Stemweder Berg-RundwanderW Gelb-gepunktet

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4.08 km long
round trip
Difficulty: easy
Regional hiking trail
  • 01:05 h
  • 80 m
  • 79 m
  • 75 m
  • 153 m
  • 78 m
  • 4.08 km
  • Start: Parking lot "Zum Berge"
  • Destination: Parking lot "Zum Berge"
The approximately one-hour hiking route offers a beautiful view of Lake Dümmer on the north side of the Stemweder Berg.

The Stemweder berg lies in the south-east of the Dümmer Nature Park. At 181 meters above sea level, it is the last elevation before the North German Plain. To the south is the park-like cultural landscape of the municipality of Stemwede. To the east of Lake Dümmer is the Oppenweher Moor. The Stemweder Berg consists of limestones from the Younger Cretaceous period. This soft limestone contains imprints of shells, but also whole shells. Various fossils are on display in the Dümmer Museum in Lembruch.

The forest consists mainly of beech trees. There are two large areas of the extremely rare woodruff beech forest here. Various historical boundary stones can be discovered in Stemweder Berg. The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648 meant that Minden and the area south of the Stemweder Berg became part of Brandenburg (Prussia). High-trunk orchards on the edge of the Stemweder Berg provide a habitat for dormice, little owls and various species of bat. Water quickly returns to the glacial dry valleys of the Stemweder Berg. Shallow ponds are only present in small areas. In addition to native game such as roe deer, hare, pheasant and fox, the great spotted woodpecker and black woodpecker can also be found. Cowslip, arum, lily of the valley, native orchids and woodrushes are also present. This extensive forest area is accessible via well-developed and marked hiking trails of varying lengths, each of which starts at a hiking parking lot. The overview boards set up there and the hiking map provide information and help with orientation. All routes are also suitable for walking or jogging.

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Directions

From the starting point at the "Zum Berge" hiking parking lot, head into the forest. The trail initially runs parallel to the "Rosa Striche" route until you turn right. Continue straight ahead until the route meets the "Pink Line" route. Turn right again here and continue straight ahead until you reach the edge of the forest. The last section leads directly along the edge of the forest to the road "Zum Berge". Turn right here to the hiking parking lot.

Tour information

  • Familiy-Friendly

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment


Sturdy and comfortable shoes, hiking map and camera

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Directions & Parking facilities

By car: via the A1 (Bremen-Münster), A2 (Hanover-Ruhr area), A30 (Bad-Oeynhausen-Osnabrück) or B51 (Diepholz-Bohmte), B65 (Minden-Bohmte), B239 (Herford-Rahden) highways

By train: via the nearest train stations Bohmte, Lemförde, Rahden, Pr. Oldendorf-Holzhausen and Lübbecke

Hiking parking lot "Zum Berge"
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

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Tailor-made offers for nature-loving groups, excursions with the certified nature and landscape guides Dr. Inge Uetrecht, tel. 05474-349, http://www.uetrecht.net/ and Hans Möller-Nolting, tel. 05474-6208
Getting there
Stemweder Berg-RundwanderW Gelb-gepunktet
49448 Brockum