Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Bückeberg

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Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Bückeberg

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Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Bückeberg

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6.41km

100m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Naturpark Weserbergland

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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907 m

Old Railway Bridge in Bückeberg Forest

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The Obernkirchener sandstone is named after the place Obernkirchen am Bückeberg in northern Germany. The broken sandstone is also called Bückebergsandstein and Bremer Stein because it was often used in …

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996 m

Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarry Ruins

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Small lost place quarry with an old level crossing

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1.86 km

Dinosaur Tracks in the Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

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The traces were discovered by the quarry operator and were extensively developed for tourism and science. They are freely accessible at any time and have been supplemented by informative display boards.
obernkirchen-info.de/bergstadt/dinosaurierwegen.htm

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2.02 km

Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

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Where strong mountain ranges rise from the North German lowlands for the first time, the Obernkirchen sandstone quarries are located four kilometers east of Obernkirchen and six kilometers south of …

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Clearly visible dinosaur tracks

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The fossilized tracks of the dinosaurs are 140 million years old.

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2.53 km

Bremsschacht 7

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A historic building for the underground mining at that time. An information building tells the story (s).

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4.78 km

Bückeberg Nature Discovery Trail — Dinosaur Track (Station 3)

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... explains what the descendants of the dinosaurs still alive today are and which animals live in the Bückeberg.

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5.44 km

Bückeberg Forest Information Point

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Here you can find information about where the Bückeberg got its name from, the history of the communal forest and today's management and forest certification.

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6.41 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.83 km

1.38 km

181 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.94 km

2.04 km

230 m

181 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Thursday 15 October

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June 6, 2026,Jurassic Park 🌿

The dinosaur tracks near Bückeburg are located in the nearby Obernkirchen sandstone quarry on the Bückeberg. There you can discover over 2,700 fossilized footprints from the Lower Cretaceous period (approx. 140 million years ago) in the open and completely free of charge.

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