Hikes in Bramsche

Quiet hike through the Wiehen Hills and historic site

Old farmsteads, a remarkable church, an agricultural landscape and forest – the old farming community lies in a “funnel” between the B68 and the A1. Sometimes you hear it (not always) and sometimes you see it, and yet we have become fans of this track.

The circular route in the Kalkriese-Evinghausen area is one of the most beautiful in the Osnabrück region. It leads through fields and forests, reaches the edge of the Great Moor, and ascends the height of Kalkriese Mountain. Many nature and cultural highlights are found along the way.

The TERRA.track runs through the quiet forests of the Gehn between Ueffeln and Bramsche along the Kettelsberg and around the Stapelberg.

Anyone who wants to combine a varied hike through forest and field with a culinary stopover is exactly right on the TERRA.track Ruller Bruch in the Rulle district of the Wallenhorst municipality. In fact, this track not only offers a wonderful hiking experience but also a great place to linger. A hearty snack is recommended at the rest area with a fantastic view just before Barenauer Weg. Gourmet hiking for advanced hikers, so to speak. Since this track also runs partly together with the long-distance hiking trails Hünweg and Wittekindsweg, you immediately get a little inspiration for your next hiking trip.

On the Hünenweg, you travel through various cultural landscapes shaped by human activity. Of course, these landscapes are based on geological foundations, as the landscape formation through plate tectonics and glaciers and the existing soil and rock types determine, together with the climate, the vegetation and thus also the agricultural use of the respective region. Our Hünenweg promises you a hike from Osnabrück to the Emsland Hahnenmoor over 100 kilometers through a fascinating natural and cultural landscape and holds some surprises for you! You encounter architectural masterpieces in the form of huge, piled granite erratics that have always amazed people. The term 'Hünengräber' has become common in popular language and partly in technical language. It is mostly derived from the idea that only a race of giants living long before humans could transport and stack the tons-heavy blocks. Due to biblical mentions of giants, this theory was supported by church scholars until the 17th century. "Hüne" is a regional term for giant, and many legends see the graves as the bedrooms or dwellings of giants. The finds of 'giant bones' (= bones of large animals; mammoths no longer existed in Europe in the Neolithic) in the graves seemed to confirm this theory. These Hünen or megalithic graves from the Neolithic period about 3,500 years ago are considered the oldest preserved structures in this region and shape the hiking route in large numbers. Of course, today there is a completely different understanding of their meaning and origin, which is vividly presented to curious hikers during the tour on site. With historically significant architecture and a lot of eventful history, the peace city of Osnabrück with the Town Hall of the Peace of Westphalia, the Rulle Monastery, Bramsche with the award-winning cloth-making museum, the Ankum Cathedral, or the former Cistercian nunnery Stift Börstel in Berge fascinate visitors. You should plan longer stays here. A special charm of this hiking trail lies in its incomparable natural diversity. The landscapes of the UNESCO Geopark TERRA.vita with the Wiehengebirge, the idyllic Nettetal, and the gently rolling Ankumer Heights have been shaped by millions and thousands of years of earth history.Your hike will be accompanied not only by history but also by many places and landmarks that have amazed or even scared people for generations. Legends, myths, and sagas arose especially where apparently inexplicable things happened—we tell you some of them!

Historical hiking trail from Osnabrück to Porta Westfalica over the crest of the Wiehen Hills

From the Wasserburg in Campemoor, the route goes through forest paths and along the water areas of the Venner Moor nature reserve, finally returning to the Wasserburg.

Short route with some climbs in the forest area at Mühlenort.

Heathland, pines, and blueberry bushes characterize the circular route running south of a large quarry.