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Hare's Pulpit – Bismarck Tower, Teutoburg Forest loop from Herford

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Hare's Pulpit – Bismarck Tower, Teutoburg Forest loop from Herford

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Hare's Pulpit – Bismarck Tower, Teutoburg Forest loop from Herford

02:55

33.8km

720m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 12, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 11.9 km for 612 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.63 km

Schwaghof Ponds

Highlight • Lake

A few small lakes at the Schwaghof.

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11.0 km

Wildlife Enclosure at Salzeniederung

Highlight • Natural

The attached game enclosure in the landscape garden is equally popular with young and old: fallow deer and Cameroon sheep are at home in around 29,000 square meters. The bird …

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11.9 km

Hare's Pulpit

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Not suitable for beginners!

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13.8 km

Viewpoint

16.4 km

Bismarck Tower, Bad Salzuflen

Highlight • Monument

To climb the Bismarck Tower on Vierenberg, you have to be there on the first Sunday of the month, then pick up the key from the innkeeper of the Hollenstein …

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20.0 km

Salzufler Stadtwald

Forest

24.7 km

War Memorial in Teutoburg Forest

Highlight • Monument

A large war memorial on the roadside, nice to look at and you also have the opportunity to rest there. Nevertheless, the monument is a bit like the Sleeping Beauty sleep.

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27.8 km

Dragon's Nest Trail

Highlight • Trail

Nice little trail, not too difficult, but a lot of fun!

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28.5 km

Bismarck Tower, Teutoburg Forest

Highlight • Monument

Always good for a trip. In good weather you can on the large lawn also a great picnic -classisch on a blanket-, in bad weather is also the refuge.

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28.5 km

Bismarck Tower, Herford

Highlight • Monument

If you want to enjoy the view from the tower, you should inquire about the opening times beforehand.

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33.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

8.20 km

6.73 km

995 m

284 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

7.29 km

6.69 km

4.12 km

256 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 27 June

33°C

23°C

29 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

July 24, 2022,Auf zur 🐰nkanzel!

Unfortunately, a branch from a fallen tree jutted out onto the path directly on the first trail 🤷🏻‍♀️

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March 20, 2022,Steffi meckert...

It was a beautiful day. Despite complaining, the girl has made real progress, mega

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September 20, 2023,33-23 - Vom Bismark zum Bismark mit jede Menge Trails

Once again after a long time in the city forest of B.S. been on the way. Most of the trails were still great to ride. By the way... VIDEO FOLLOWS 😉

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May 11, 2025,Turmrunde

A flat tire and a few injuries later... 🙈😅

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September 15, 2024,MTB Turmrunde

For me, this tour was the first time in a long time that I rode on the home trails on my own doorstep.

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May 23, 2023,Lampen Leiden

This tour once showed that riding an e-bike can be very strenuous and that there is a lot of adrenaline going downhill. Unfortunately, the forestry doesn't like us and the practice paths at the Bismarck Tower in Bad Salzuflen are now illegally marked by signs and so destroyed that you can no longer drive them in the flow without accidents. …

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Hare's Pulpit – Bismarck Tower, Teutoburg Forest loop from Herford

Schwaghof Ponds

Wildlife Enclosure at Salzeniederung

Hare's Pulpit

Bismarck Tower, Bad Salzuflen

War Memorial in Teutoburg Forest

Dragon's Nest Trail

Bismarck Tower, Teutoburg Forest

Bismarck Tower, Herford

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