Ridge Trail on the Bückeberge – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Reinsdorf
Ridge Trail on the Bückeberge – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Reinsdorf
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Ridge Trail on the Bückeberge – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Reinsdorf
04:51
17.8km
260m
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: April 18, 2026
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Your route passes through a protected area
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Naturpark Weserbergland
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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6.48 km
Ridge Trail on the Bückeberge
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7.67 km
Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries
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While initially the extraction and preparation of the raw blocks was largely done using muscle power and the simplest tools, the first machines were used in the quarry as industrialization progressed. Hand hammer drills or wedge hole hammers were used to drill numerous drill holes or wedge holes into the rock so that the contours of the block were already predetermined. These rows of drill holes weaken the rock so that it can be separated by driving in wedges, working with crowbars or blasting with black powder. After the raw blocks have been released from the rock formation in this way, they are wrapped in chains and lifted out of the high wall by a derrick crane.
Since the 1980s, specially equipped wheel loaders have been used to extract the sandstone. They drive a breaking mandrel between the natural layers and hydraulically release the sandstone from the mountain in the form of blocks. The blocks extracted in this way are prepared for further processing with a block saw in the quarry.
Source: obernkirchener-sandstein.de/de/steinbruch
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7.67 km
Clearly visible dinosaur tracks
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7.82 km
Dinosaur Tracks in the Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries
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obernkirchen-info.de/bergstadt/dinosaurierwegen.htm
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8.51 km
Grubenhaus (Miners' Shelter)
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8.59 km
Bückeberg Pine Forest at the Quarry
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8.82 km
Dinosaur Track Nature Trail – Station 6: Oberkirchener Sandstone Quarries
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9.74 km
Kammweg Scenic Ridge Trail
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17.8 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.8 km
4.62 km
771 m
644 m
Surfaces
6.94 km
4.78 km
4.12 km
1.19 km
772 m
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Elevation
Highest point (360 m)
Lowest point (130 m)
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Monday 29 June
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