Stemwederberg Circular Hiking Trail Orange 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 northern German lowlands. To the south, the park-like cultural landscape of the Stemwede municipality connects. To the east of Lake Dümmer is the Oppenweher Moor. The Stemweder Berg consists 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 is mainly made up of beech trees. Here you can find two large areas of the extremely rare masterwort beech forest. In the Stemweder Berg, various historical boundary stones can be discovered. As a result of 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 again in the ice-age dry fields 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 white and black woodpecker. Also represented are primroses, cuckoo-pint, lily of the valley, native orchids, and woodruff. This extensive forest area is accessed via well-developed and marked hiking trails of varying 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 suitable for walking or jogging.