Sloopsteen lake tour – Teutoschleifen

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Steinfurt

Westerkappeln

Sloopsteen lake tour – Teutoschleifen

Easy

4.8

(542)

1,712

hikers

Sloopsteen lake tour – Teutoschleifen

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6.75km

40m

Hiking

Huge stones, a quiet lake and a beautiful forest characterize this approximately seven-kilometer-long circular tour near Westerkappeln. You start at the car park on the Sloopsteinweg. From Osnabrück you can also take the S10 bus to get to the starting point. Mighty boulders rise mysteriously out of the landscape right…

by Tecklenburger Land

Last updated: January 17, 2026

Tips

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Waypoints

Start point

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84 m

Große Sloopsteine Megalithic Tomb

Highlight • Historical Site

The entire structure was originally covered with earth. Because of their size and their relatively good state of preservation, the Sloopsteine are well-known throughout Westphalia and the Osnabrück region. More …

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1.51 km

Teutoschleifen Self-Service Snack Station

Highlight • Rest Area

The snack can be eaten directly at the well-maintained rest area next to it.

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2.56 km

Niedringhaussee

Highlight • Lake

Idyllic paths surround the Niedringhaussee, a former sand quarry.
Sandy beach and water birds will make every nature lover's heart beat faster.

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6.75 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.60 km

2.26 km

616 m

270 m

Surfaces

3.99 km

1.87 km

718 m

132 m

< 100 m

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

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Comments

January 16, 2022,Teutoschleife Sloopsteener Seerunde 🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️

Today we ran the last Teuto loop that we were missing in nice weather. Very nice to walk, but certainly much nicer in spring or summer when the sun is shining.

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March 21, 2023,Sloopsteener Seerunde

Despite the drizzle I made my way to Westerkappeln. Past the drinks booth, around the lake, then stop at the honey filling station. At the end I accelerated a bit because it was raining a little harder. But not so wild 😃

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January 10, 2024,Wanderung Sloopsteine🐕🥾❄️🏞

Little round at the sloop stones 🥾 the sun 🌞 is shining wonderfully so it doesn't matter if it's a little cool ❄️ warmly dressed 🧤🧣 no problem 😄. There were even people ice bathing in the lake ❄️🏊‍♀️, it's supposed to be healthy 😅 that would be me then too cold 😁

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March 9, 2024,Mit Jette zu den Sloopsteenen

This Teuto loop gets 5 stars from me! It was so nice to run this loop with Jette today. On our tour we also met people who, like me, had adopted a dog from Arche4dogs. Unfortunately, you couldn't walk the entire loop around the lake and had to take a detour, but that didn't give the tour a negative point. …

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September 24, 2023,Sloopsteine Westerkappeln

Great hike to the Sloopsteine and around Niedringhaussee - very varied.

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January 15, 2022,Sloopsteener Seerunde 🐾🥾

One of my favorite Teuto loops and there is not much going on at this time of year either 🤗! 🙋‍♀️🦮

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July 6, 2022,Teutoschleife Sloopsteener Seerunde

A nice little Teutoschleife....in the summer heat I might even have ignored the bathing ban, like in the past, when everyone met here in summer to bathe in the Sundermannsee, a long time ago 😊

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October 22, 2022,Sloopsteene Spaziergang

*Mushroom pickers get their money's worth.
*From the Perched Scallop/Smelly Puffball/Bulgy Varnish Porling/Adorned Slimehead/Big Grease/Rubbish Libertine... everything is included. No kidding, I don't know anything about it 😅 But you'll definitely find one or the other stomach ache.
*Komoot upgraded me because of the tour. Certainly not for my in-depth knowledge of mushrooms - But thanks for that.

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March 6, 2024

Huge stones, a quiet lake and a beautiful forest characterize this approximately seven-kilometer-long circular tour near Westerkappeln. You start at the car park on the Sloopsteinweg. From Osnabrück you can also take the S10 bus to get to the starting point. Mighty boulders rise mysteriously out of the

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May 25, 2026

very nice, relaxed route through a lot of forest. Recommended for warm days, as there is a lot of shade on the way and you can take a break on the lake shore halfway.
Tip: protect yourself from insects

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