Sachsenring Bad Driburg

18.24 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: difficult
Condition: difficult
Great panorama
Regional hiking trail

Blick auf Bad Driburg Kaiser Karls Turm — © Teutoburger Wald Tourismus, D. Ketz | CC-BY-SA

Ein Wanderpark vor der Iburg im Kreis Höxter — © Teutoburger Wald Tourismus, D. Ketz

Blick vom Kaiser-Karls-Turm auf die weite Landschaft des Teutoburger Waldes und die Stadt Bad Driburg. — © Teutoburger Wald Tourismus, D. Ketz

6:00 h
18.24 km
387 m
381 m
192 m
343 m
151 m
Start: Bad Driburg outdoor pool - Brunnenstrasse 32
Destination: Bad Driburg outdoor pool

Whether you want to hike, walk, jog or simply take a leisurely stroll, let your gaze wander into the distance on the Sachsenring. The approximately 18-kilometre circular hiking trail impresses with magnificent views and takes you past numerous sights such as the Gräflicher Park and the Buddenberg Arboretum.

The Sachsenring runs within sight of Bad Driburg and thus offers you any number of shortcuts. A detour to the Iburg ruins and the Kaiser-Karls-Turm tower is definitely worthwhile and makes the tour a popular hiking trail alongside various rest areas and restaurants for a leisurely stop.

The hiking trail first takes you from the parking lot of the outdoor pool to the Reelser Kreuz, from where you have a wonderful view of the spa town and the wooded Eggewall with the Iburg. The final point is the Steinberg, which offers you a wide view of the Emderhöhe and the silhouettes of the Nethegau from the Arboretum tree park.

At the Bollerwien spring with its treading pool and benches as well as at other shelters along the way, you have the opportunity to linger.

The Sachsenring trail sign is the circled white S on a black background.

Start

Bad Driburg outdoor pool - Brunnenstrasse 32

Kleines Mädchen füttert zwei Rehe am Wildgehege in Bad Driburg.

Nature discovery trail

Zwei Wanderer Auf dem Kaiser Karls Turm in Bad Driburg

Vantage point/Observation tower

Pavements

Unknown (46%)

Street (1%)

Asphalt (4%)

Gravel (35%)

Trail (6%)

Path (8%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

Past the game reserve > left up the Rosenberg > north along the ridge > after approx. 10 minutes cross the Reelser Strasse (Reelser Kreuz) > along the edge of the Hoppenberg forest > past the Marienkapelle chapel > continue via Katzohl - Bollerwien (treading pool) > continue towards the town via Schützenplatz > underpass B 64 > left serpentine path to Iburg - (Aschenhütte) > here half right through beech forest past Trappistenhof (former Trappist monastery) > to the riding hall > continue through the "Saal" (Suhle) to the Gaukopf > after approx. 1.5 km you come to the footpath Siebenstern - Bad Driburg > past the Fachwerk Siebenstern - Bad Driburg > after approx. Trappist monastery) > to the riding hall > continue through the "Saal" (Suhle) to the Gaulekopf > after about 1.5 km you come to the Siebenstern - Bad Driburg footpath > past a half-timbered building > over two streams, road and railway > continue on the hiking trail to Rommenhöller Eck in the Steinberg > past the water reservoir > continue on the ridge of the Steinberg to the arboretum with quarry > downhill back to the Gräflicher Park

Route markings

The signpost of the Sachsenring is the circled white S on a black background.

Tour information

Familiy-Friendly
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

A33, exit PB Zentrum, continue on B 64 to Bad Driburg

Freizeitbad Bad Driburg | Brunnenstraße 32 | 33014 Bad Driburg

Parking

Parking is available free of charge at the leisure pool.

Public transportation

Bad Driburg has its own train stop and is integrated into the existing hourly NordWestBahn timetable.

The starting point at the leisure pool is about 15 minutes' walk from the train station. Follow Bahnhofstraße to the tourist information office and from here continue along Brunnenstraße along Gräflicher Park to the leisure pool.

You also have the option of taking the R75 and R76 bus routes and, on weekdays, the city bus to the outdoor pool stop.

Timetables can be found at www.fahr-mit.de or by phone: Die Schlaue Nummer für Bus und Bahn in NRW 01803 504030 (timetable information for €0.09/min from a German landline, mobile max. €0.42/min).

Additional information

For more information on hiking around Bad Driburg in the Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park, please contact Bad Driburger Touristik GmbH - Tourist Information.

Literature

Bad Driburg - Count's Private Spa in the Teutoburg Forest / Eggegebirge Nature Park (2009), BAD DRIBURGER TOURISTIK GMBH, Verlag Jörg Mitzkat ISBN: 978-3-940751-19-5

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Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

A detour to the Iburg ruins and the Kaiser-Karls-Turm tower is definitely worthwhile. From up here, you have a fantastic panoramic view over Bad Driburg and the Eggegebirge mountains.

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