Gorge to the Small Quarry – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Bückeberg

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Gorge to the Small Quarry – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Bückeberg

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Gorge to the Small Quarry – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Bückeberg

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3.98km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Weserbergland

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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628 m

Gorge to the Small Quarry

Highlight • Gorge

A narrow path along the edge of the quarry, which is ideal for climbing. A highlight for us. Gladly more of such paths!

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885 m

Bückeberg Pine Forest at the Quarry

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Many small paths in old quarry area.

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988 m

Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarry Ruins

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Small lost place quarry with an old level crossing

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1.85 km

Dinosaur Tracks in the Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

Highlight • Natural Monument

The traces were discovered by the quarry operator and were extensively developed for tourism and science. They are freely accessible at any time and have been supplemented by informative display boards.
obernkirchen-info.de/bergstadt/dinosaurierwegen.htm

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2.01 km

Clearly visible dinosaur tracks

Highlight • Natural Monument

The fossilized tracks of the dinosaurs are 140 million years old.

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Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

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Where strong mountain ranges rise from the North German lowlands for the first time, the Obernkirchen sandstone quarries are located four kilometers east of Obernkirchen and six kilometers south of …

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2.86 km

Grubenhaus (Miners' Shelter)

Highlight • Historical Site

Former accommodation for the miners. Today for the children to discover.

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3.06 km

Dinosaur Track Nature Trail – Station 6: Oberkirchener Sandstone Quarries

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... is about the importance of the Oberkirchen sandstone quarries beginning in the 12th century. til today.

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3.98 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.94 km

1.43 km

547 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.29 km

1.23 km

893 m

547 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

21°C

11°C

38 %

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Comments

November 8, 2025,Dinosaurierfährten

This place is so beautiful, I'm simply speechless and don't know what to say... you have to go there to see it! I highly recommend it.

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January 20, 2024,Feierabend-Wanderung

I thought so, I'd drive from Hameln almost directly past Bückeberg after work and wanted to see if there was still snow there, but you're actually always lucky there and it's always worth it, it's just too beautiful to hike there.
It's just a shame that my battery was dead from work
So I turned back but it was enough, …

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