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Prussian Velmerstot – Eggegebirge ridge loop from Grevenhagen

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Prussian Velmerstot – Eggegebirge ridge loop from Grevenhagen

Hard

4.8

(31)

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Prussian Velmerstot – Eggegebirge ridge loop from Grevenhagen

06:31

23.0km

510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.23 km

Black Cross Memorial and Shelter

Highlight • Monument

To the history of the cross:

Who walks over the harrow, sees at the point where the Eggeweg X,
Part of the European long-distance hiking trail E1 and the Kreiswanderweg …

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4.00 km

Rehbergpass

Mountain Pass

8.75 km

Landschutz Hut on Preußischer Velmerstot

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Even if the wide view was hidden from us due to the weather, the somewhat arduous walk was definitely worth it.

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11.6 km

Prussian Velmerstot

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very nice here

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11.6 km

Eggeturm Observation Tower (Preußische Velmerstot)

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Observation tower with a magnificent view

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11.9 km

Eggegebirge ridge

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The expression "harrow" is a general Low German term for elongated ridges or ridges; The linguistic counterpart is the "Siepen / Siefen / Seifen" (for the notch valleys accompanying the …

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12.3 km

Wooden Bridge and Rocky Ascent in Silberbach Valley

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A great section, especially for children! In contrast to the asphalt path, it's great fun!

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12.9 km

Ascent to the Velmerstot Summit

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A great, well walkable climb with a magnificent view from the so-called EGGETURM. Through various panels, the story is well explained - interesting photo opportunity.

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15.0 km

Eggeosthang mit Lippischer Velmerstot

Nature Reserve

18.1 km

Egge-Nord

Nature Reserve

23.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.9 km

3.49 km

1.15 km

344 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

9.21 km

3.45 km

124 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (240 m)

Weather

Sunday 28 June

24°C

18°C

43 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

February 10, 2024,Eggegebirgstour - Eine Nacht-und-Nebel-Aktion

The goal of this tour was to experience the dawn and sunrise on the ridge path of the Egge Mountains. That didn't quite work, as a massive wall of fog enveloped the entire area. A virtue emerged from necessity and unique, bizarre-looking photos were produced. So the early morning start paid off in the end.

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April 23, 2022,wanderung von der Rehberghütte zum Eggeturm

A round tour from the Rehberghütte up to the Eggeturm.
The way back leads entirely along the beautiful ridge path back to the starting point.

Really a nice scenic round.

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August 18, 2023,Velmerstot

It was a super great, but also extremely strenuous hike, as a result of the actually unnecessary "appendage round", which you can see from the path that crosses again. There, at the crossroads, it initially only went slightly uphill, but in the end it went steeply downhill via a path that didn't really exist and it became increasingly impassable. Finally …

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Prussian Velmerstot – Eggegebirge ridge loop from Grevenhagen

Black Cross Memorial and Shelter

Stone Monument Rest Area

Landschutz Hut on Preußischer Velmerstot

Prussian Velmerstot

Eggeturm Observation Tower (Preußische Velmerstot)

Eggegebirge ridge

Wooden Bridge and Rocky Ascent in Silberbach Valley

Ascent to the Velmerstot Summit

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