Bergheide auf dem Knickenhagen

Anyone who is first up, no matter which side, enjoys a beautiful path with views and benches.

... and a 'forest sofa' for relaxing and for a look into the sky, which today offers constantly changing cloud formations.

Beautiful in August and September when the heather blooms. Great, rooted paths in the middle.

The view over the all-covering blueberry fields is impressive.

A very nice way, on the beautiful beach chairs and benches, which invite to a rest.

Quiet mountain trail, which is easy to hike.

Very nice forest area with great views.

Beautiful high path from the Externsteinen to the parking lot near the Waldschlösschen.

A nice resting place with a great view

After a short, steep climb I reach a hill, the Bergheide Knickenhagen, where along the Kammweges a dense carpet of blueberry bushes, settled 'has. There are benches for a beautiful view over the heath across the forest and forest sofas to relax and for a look into the sky, which today provides constantly changing cloud formations.

Impressive pasture with sunbeds to linger.

Once you've made it to the top, benches invite you to take a break and you have a wonderful view.

A great thing in summer! Especially when the sheep are there :-)

Blueberry bushes everywhere :) !! Wow and this view ...

Mostly occupied. But you can also enjoy the view.

At the moment, the Höhenweg is unfortunately not as beautiful as the years before - due to the dry summers and the bark beetle, there is tons of dead wood. The mountain heath with its blue bushes is as beautiful (and tasty !!!) as ever.

The ridges of the Egge and Teutoburg Forest were almost completely covered by mountain heaths. Pagans are dependent on grazing or comparable care measures in terms of their formation and continued existence. By abandoning the once very intensive grazing and targeted reforestation, they have disappeared from our landscape except for a few remnants. Significant relics of the mountain heaths have been preserved at Knickenhagen and have been expanded again. The flock of sheep in the biological station is used here in early autumn for heath care. Mountain heaths are important habitats for heat and light loving heath dwellers. These include broom heath, meadow quail wheat and Harz bedstraw as distinctive flowering plants. The heather thus also provides important flower offers for insects. Beekeepers also appreciate heather as a pasture for bees
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It is definitely worth it. On the way from the external stones to the Velmerstot you come here.

Wonderful nature. A piece of earth that should be seen.

Nice way to get to the Externstein from the hiking car park on the B1.

The path above the "open" stones is not very busy but very interesting.

Seldom seen such a beautiful heather.

Wonderful path with resting opportunities.

Nice easy path with a lot of mountain heather