Velmerstot route – nature and Views in the Teutoburg Forest
Velmerstot route – nature and Views in the Teutoburg Forest
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Velmerstot route – nature and Views in the Teutoburg Forest
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10.6km
240m
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On this tour, the motto is: lace up your hiking boots properly and off to the mountain! After all, with the Velmerstot route you climb the highest elevation of the Eggegebirge. The mystical Silberbachtal casts a spell over you as a wonderful contrast. A true quality trail!
You start the round in Leopoldstal, where the path first meanders along the Silberbach. On the way you can admire the old grinding mill, which is surprisingly well preserved. Then it's off to the top. Arrived on the Prussian Velmerstot, the wooden Eggeturm offers you a magnificent panorama over the Teutoburg Forest to the Brocken. Only a little later the twin peaks, the Lippische Velmerstot, await you with a beautiful viewing bench. From here it is not far to the starting point.
by Teutoburger Wald Urlaubsregion
Last updated: April 1, 2025
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Your route passes through a protected area
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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge
Waypoints
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1.22 km
Grinding mill in the Silberbach Valley
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8.11 km
Eggeturm Observation Tower (Preußische Velmerstot)
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8.93 km
Lippische Velmerstot
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10.6 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.35 km
3.47 km
1.92 km
449 m
439 m
Surfaces
5.92 km
2.75 km
1.90 km
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Highest point (460 m)
Lowest point (250 m)
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Saturday 11 July
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Today we climbed to Velmerstot – the highest point in the Egge Mountains, with a magnificent view from the Egge Tower. The return journey through the enchanting Silberbach Valley was a real highlight: a babbling brook, wild nature, and plenty of hiking magic ✨.
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Own rating: 6 / 7⭐
Start / finish: free hiking car park "Alte Schule", Silbergrund 62, 32805 Horn-Bad Meinberg/Leopoldstal (51°50'46.2"N 8°57'55.2"E)
Tour Highlights:
- Silberbachtal
- Prussian Velmerstot
- Harrow tower
- Lippe Velmerstot
- 100% pure nature
- fantastic far-reaching views
- almost no traffic noise
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Unfortunately, you don't see that much beautiful from the Silberbach. Everything broken up by forest workers or peppered with deadwood.
Nevertheless, the sometimes very winding trail was a nice experience.
The view from the tower was great! The photos are arranged in 'first-the-sign, then-the-associated-photo' ...
Unfortunately, I had to turn around at the …
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We started in the small, picturesque village of Leopoldstal. On the first few meters, we discovered the Protestant church on the cycle path, which, thanks to a very friendly lady, we were also able to visit from the inside. A modern building, flooded with light! Services are held here, …
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# Thus: real path finder feeling.
# Cemetery of trees.
# Promising first section.
# The Silberbachtal is worth its weight in gold (really wildly romantic)
# First through the high heath, later in the valley accompanied by two streams.
# Very natural paths - over hill and dale (sure-footedness an advantage)
# It was …
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November 15, 2022
On this tour, the motto is: lace up your hiking boots properly and off to the mountain! After all, with the Velmerstot route you climb the highest elevation of the Eggegebirge. The mystical Silberbachtal casts a spell over you as a wonderful contrast. A true quality trail!
You start the round in Leopoldstal
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