Sachsenweg | Zwischen Wiehengebirge und Teutoburger Wald

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54.58 km long
Difficulty: medium
Hiking
  • 14:20 h
  • 54.58 km
  • 616 m
  • 729 m
  • 69 m
  • 263 m
  • 194 m
  • Start: Hikers' parking lot at Ravensberg Castle in the Clever Gorge
  • Destination: Guest pavilion, Preußisch Oldendorf
The Sachsenweg is a 45 km long main hiking trail that connects the Teutoburg Forest with the Wiehengebirge. It begins at Ravensberg Castle near Borgholzhausen and ends at the castle ruins on the Limberg. The local marker is a white "S" on a black background. An access path from Preußisch Oldendorf to the Limberg is marked with the same sign.

The hiking route is called the "Saxon Trail" because the Saxons under Widukind traveled back and forth along these routes on their campaigns against the Franconian Charles as an invader of the Westphalian land. The Saxon Trail is intended to keep alive the historical memory of the events of that time. At the same time, the history of the county of Ravensberg is to be remembered, as the start and end points of this hiking trail are two Ravensberg castles.

The 45 km long "Sachsenweg" connects Ravensberg Castle - the ancestral castle of the counts from the family of the same name - with the castle ruins on the Limberg in the Wiehengebirge. The route is both challenging and attractive. The route is as follows: Ravensburg, Borgholzhausen, Haus Brincke, Königsbrück Castle, Riemsloh, Elsetal, Haus Kilver, Rödinghausen with Nonnenstein to the Limberg castle ruins. An access route from Preußisch Oldendorf to Limberg is also marked with an "S".

Waypoints

Start
Hikers' parking lot at Ravensberg Castle in the Clever Gorge
Horster MühleHorster MillMoulin de HorsterHorster MolenHorster Mølle
© Markus Tiemann/ Flusslandschaft Elbe GmbH
Horster Mühle
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Destination
Guest pavilion, Preußisch Oldendorf

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suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

1st section Burg Ravensberg-Riemsloh: Start Burg Ravensberg-through the Clever Schlucht to Borgholzhausen-Haus Brincke-Schloss Königsbrück-St.Annen-Riemsloh-or the 2nd section Riemsloh-Limberg/Preußisch Oldendorf: Start Riemsloh-Bruchmühlen-Buer/Wehringdorf-Kollmühle in Rödinghausen-Haus Kilver-Rödinghausen-Nonnenstein-Börninghausen-Preußisch Oldendorf-Burgruine Limberg.

Tour information

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Hikers' parking lot at Ravensberg Castle in the Clever Gorge
Always know what's running: The smart number for buses and trains in NRW 0800 6-50 40 30 (free of charge and available around the clock).

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Teutoburger Wald Tourismus

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Sachsenweg | Zwischen Wiehengebirge und Teutoburger Wald
33829 Borgholzhausen