Sintfeld-Höhenweg - Ein Weg macht die Runde

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145.75 km long
round trip
Difficulty: difficult
condition: difficult
Great panorama
Hiking
  • 18:00 h
  • 1,950 m
  • 1,950 m
  • 174 m
  • 447 m
  • 273 m
  • 145.75 km
  • Start: Jesuit Church (Burgstraße, Büren)
  • Destination: Büren
The Sintfeld in the heart of the Paderborn plateau is a gently undulating cultural landscape with a very special charm that has been shaped over thousands of years.

The 144 km hiking trail can be divided into 6 daily stages and is suitable for keen hikers thanks to its moderate gradients.

Wide views across the karst plateau with its fields and alluvial valleys are just as stimulating for the senses as the fresh scent of forests and heaths. If you look closely, you can discover exciting geological phenomena such as the shrinking of streams. Small watercourses, such as the lively River Alme, seep into the ground at significant points, only to reappear elsewhere.

The countless insights into the eventful past are also exciting along the way:  Stone cists and burial mounds, ruins, churches and monasteries turn the hike on the Sintfeld High Trail into a historical journey through time.

Numerous cafés, restaurants and inns along the way also make the hike an encounter with genuine Westphalian hospitality and delicious, down-to-earth cuisine.



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Directions

The hiking trail is a circular route. You can start and finish at any point along the route. We recommend starting in Büren at the Jesuit Church.

Route: Büren - Wewelsburg - Dalheim Monastery - Herbram-Wald - Blankenrode - Bad Wünnenberg - Ringelstein - Büren

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Possibility of Accommodation

  • Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Sturdy hiking boots, drinks and provisions are recommended.

Directions & Parking facilities

Freeway exits:

Lichtenau / Kloster Dalheim exit Marsberg - Meerhof (A 44)

Bad Wünnenberg junction Bad Wünnenberg - Haaren (A 33 / A 44);

Büren exit Büren (A 44)

There is ample free parking available at the start/finish locations (Büren / Wewelsburg / Kloster Dalheim / Herbram Wald / Blankenrode / Bad Wünnenberg / Ringelstein).
Nahverkehrsverbund Paderborn/Höxter

Always know what's running: The smart number for buses and trains in NRW 01803 504030 (timetable information for €0.09/min from a German landline, mobile max. €0.42/min).

Additional information

Contact person

Tourist-Information Büren
Königstraße 16
33142 Büren

Author

Touristikzentrale Paderborner Land e.V.

Organization

Touristikzentrale Paderborner Land e.V.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Take some time to visit the Historical Museum of the Bishopric of Paderborn in the Wewelsburg. The history of the Paderborn region from the beginnings of settlement is presented here.

Safety guidelines

Mid-mountain character - moderately difficult hiking tour

  • not suitable for pushchairs
  • not suitable for wheelchair users

Map

Sintfeld Höhenweg - Südliches Paderborner Land, scale 1:30,000, ISBN: 3-00-017101-0

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Tourist Information Büren
Königstraße 16
33142 Büren