Auf den Hermannshöhen: Der Hermannsweg

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162.76 km long
Difficulty: medium
condition: medium
Great panorama
Hiking
  • 21:00 h
  • 3,228 m
  • 2,810 m
  • 30 m
  • 441 m
  • 411 m
  • 162.76 km
  • Start: Rheine, Tourist Information
  • Destination: Horn-Bad Meinberg - Lippischer Verlmerstot summit
The Hermannsweg - part of the "Hermannshöhen" - is considered one of the most beautiful high-altitude trails in Germany. It is a true cult hiking trail and therefore an absolute must for every hiker! The tour offers a successful combination of nature and culture with a colorful mix of cultural sights and the beautiful nature of the Teutoburg Forest.

Did you know? Its name comes from Hermann the Cheruscan, who defeated the Roman general Varus in the year 9 AD and defeated three Roman legions.
 
A brief overview of the route:
The approximately 163 km long Hermannsweg runs along the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest and 85 percent through the two nature parks "TERRA.vita" and "Teutoburg Forest/Eggegebirge". With its mountain ridge interrupted by numerous valleys, the trail offers a varied elevation relief with great views of the Münsterland park landscape, the Westphalian Bay or towards the Weserbergland. It begins in the Münsterland parkland in Rheine and leads to Horn-Bad Meinberg over altitudes of 100 to 441 meters. Shortly before it ends in Leopoldstal, you reach the highest point of the tour, the 441 m high rocky outcrop of the Lippische Velmerstot, from where you have a wonderful view of the surrounding area. The route leads through beautiful towns such as Tecklenburg, Bad Iburg, the metropolis of Bielefeld and Oerlinghausen. In addition, many historical sights and attractions line the route. 
 
#sights along the Hermannsweg:
 

  • The Dörenther Klippen
  • The Witches' Kitchen
  • The Externsteine
  • The twin peaks of Velmerstot
  • The Hermannsdenkmal
  • The Sparrenburg in Bielefeld
  • The Adlerwarte Berlebeck
  • Ravensberg Castle near Borgholzhausen

 
Start:                                                                    Rheine
Destination:                                                                          Horn-Bad Meinberg
Route:                                                                 162.76 km
Time:                                                                          9 daily stages
Difficulty level:                                           medium

 

Disturbance reports:

Current fault messages can be found here: https://hermannshoehen.teutoburgerwald.de/service-partner/wanderservice/aktuelles

A good interactive tour map of the whole trail can be found here:
https://www.outdooractive.com/de/route/fernwanderweg/teutoburger-wald/auf-den-hermannshoehen-der-hermannsweg/1379453/

Waypoints

Start
Rheine, Tourist Information
Destination
Horn-Bad Meinberg - Lippischer Verlmerstot summit

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The Hermannsweg is consistently marked in both directions with a white "H" on a black background. The markings are mainly provided on a voluntary basis by the Teutoburger-Wald-Verband hiking association.

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

The stage suggestions are on average 20 km long. Of course, you don't have to hike according to these suggestions!
In addition to the start and end points of the stages, there are many other attractive places along the trail where you can start.

Tour information

  • Climbing Site

  • Cultural Interesting

  • Good Connection to public Transport

  • Labelling

  • Multiday Tour

  • Nature Highlight

  • Possibility of Accommodation

  • Premium Trail "Wanderbares Deutschland"

  • Stop at an Inn

  • Suitable for Winter

  • Tour with Dog

Equipment

We recommend good hiking boots, a camera and weatherproof clothing for this tour. There are few places to stop for refreshments along the way. So take plenty of provisions with you!

Directions & Parking facilities

A30 to "Rheine" (follow signs for city center to train station)
Parking garage "Am Bahnhof" (P3, open all day).
Rheine station (also long-distance services Hanover-Amsterdam).

Other stations with access routes to the Hermannsweg: Hörstel, Ibbenbüren, Lengerich, Hilter, Dissen/Bad Rothenfelde, Borgholzhausen, Halle/Westphalia, Steinhagen, Bielefeld, Oerlinghausen, Lage/Lippe, Detmold, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Leopoldstal.

Attention: between Tecklenburg and Bad Iburg is the state border of Lower Saxony/NRW. Unfortunately, the transport associations also change here, so there is no direct line between the towns. Please refer to the information on our website!

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)
. Edition)
Overall 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)

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 or at the publisher's webshop



Contact person

Teutoburger Wald Tourismus
Ms. Ina Bohlken
Walther-Rathenau-Str. 33-35
33602 Bielefeld

Author

Ina Bohlken

Organization

Projektbüro Hermannshöhen

Safety guidelines

This tour has far more than 500 waypoints. When using a GPS device, please ensure that the track is displayed in full! Stage suggestions for the Hermannsweg can also be found here in the TEUTO_Navigator under the search term Hermannshöhen stages.

Map

Kompass hiking tour map Hermannshöhen - Eggeweg and Hermannsweg
Date of publication:  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,  via bookshops 

Hiking map Lippe - Land of Hermann
Hermannsland
published: June 2022
Hiking map: scale 1:25,000, folded
Augustdorf, Detmold, Horn-Bad Meinberg, Lage, Oerlinghausen, Schlangen

ISBN/EAN: 978-3-89710-619-2
Price: €9.90, in bookshops

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Getting there
OWL GmbH/Teutoburger Wald Tourismus
Walther-Rathenau-Str. 33-35
33602 Bielefeld