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Teutoburg Forest
Attractions in the Teutoburg Forest
Highlights
Nowhere in the Mittelgebirge are the highlights closer together than in the Teutoburg Forest. Besides the Externsteine and Hermannsdenkmal, the LWL ...
The TERRA.track around the 225 m high Borgberg runs south of Hagen a.T.W. through the forests of the Northern Teutoburg Forest Nature Park.
This premium city hiking route connects historically significant highlights with natural attractions as well as quiet forest and meadow sections on ...
Hermannshöhen: 226 km ridge trail through the Teutoburg Forest & Egge Hills with panoramas, Externsteine, Hermannsdenkmal, castles, forests & ...
The approximately 5 km long Tecklenburger Hexenpfad is an official hiking trail with many legendary stations. Dive into the world of Tecklenburg ...
A forest hike on a seabed? And that on a mountain? That’s possible at Freeden. Thanks to geological history. Here it is wonderfully wooded, ...
Rock formations, breathtaking panoramic views, and mysterious myths give this hike its unique character. The beautiful forest-rich route takes you ...
In the footsteps of the well-known Westphalian painter Otto Modersohn, the path named after him explores Tecklenburg and the immediate surroundings.
South of Gellenbeck, the circular route through the northern Teutoburg Forest with its moderate inclines repeatedly offers new interesting views of ...
The TERRA.track Erz-Steig is a circular route through the northern Teutoburg Forest near Hasbergen. A possible start point is the Roter Berg hiking ...
Discover the region
The low mountain range stretches from Hörstel in the northwest in a southerly direction past Ibbenbüren and Osnabrück, through East Westphalia and through the Bielefeld urban area, over the district of Lippe to Horn-Bad Meinberg. Here you will find the transition to the Egge hills – at first glance you cannot tell where which mountain range begins and ends, until the 17th century the two areas were still combined as "Osning".
Together with the Wiehen hills, the Teutoburg Forest extends far into the North German Plain. In the southwest the mountains are bordered by the Westphalian Bay, in the east by the Lippe Mountains. The Teutoburg Forest reaches a height of 446 m with the Barnacken as the highest elevation. The longest rivers in the mountains are the Ems and Lippe, accompanied by numerous smaller rivers and streams. The three parallel ridges of the Teutoburg Forest are intersected by valleys.
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Nature highlights in the Teutoburg Forest
Castles and Romans in the Teutoburg Forest
In earlier times, the Teutoburg Forest was hardly populated, but was dotted with castles. For this purpose, prominent mountain tops were often used, such as the Grotenburg, the Hünenburg near Bielefeld and the Tönsberg in Oerlinghausen or the Löwenburg in Lämershagen. The Ravensberg Castle and the Tecklenburg Castle are more reconstructed than original.
Besides the castles there are other sights in the Teutoburg Forest. Especially popular are the legacies of the Romans, which is why you can follow in their footsteps in the Roman camp Bielefeld-Sennestadt and in the Museum and Park Kalkriese. Those who follow the history of the Varus Battle should also visit the Hermann monument, which was erected in honor of the Cheruscan prince Arminius.
