Ruins of Wahn – Old village site of Wahn loop from Pfarrkirche Wahn "Dom des Hümmlings"

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Ruins of Wahn – Old village site of Wahn loop from Pfarrkirche Wahn "Dom des Hümmlings"

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Ruins of Wahn – Old village site of Wahn loop from Pfarrkirche Wahn "Dom des Hümmlings"

02:13

8.67km

30m

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 17, 2026

Tips

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Naturpark Hümmling

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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22 m

Ruins of Wahn

Highlight • Historical Site

An interesting story - more here: wahn-use-olde-heimat.de

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68 m

Site of St. Antonius Church (Cathedral of the Hümmling), Wahn

Highlight • Historical Site

What to see:
Traces of the Hümmling village of Wahn, which was built over 1000 years ago. On April 1, 1941, the community was officially dissolved. The National Socialists wanted …

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465 m

Beech Hedge in Alte Dorfstelle Wahn

Highlight • Natural Monument

forgotten place worth seeing.

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477 m

Lise Olde Wahn – Abandoned Village

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Piece of WWII history

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3.39 km

Stone Circle in Naturpark Hümmling

Highlight • Historical Site

If you are in the vicinity you should drive there... Informative

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8.60 km

Old village site of Wahn

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The old Hümmlingdorf Wahn fell victim to the expansion of the Krupp shooting range near Meppen during the National Socialist regime.

Between 1939 and 1943 the 1,000 inhabitants were forced …

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8.67 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.37 km

1.31 km

Surfaces

3.69 km

2.85 km

1.80 km

337 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

14°C

7°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

April 21, 2025,Wanderung um Gedenkstätte Wahn und Dem Steinkreis von Werpeloh

It's been bothering me all morning that the Easter weekend wasn't going to be so rosy for me, weather-wise and time-wise... after poking my toe out the door several times, I said... screw it, I have to get out 😄.

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