On the Hermann Heights: The Hermann Trail

Did you know? Its name derives from Hermann the Cheruscan, who defeated the Roman general Varus in 9 AD and defeated three Roman legions.

Short route overview:
The approximately 163 km long Hermannsweg runs along the crest of the Teutoburg Forest and 85 percent through the two nature parks “TERRA.vita” and “Teutoburg Forest/Eggegebirge”. With its mountain ridge interrupted by numerous valleys, the trail offers a varied relief with great views into the Münsterland park landscape, the Westphalian Bay, or towards the Weser Uplands. It starts in the Münsterland park landscape in Rheine and leads over heights of 100 to 441 m to Horn-Bad Meinberg. Shortly before its end in Leopoldstal, you reach the highest point of the tour with the 441 m high rock formation of the Lippischer Velmerstot, from where you have a beautiful view of the surroundings. The route passes through beautiful places such as Tecklenburg, Bad Iburg, the metropolis Bielefeld, and Oerlinghausen. In addition, many historical sights and attractions line the route.

#Sights along the Hermannsweg:

The Dörenther Klippen
The Hexenküche
The Externsteine
The Twin Peaks Velmerstot
The Hermannsdenkmal
The Sparrenburg in Bielefeld
The Adlerwarte Berlebeck
The Burg Ravensberg near Borgholzhausen
Start: Rheine
Destination: Horn-Bad Meinberg
Distance: 162.76 km
Time: 9 daily stages
Difficulty: medium

Service disruptions:
You can find current service disruptions here: https://hermannshoehen.teutoburgerwald.de/service-partner/wanderservice/aktuelles

You can find a good interactive tour map of the whole trail here: https://www.outdooractive.com/de/route/fernwanderweg/teutoburger-wald/auf-den-hermannshoehen-der-hermannsweg/1379453/