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The Süntel Tower is temporarily closed. It may reopen on April 1st, 2026.

Historical boundary stones in the middle of the forest, but no vantage point.

Historical gem! Important borders have always met here - the Kingdom of Hanover and the Electorate of Hesse as well as the municipal border of Bad Münder / Hameln. IMPORTANT: The highlight is not directly at the fork in the road! You have to go about 5-10m further (if you come from the Süntelturm). Unfortunately, it is not explicitly signposted and can easily be overlooked.

The old baptism is the subject of a local legend, which takes place at the time of Christianization. The stone's name may derive from the embellished idea that it was used as a baptismal font after the advent of Christianity. Forced baptisms are conceivable, but just as little documented as pagan human sacrifices in prehistoric times. Nonetheless, the idea of human sacrifice in the ancient baptism is considered as one of several explanations of the idiom "walking over the Deister." The idiom means "disappear" and possibly "die" - similar to "cross the Jordan" and "cross the Wupper". Other explanations of phraseologism do not draw on the sagas associated with the ancient baptism. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Taufe

The Steinbach branches off here to a very comfortable water treading area and you can cool off your hiking feet in the water treading pool with water temperatures of 6-8°C all year round. The water is rusty brown and actually leaves brown tints on the skin. In addition to the water treading area, there is a large, comfortable picnic area with tables and benches. And the Steinbach, which flows next to the water treading point, encourages big and small children to have water adventures.

A wooden lookout tower was first opened on the Hohe Egge in 1882 – the Augusta Tower. In 1899, after this tower had become dilapidated, work began on the construction of today's Süntelturm made of sandstone. The cornerstone was laid on September 24, 1899; Among others, the heath poet Hermann Löns was present. The construction costs were 7,000 marks. The tower was inaugurated on May 17, 1901. In 1910 the tower got a massive sandstone extension, in which there was a small kitchen, a counter and a guest room. In 1912 the tower received a telephone connection. In 1951, on the 50th anniversary of the tower, all damage caused by age and the effects of the war was repaired. In 1977 the tower was scaffolded to seal joints and cracks in the masonry. In 1985/86 the management was endangered because there were no connections for water, sewage and electricity. The district of Hamelin-Pyrmont and the cities of Hamelin, Bad Münder and Hessisch Oldendorf formed a financing community and began building electricity, water and sewage pipes as well as a sanitary area. The renovated restaurant was inaugurated in 1988. In the same year, the tower and restaurant became the responsibility of the town of Bad Münder. The tower was last renovated in 2010. In 2012, the ascent to the tower was blocked due to the risk of the stairs collapsing. The refurbishment of the staircase was completed in July 2012. The hiking restaurant remained open during this time. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%BCntelturm

The old baptism (formerly also wolf baptism or heathen baptism) is a cliff in the Deister in Lower Saxony. The cuboid made of Wealden sandstone with an edge length of around 3 meters and a deep trough on the top is located about 50 m away from the Deisterkamm, west of the Nordmannsturm in the municipality of Lauenau. The Old Baptism was regarded as an old Germanic sacrificial site for which there is no archaeological evidence. An excavation in the area of the stone has not yet been carried out. Detlef Schünemann tries to make a prehistoric processing and ritual use of the stones credible in comparison with other striking, large stones, which also have hollows (so-called sacrificial stones). The old baptism is the subject of a local legend, which takes place at the time of Christianization. The stone's name may derive from the embellished idea that it was used as a baptismal font after the advent of Christianity. Forced baptisms are conceivable, but just as little documented as pagan human sacrifices in prehistoric times. Nonetheless, the idea of human sacrifice in the ancient baptism is considered as one of several explanations of the idiom "walking over the Deister." The idiom means "disappear" and possibly "die" - similar to "cross the Jordan" and "cross the Wupper". Other explanations of phraseologism do not draw on the sagas associated with the ancient baptism. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alte_Taufe

very slippery and muddy at this time of year (January). For me as a beginner, the section of the trail is very exciting. But I made it there and back safely.