Stemwederberg circular hiking trail Red Line

The Stemweder Berg is located in the southeast of the Dümmer Nature Park. With its 181 meters above sea level, it is the last elevation before the North German Lowlands. To the south, the park-like cultural landscape of the Stemwede municipality follows. To the east of Lake Dümmer is the Oppenweher Moor. The Stemweder Berg is made up of limestones from the younger Cretaceous period. This soft limestone contains imprints of shells, as well as whole shells. Various fossils are exhibited in the Dümmer Museum in Lembruch. The forest mainly consists of beech trees. Here you can find two large stands of the extremely rare masterwort beech forest. In the Stemweder Berg, various historical boundary stones can be discovered. Due to the Westphalian Peace of 1648, Minden and thus the southern part of the Stemweder Berg came under Brandenburg (Prussia). High-stem meadow orchards on the edge of the Stemweder Berg provide habitat for dormice, little owls, and various bat species. Water quickly seeps back into the ground in the Ice Age dry valleys of the Stemweder Berg. Shallow ponds are only present in small areas. In addition to local wildlife such as deer, hare, pheasant, and fox, you can find the spotted and black woodpecker. Also represented are primroses, arum, lily of the valley, native orchids, and masterwort. This extensive forest area is accessible via well-developed and marked hiking trails of various lengths, each starting at a hiking parking lot. The overview boards and the hiking map provide information and help with orientation. All routes are also well suited as walking or jogging paths.