Marienkapelle on Hoppenberg – View from the Knochenhütte loop from Erpentrup

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Steinheim

Marienkapelle on Hoppenberg – View from the Knochenhütte loop from Erpentrup

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4.6

(34)

101

hikers

Marienkapelle on Hoppenberg – View from the Knochenhütte loop from Erpentrup

07:52

28.1km

550m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.54 km

Black Cross Memorial and Shelter

Highlight • Monument

The cast-iron Black Cross stands at a crossroads in the Eggegebirge and was erected in memory of a charcoal burner who was brutally murdered here during the Thirty Years' War. …

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9.88 km

Marienkapelle on Hoppenberg

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The Marienkapelle (St. Mary's Chapel) at the Clementinum Cemetery is a beautiful place for a break or some inner reflection at the Sachsenring. It also commemorates the martyr Eduard Müller, murdered by the Nazis.

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11.5 km

Impressive Manor House in Teutoburg Forest Nature Park

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Impressive residential building.

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11.6 km

Gut Knochen

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A wonderful panoramic view up there👌

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11.8 km

View from the Knochenhütte

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The Bone Hut is wonderfully located on the Eggeweg - the view is great and you should definitely take a break here and let the wonderful surroundings work its magic on you.

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14.3 km

Rehbergpass

Mountain Pass

21.9 km

Prussian Velmerstot

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very nice here

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21.9 km

Eggeturm Observation Tower (Preußische Velmerstot)

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Observation tower with a magnificent view

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22.1 km

Velmerstot Upland Heath

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Very beautiful landscape on the ridge - not only when the heather blooms in late summer.

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24.4 km

Egge-Nord

Nature Reserve

28.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

3.19 km

1.22 km

1.19 km

Surfaces

10.5 km

9.10 km

4.59 km

3.28 km

668 m

Elevation

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Highest point (460 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Today

Saturday 31 October

10°C

4°C

19 %

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Comments

May 15, 2026,Von Leopoldstal nach Bad Driburg

This tour has a story. Originally, the plan was only a route from Leopoldstal to Sandebeck. Then we realized that I had simply skipped a good stretch of the E1 during my initial planning. After that was included, it became apparent that Altenbeken is closer from the point where we intended to leave the E1 than Sandebeck. And after a …

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July 11, 2024,Von Leopoldstal nach Bad Driburg

After an easy climb, the ridge path is quickly reached. Immediately to the left in the valley, the hiker sees the extensive Kronospan factory. The large sheet metal chimney of the drying plant could already be seen from Leopoldstal. But the factory soon disappears behind the trees on the slope. The beautiful ridge path, which is partly sandy, now runs …

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