Moltke Tower (Moltketurm) – Margarethen Chapel (Margarethenklus) loop from Wittekindsberg

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North Rhine-Westphalia

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Moltke Tower (Moltketurm) – Margarethen Chapel (Margarethenklus) loop from Wittekindsberg

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Moltke Tower (Moltketurm) – Margarethen Chapel (Margarethenklus) loop from Wittekindsberg

02:09

7.20km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

Waypoints

Start point

Hostel

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903 m

Rocky Forest Trail in Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

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Easily accessible, natural hiking trails. Just beautiful.

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1.42 km

Häverstädter Berg

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1.89 km

Wittekindsberg Cross Church Archaeological Site

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Old cruciform church in a locked glass building, everything can be admired and protected.

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3.72 km

View of the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument

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Crisp ascent but can only be recommended for the view and the descent!

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3.86 km

View of the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument

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The paths are well and adequately signposted.

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3.91 km

View of Jakobsberg and the Television Tower

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From here you can not only see the tower, but also the landscape and the cities below. Having a camera with you is a good idea.

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5.07 km

Moltke Tower (Moltketurm)

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The tower stands at the highest point of the Wittekindberg. From its viewing platform you can see the surrounding mountains, a section of the Weser Valley and the southern part of the North German Plain.

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5.57 km

Wittekindsburg and View over the Weser Valley

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The Witthus association is renovating the completely dilapidated Wittekindsburg and turning it into a jewel! Simply hike or cycle there, there is food and drink on site and you support …

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5.79 km

Margarethen Chapel (Margarethenklus)

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The Margaret (also Margaret's) is a chapel on Wittekindsberg in Barkhausen, a district of Porta Westfalica. Because of its proximity to the Wittekindsburg she is also known as Wittekindskapelle. The …

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7.20 km

End point

Hostel

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.34 km

2.15 km

382 m

294 m

Surfaces

2.84 km

2.29 km

1.46 km

309 m

190 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

8°C

81 %

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Comments

March 13, 2022,Wiehengebirge/ Portadenkmal bis zum wilden Schmied🏛

We begin the tour below the memorial in a small hiking car park and then climb up a single trail to the main car park at the memorial and further up across the contour lines to the Kammweg. After that everything is easy ;-).

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