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Doktors Loch

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Kreis Steinfurt

Hörstel

Doktors Loch

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Doktors Loch

Recommended by 319 hikers out of 341

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Location: Hörstel, Kreis Steinfurt, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Doktors Loch – Doktors Lock Cave loop from Langewiese

11.9km

03:18

200m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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2. Three Hares Stone – Hermannshöhen Trail loop from Dörenthe

12.8km

03:34

220m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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3. Doktors Loch – Doktors Lock Cave loop from Hasensiedlung

4.74km

01:17

60m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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HE-MAN

April 4, 2021

"The name 'Doktors Loch' probably goes back to its use by the respected medical councilor Dr. Verlage from Riesenbeck. Probably around 1850 he used the fish ponds as the leaseholder of the Kaiserei and the rock grotto at the ponds for his purposes. Documents about a lease contract with Dr. Verlage should be present in the archives of the Surenburg house. These ponds are not yet shown in the original map from 1827. The owners of the emperor then and now are the Heereman von der Surenburg family. To the left of Doctor's Hole is an air raid shelter about seven meters long It was created in 1944 as an extension of an existing natural chasm. It was to be connected to the rock grotto. The grotto was then to serve as an emergency exit for the tunnel. Because the war ended in April 1945, the emergency exit was no longer necessary "(source: 2009 SUER, published by the Ibbenbüren City Museum)

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Volker

May 27, 2015

Located directly on the Kaiserei.
It could be a landing place of TARDIS;)

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Mila

March 31, 2020

Nice place for a little stopover.

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Location: Hörstel, Kreis Steinfurt, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Doktors Loch

1. Doktors Loch – Doktors Lock Cave loop from Langewiese

2. Three Hares Stone – Hermannshöhen Trail loop from Dörenthe

3. Doktors Loch – Doktors Lock Cave loop from Hasensiedlung

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