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Bismarck Tower Höxter

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Bismarck Tower Höxter

Recommended by 85 mountain bikers out of 88

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

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Location: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Brunsberg Hut Forest Trail – Rodeneck Tower loop from Höxter Rathaus

31.8km

03:09

950m

Expert mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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2. Weser Promenade Höxter – Brunsberg Hut Forest Trail loop from Höxter Rathaus

18.8km

01:36

390m

Intermediate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Brunsberg Hut Forest Trail – Höxter-Holzminden Airfield loop from Beverungen-Wehrden

40.3km

02:55

550m

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Yvonn❤

October 3, 2020

Very nice tower with a great view👍

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Rick Mave

October 17, 2020

'Tower description

The 13 m high tower in neo-Romanesque style was built from a lookout tower with no lighting option. The round tower was built as a crenellated watchtower with a towering, pointed side tower (naturally slate) with a weather vane.

The wall thickness of the tower is 0.70 m.

On the keystone on the front there is the year "1900", above it is a plaque made of Weser sandstone with a Gothic inscription

"To the First Chancellor /
of the German Empire /
The city of Höxter "

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A stone-covered bronze Bismarck medallion (made in the Gladenbeck foundry in Friedrichshagen) was placed above the plaque.

Three steps lead to the arched entrance area of the tower on both sides, which is not closed by a door. From there you can reach the inside of the building via two stone steps. A left-turning sandstone spiral staircase with 28 steps leads to the oriel tower, and a further 11 stone steps (clockwise) to the pinnacle viewing platform with eleven pinnacles ... '
Source: bismarcktuerme.de/ebene4/nrw/hoexter.html

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Bernd1958

April 19, 2020

Nice view over the Weserbergland

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Elevation 360 m

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Bismarck Tower Höxter

1. Brunsberg Hut Forest Trail – Rodeneck Tower loop from Höxter Rathaus

2. Weser Promenade Höxter – Brunsberg Hut Forest Trail loop from Höxter Rathaus

3. Brunsberg Hut Forest Trail – Höxter-Holzminden Airfield loop from Beverungen-Wehrden

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