Οι 8 κορυφαίες χαράδρες Rodenberg

The bridge is getting more and more dilapidated every year, and if it's wet, you could end up in the stream on a bicycle. Still, it's a lovely place to linger. Next to it is a small wild meadow.

The beautiful wooden bridge is no longer there. Now there is a concrete pipe through which the stream flows. The Bullerbach valley is still beautiful, however. The old character of a bridge that goes around the curve is only a memory. I liked the curved wooden bridge better, although I once fell on it with my mountain bike when the surface was wet and I landed in the stream with the bike. Luckily, the riders behind me stopped and fished me out of the stream.

Small quiet valley, beautiful in every season.

Even nicer when there is enough water, it is worth taking a little break here. ;-)

The Deister-Süntel valley is located in the north-east of the Weserbergland in Lower Saxony between the Bückeberg-Süntel and Deister mountain ranges in the Schaumburg and Hameln-Pyrmont districts. Contrary to what you would expect from looking at the map, the Deister-Süntel valley extends northwards beyond the Süntel area into the Rodenberger Mulde east of the Bückeberg and the Auetal and south to the Hachmühler basin with the Kleinen Deister in the east and thus reaches a length of around 25 km. At the watershed of the valley north of Bad Münder, two rivers have their source at the Süntel. The Hamel has its source in Hamelspringe and flows south into the Weser. The Rodenberger Aue rises in Bakede and flows north into the Westaue, which in turn flows into the Leine. They are fed by around 20 streams from the Deister and Süntel. Source: Wikipedia

Is one of 12 destinations in the "Deister Wanderpass", with which you can collect a stamp at each station. As a reward, the Deister hiking pin beckons at the end. The forest restaurant Teufelsbrücke is the stamp office no. 10.

The saga of how the Devil's Bridge got its name in the Deister: According to the old story, a hunter was hunting there and killed a magnificent stag. Unfortunately, a raging brook separated him and his prey. He couldn't get to the stag he had killed and cursed so roughly that the devil showed himself. The latter offered him a deal: the devil would build a bridge over the brook, but he would take the hunter with him into his kingdom if he should mention his name again. The hunter agreed, eager for his prey. The devil then formed a bridge over the stream so that the hunter could cross the stream and get his prey. He carried the stag to the castle in Rodenberg. Some time passed. At some point the hunter boasted about his story in the village pub in Rodenberg and said he had cheated the devil. Then the earth opened up. The horned man appeared and dragged the hunter down with him into hell. The hunter was never seen again. But the Devil's Bridge has had her name since that night. Source: https://www.sn-online.de/Schaumburg/Rodenberg/Rodenberg/Ein-grauenvoll-Pakt-im-Deister

Upper entry path into the Walterbachtal. There is also a parking lot for hikers at this point.