North Shore of Lippesee – Externsteine loop from Horn-Bad Meinberg

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Lippe

Horn-Bad Meinberg

North Shore of Lippesee – Externsteine loop from Horn-Bad Meinberg

Hard

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North Shore of Lippesee – Externsteine loop from Horn-Bad Meinberg

04:16

68.0km

460m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.3 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

1.76 km

Pfeifenkump

Lake

9.38 km

Eisteich

Lake

15.3 km

Strothe-Niederung

Nature Reserve

22.7 km

Unnamed Lake in Teutoburg Forest

Highlight • Lake

A beautiful lake without a name?

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25.2 km

Beach

26.3 km

Lippeniederung zwischen Bad Lippspringe und Mastbruch

Nature Reserve

31.1 km

Habichtsee

Highlight • Lake

The Habichtsee in Neuhaus Castle can be circled on a short walk.

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35.6 km

Lido with beach bar on Lake Lippe

Highlight • Beach

The Lippesee is a recreational area, where there are a variety of water sports and recreational opportunities such as sailing, surfing, paddle boating and fishing. On the north shore there …

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36.1 km

North Shore of Lippesee

Highlight • Lake

Great view of the lake.

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62.6 km

Römerweg

Archaeological Site

64.1 km

View of the Externsteine from the north shore of the Upper Pond

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Externsteine are a unique sandstone formation. It is worth taking a break at this special natural spectacle. The rocks can also be climbed. Information about prices and opening hours can be found here: externsteine-info.de/tickets-und-anreise/tickets

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64.2 km

Externsteine

Highlight • Natural Monument

One of the highlights on the Hermannsweg through the Teutoburg Forest is definitely the imposing Externsteine. They are among the most important natural and cultural monuments in the entire Teutoburg …

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64.4 km

Externsteine Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

If you cycle in the corner, you should stop here. It doesn't always have to go directly past the stones, often very crowded. Tip, just take another path, e.g. below …

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65.0 km

Lower Pond of the Externsteine

Highlight • Lake

The Externsteine, an imposing rock formation about 40 meters high in the Wiembecke valley near Horn-Bad Meinberg, are among the most famous natural and cultural monuments in Germany.

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68.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.4 km

19.6 km

9.11 km

8.34 km

6.59 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

15.6 km

10.8 km

7.12 km

2.88 km

120 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

78 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

January 14, 2023,Soo Matsch fahn.🥴🙂🙃Elsen - Externsteine

Sometimes you're not quite in your right mind and you get stupid ideas. This was one of those. But since I'm assuming that we're going to have a super awesome summer, I wanted to do a complete rain tour right now. Today I drove from the other side via Oesterholz and found this route really great. Except for the shoes …

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July 13, 2023,Elsen - Provence - Uranus - Elsen🚀🛰🛸🪂

What you can experience in 3 hours... I recently came across the "Petite Provence", opposite the Externsteine, while planning a tour with my colleagues. I knew I had to go there. So let's go today. The way from Elsen to Kohlstädt is flat and in the city area on well-developed bike paths. From Kohlstädt it gets interesting. Good paths, not …

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