Vortel Valley – View of the Vortel Valley loop from Schlangen

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Lippe

Schlangen

Vortel Valley – View of the Vortel Valley loop from Schlangen

Moderate

4.7

(30)

hikers

Vortel Valley – View of the Vortel Valley loop from Schlangen

04:25

15.8km

310m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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Old Quarry in Langes Tal

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the blackboard next to the old quarry, you can learn a lot about the different layers of shell limestone, which can be recognized by several eruptions in the Long …

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Wild Garlic Fields in Teutoburg Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Forest

Scattered wild garlic, no whole fields are a feast for the eyes.

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7.26 km

Wildlife Feeding Station in Teutoburg Forest Nature Park

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8.33 km

Picnic spot with a view of the Senne

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Enjoy the silence

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10.4 km

Vortel Valley

Highlight • Gorge

The Vorteltal is a beautiful, quiet valley, ideal for a relaxing tour.

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11.5 km

View of the Vortel Valley

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The Vorteltal is very idyllic. However, the lower part is also affected by the traffic noise from the nearby B1.

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15.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

1.23 km

1.08 km

231 m

Surfaces

9.00 km

3.22 km

2.82 km

725 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

February 9, 2023,Langes Tal und Bauerkamp

Hike no. 9: Langes Tal and Bauerkamp, larkspur and wild garlic under tall beeches, from the book: The most beautiful hikes in the Paderborn region and Eggegebirge (K. H. Schäfer & G. Kaiser, 2014).

After two appointments in nearby Paderborn, this afternoon, when the weather was still nice 🌤, there was a nice circular hike in the south of Lippe. …

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October 5, 2023,Drei-Täler-Wanderung bei Schlangen . . . 🌍🌥️🥾🌳🍀

Langes Tal, Emkental and Vorteltal, these are the three valleys that gave this tour its name and are of course also walked through. The Long Valley in particular, but also the Vorteltal, delights with lush larkspur blossoms on the slopes in spring, before the beech trees emerge. But the wild garlic, which also thrives in the Long Valley, also attracts …

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