Stemweder Berg Hiking Trail with Pink Dots

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 lowlands of northern Germany. South of the Dümmer, the park-like cultural landscape of the municipality of Stemwede adjoins. To the east of the Dümmer is the Oppenweher Moor. The Stemweder Berg consists of limestones from the Late Cretaceous period. This softer 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, there are 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 area south of the Stemweder Berg came under Brandenburg (Prussia). High-stemmed orchards on the edge of the Stemweder Berg provide habitat for dormice, little owls, and various bat species. Water quickly seeps away in the glacial dry valleys of the Stemweder Berg. Shallow ponds are only found in small areas. In addition to native wildlife such as deer, hare, pheasant, and fox, one can find the white-backed woodpecker and the black woodpecker. Primroses, cuckoo-pint, lily of the valley, native orchids, and woodruff are also present. This extensive forest area is accessible through well-developed and marked hiking trails of varying lengths, each starting at a hiking parking lot. Information boards and the hiking map provide guidance and assistance with orientation. All routes are also suitable for walking or jogging.