View of Teutoburg Forest – Eiserner Anton (Bismarck Tower) Observation Tower loop from Östlicher Teutoburger Wald

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View of Teutoburg Forest – Eiserner Anton (Bismarck Tower) Observation Tower loop from Östlicher Teutoburger Wald

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View of Teutoburg Forest – Eiserner Anton (Bismarck Tower) Observation Tower loop from Östlicher Teutoburger Wald

02:17

8.27km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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422 m

View of the Senne

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Taking advantage of the nice weather :)

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2.13 km

Naturparktrail Bielefeld Singletrack

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... also in the summer!

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2.83 km

Archaeological Site

3.19 km

View of the river in Teutoburg Forest Nature Park

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3.84 km

View of Teutoburg Forest

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4.18 km

Landwehrschling

Mountain Pass

5.05 km

Eiserner Anton (Bismarck Tower) Observation Tower

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The Iron Anton is an old Bismarck tower, one of the few built of steel. The tower was donated in 1895 by Bielefelder machine manufacturer Heinrich Fricke and built and …

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5.93 km

View of Bielefeld

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A great look again. The whole ridge gives you a lot of great views of the wide country.

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6.82 km

Flammenmergel Quarry

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What a creation of words: “Flammenmergelsteinbruch” has twenty-two letters and only seven. To the point: In the disused quarry in the upper Zwergental, flamed marl - so called because of …

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7.54 km

Arndt’s Meadows

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These meadows are used for hay production and are surrounded by several benches. They are ideally located on the route between Bielefeld and Oerlinghausen. They also invite you to take …

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8.27 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

838 m

698 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.12 km

1.95 km

1.80 km

1.04 km

271 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

8°C

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Comments

April 10, 2024,Kleine Runde vom Eisgrund im Frühling

Green - greener - spring 🌿 Today I checked the status quo of the wild garlic blossom. It's getting so slow. So everyone who still wants to make pesto - hurry up. I'm so looking forward to the blossom and I think that the weekend after next you'll be able to walk through paradise in full bloom 🌿

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