the European long-distance hiking trail E1.

Hiker-friendly accommodation along the Hermannshöhen is designated as a "Hermannshöhen quality establishment" and marked as a recommendation in the stage suggestions.

Tour information

  • Multiday Tour

  • Premium Trail "Wanderbares Deutschland"

Equipment

We recommend good hiking boots and weatherproof clothing for this tour. There are few places to stop for refreshments along the route. Take sufficient provisions with you.

Directions & Parking facilities

B1 to Horn-Bad Meinberg, then follow the tourist signs to "Externsteine"
Externsteine parking lot in Horn-Bad Meinberg (small fee)
Horn-Bad Meinberg train station. Continue by bus on line 782 in the direction of Detmold to the "Externsteine" stop. From April to October at weekends also tourist line 792.

Other stations with access along the route: Leopoldstal, Sandebeck, Altenbeken, Bad Driburg, Willebadessen, Scherfede, Marsberg.


Always know what's running: The smart number for buses and trains in NRW:
08006 - 50 40 30 (free of charge from the German landline network).

Additional information

Literature

Hikeline long-distance hiking trail:  Hermannshöhen (Hermannsweg-Eggeweg)
Date of publication: 2022 (4th edition)
Overall route Hermannshöhen (250km). Edition)
Total route Hermannshöhen (250km): scale 1: 35 000, weatherproof
Hiking map, city maps, list of overnight accommodation, elevation profile, thread stitching

ISBN: 978-3-85000-767-2
Price: €12.90, in bookshops

OUTDOOR hiking guide: Hermannsweg-Eggeweg
Publication date: March 2019 (4th edition)
Hiking guide: Hermannsweg-Eggeweg
Publication date: March 2019 (4th edition)
Outdoor hiking guide: Hermannsweg-Eggeweg
. Edition)
About the Hermannshöhen - interesting facts, accommodation, sights, stages, elevation profiles, hiking maps

ISBN: 978-3-86686-621-8
Price: €12.90, in bookshops 

Contact person

Projektbüro der Hermannshöhen

License (master data)

Ina Bohlken
License: Attribution, ShareAlike

Safety guidelines

28 rescue points were 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:

1. Silbermühle, 2. Lippischer Velmerstot, 3. Preußischer Velmerstot, 4. Hakehütte, 5. Schwarzes Kreuz, 6. Rehberghütte, 7. Knochenhütte, 8. Heinrich Heine Hütte, 9. Driburger EGV Hütte, 10. Schöne Aussicht, 11. Klusenberg Hütte, 12. Radbaum Hütte, 13. Herbram Wald, 14. Asselner Hütte, 15. Paderborner-Berg-Hütte, 16. Willebadessener Hütte, 17. Johann Kiene Hütte, 18. Alte Eisenbahn- Hütte, 19. Krollhütte, 20. Borlinghauser Hütte, 21. Bördeweg Nadel, 22. Roters Eiche Hütte, 23. Mittelwald Hütte, 24. Blankenroder Hütte, 25. Felsberg Hütte, 26. Oesdorf Dorfplatz, 27. Essentho Ortsmitte, 28. Cafe Bleichhaus

This tour has far more than 500 waypoints. If you are using a GPS device, please ensure that the track is displayed in full! Shorter stage suggestions for the Eggeweg can also be found in the TEUTO_Navigator.<

Map

Compass hiking tour map Hermannshöhen - Eggeweg and Hermannsweg
Publication date:  2021
Leporello: Scale 1:50.000, waterproof, tearproof, GPS-accurate
City maps, elevation profile, information on places of interest, list of overnight stays, refreshment stops

ISBN: 978-3-85026-984-1
Price: €8.99,  from bookshops

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