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Totental (Valley of the Dead) – Stairway Trail to Hohenstein loop from Hülsede

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Totental (Valley of the Dead) – Stairway Trail to Hohenstein loop from Hülsede

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Totental (Valley of the Dead) – Stairway Trail to Hohenstein loop from Hülsede

06:25

22.3km

490m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 23, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 6.83 km for 624 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.82 km

Totenborn Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 'Totenborn spring' is better, but not correct, known as the 'Blutbach spring'. From here you have an impressive view of the 'Totental'. The name of the spring comes from …

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7.07 km

The valley of the valleys in the Süntel! Wildly romantic and untouched.
Logging was stopped here for many years, long before the state forestry designated this area as a natural forest that is no longer managed.

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9.09 km

Blutbach Stream

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An old mystical place where ancient peoples have absorbed the spirit of the place!

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9.43 km

Stairway Trail to Hohenstein

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Nice climb. The fastest. Can be walked on even when it rains

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10.1 km

Hohenstein Clifftop Trail with Panoramic Views

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In bad weather you can still take a short break here without getting really wet.

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11.6 km

Renate Ricke memorial stone

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Here a child from Hamburg died in the 1950s. This stone is to remind of the danger of the cliffs!

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11.6 km

View from the Hohenstein cliffs

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From here you have a beautiful view of the Hohenstein cliffs down to the lowlands. A stone with an inscription from the 1950s calls hikers to be mindful.

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11.8 km

On the Süntel in the Weserbergland Nature Park

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At 442.5 meters, the Süntel is the highest elevation in the Weser Uplands Nature Park. The area stretches over 1,000 square kilometers on both sides of the Weser River. The …

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22.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.2 km

2.33 km

2.12 km

611 m

Surfaces

11.4 km

5.98 km

2.64 km

1.84 km

459 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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Totental (Valley of the Dead) – Stairway Trail to Hohenstein loop from Hülsede

Totenborn Spring