Stemwederberg-Rundwanderweg Orange Linie

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2.43 km long
round trip
Difficulty: easy
Hiking
  • 00:35 h
  • 102 m
  • 102 m
  • 77 m
  • 179 m
  • 102 m
  • 2.43 km
  • Start: Freudeneck parking lot
  • Destination: Identical to starting point
There is a public motorhome parking area at the starting point. This is an ideal stopover for those passing through to stretch their legs and buy fresh fruit and vegetables from the nearby fruit grower Aping.

The Stemweder Berg is located in the south-east of the Dümmer Nature Park. At 181 meters above sea level, it is the last elevation before the North German Plain. To the south is the park-like cultural landscape of the municipality of Stemwede. To the east of Lake Dümmer is the Oppenweher Moor. The Stemweder Berg consists of limestone from the late Cretaceous period. This soft limestone contains imprints of shells, but also whole shells. Various fossils are exhibited in the Dümmer Museum in Lembruch.

The forest consists mainly of beech trees. There are two large stands of the extremely rare woodruff beech forest here. Various historical boundary stones can be discovered in the Stemweder Berg. As a result of the Westphalian Treaty of 1648, Minden and thus the area south of the Stemweder Berg became part of Brandenburg (Prussia). High-trunk orchards on the edge of the Stemweder Berg provide a habitat for dormice, little owls and various species of bat. Water quickly seeps away again in the glacial dry fields of the Stemweder Berg. There are only shallow ponds in small areas. In addition to native game such as roe deer, hare, pheasant and fox, the great spotted woodpecker and black woodpecker can also be found. Cowslip, arum, lily of the valley, native orchids and woodruff are also present. This extensive forest area is accessible via well-developed and marked hiking trails of varying lengths, each of which starts at a hiking parking lot. The overview boards set up there and the hiking map provide information and help with orientation. All routes are also suitable for walking or jogging.

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The route begins with a slight ascent of around 500 meters. Then turn right. The path then descends again. The next signpost leads you out of the forest to the right across a meadow. Then follow a farm track to the left. The last section to the right takes you back to the starting point, again across a meadow.

Tour information

  • Familiy-Friendly

  • Loop Road

Equipment

Sturdy and comfortable shoes, hiking map and camera.

Directions & Parking facilities

By car: via the A1 (Bremen-Münster), A2 (Hanover-Ruhr area), A30 (Bad-Oeynhausen-Osnabrück) or B51 (Diepholz-Bohmte), B65 (Minden-Bohmte), B239 (Herford-Rahden) highways

By train: via the nearest train stations Bohmte, Lemförde, Rahden, Pr. Oldendorf-Holzhausen and Lübbecke

Parking is available on site.
Always know what's running: The smart number for buses and trains in NRW: 01806 504030 (20 cents/connection from landlines and a maximum of 60 cents/connection from mobile networks).

Additional information

Author

Sabine Denker

Organization

Gemeinde Stemwede

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Tailor-made offers for nature-loving groups, excursions with the certified nature and landscape guides Dr. Inge Uetrecht, Tel. 05474-349, http://www.uetrecht.net/ and Hans Möller-Nolting, Tel. 05474-6208

Goods from the Aping farm, Stemwederberg-Str. 22

Map

Stemweder Berge nature experience map
Getting there
Stemwederberg-Rundwanderweg Orange Linie
32351 Stemwede