Ahornweg, © Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita
© Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

Ahornweg

Ascent
2245 m
Descent
2245 m
Distance
103 km
highest point
330 m
Level of difficulty
easy
Type of tour
Circular tour
Recommended month:JFMAMJJASOND
Recommended months for a hike: Optimal

Hiking in Germany on the Ahornweg - that means discovering the landscape and culture of the Osnabrücker Land for 100 kilometres on a total of six routes. Relax on narrow forest paths, enjoy beautiful views and forget the stress of everyday life for a while.

The Ahornweg is one of the hiking trails in Germany that consists of several loops.

The small loop - or in German: kleine Schleife - is 40 kilometres long and runs from Bad Iburg via Hagen am Teutoburger Wald and Georgsmarienhütte back to Bad Iburg.

The big loop - or in German: große Schleife - is 60 kilometres long, runs from Bad Iburg via Melle-Wellingholzhausen, Dissen am Teutoburger Wald, Hilter am Teutoburger Wald, Bad Rothenfelde and Bad Laer back to Bad Iburg and is characterised by a highly variable landscape with a slightly hilly profile, beautiful views and lovely transitions between forests and fields.

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The nature and geopark offers a particularly good view of 300 million years of very eventful earth history, geological phenomena and their effects on the landscape. Within a small area, you can…

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A special tip

When the first warm rays of sunshine hit the forest floor on the Ahornweg after the long winter, you will witness a unique spectacle of nature. Early bloomers such as anemones and corydalis form a carpet of new life.

Experiencing spring on the Ahornweg will leave you rejuvenated!

The lush blossom in the Freeden nature reserve at Bad Iburg is almost legendary, for which we can thank our geological history – the 120 million-year-old limestone rock provides the fertile ground for these special early bloomers!

Impressions

Iburg, © Tourismusverband Osnabrücker Land / Dieter Schinner
© Tourismusverband Osnabrücker Land / Dieter Schinner

Signage

The trail is signposted throughout with the Ahornweg logo.

In­form­a­tion


Arrival and departure

  • By public transport:

Many towns and villages along the route are easy to reach by public bus. Further information about the timetable can be found on the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Osnabrück website.

If you arrive by train, alight at Osnabrück mainline station or Altstadt.

The Haller Willem services the Osnabrück – Halle – Bielefeld line stopping at Hilter and Dissen/Bad Rothenfelde.

  • By car:

To Bad Iburg: Take the motorway exit for the A30 Osnabrück–Bad Iburg; motorway exit A1 Lengerich; motorway exit A33 Hilter; main road 51 Osnabrück–Münster (Westf); state roads 96, 97 and 98; district roads 332 and 333.

You can park in the villages close to the Ahornweg, at local accommodation, at the water-treading basin in Hagen, at the walkers’ car park in Borgloher Straße (Musenberg) or at the car park at Eggeweg (Bismarckhütte).

Further reading

Walking map: Walking on the Ahornweg
Scale 1:30,000
TERRA.vita Nature Park and Geopark
Published: 2015

Route as GPX-File Route as KML-File Print Tour

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