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Schieder-Schwalenberg

City Water Schwalenberg – Kahlenberg Tower loop from Schwalenberg

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Kreis Lippe

Schieder-Schwalenberg

City Water Schwalenberg – Kahlenberg Tower loop from Schwalenberg

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City Water Schwalenberg – Kahlenberg Tower loop from Schwalenberg

05:12

18.2km

430m

Hiking

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

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

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192 m

Schwalenberg Anniversary Arch

Highlight • Monument

"The archway from 1658 was erected in 1981 on the occasion of the 750th anniversary of the city of Schwalenberg."
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234 m

Marktstraße Historic Half-Timbered Houses

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The market street leads through the middle of the town with its many historic half-timbered houses.

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1.84 km

City Water Schwalenberg

Highlight • Monument

If you approach the painter town of Schwalenberg from the north, the forest path leads along a levada. The medieval irrigation canal is called "city water" here.

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4.84 km

Waidmannsheil Shelter

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The fast forest roads are asfaltierten, the others hard gravel, after Elbrinxen is really down to business! 20%. Some roads in the northern slope are rarely used. Found spot with …

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4.96 km

In cooperation with the forest authority of the Landesverband Lippe and the Lower Landscape Authority of the Lippe district, the Lippe Biological Station implemented measures for rewetting, especially in the …

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8.38 km

Kahlenberg Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Der Kahlenbergturm ist ein etwa 23 Meter hoher Aussichtsturm auf dem 326 m hohen Kahlenberg bei Schieder. Der Turm ist unter der Nummer 107 in der Liste der Baudenkmäler in …

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8.62 km

Bench at Kahlenberg Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Breather after a robust "uphill"

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10.6 km

Schweibach Kneipp Pool

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Here you can bathe your feet nicely

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18.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

3.74 km

964 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.49 km

4.46 km

3.94 km

3.18 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (200 m)

Weather

Saturday 11 July

29°C

13°C

0 %

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Comments

November 2, 2024,Naturparktrail Südteil-Schwalenberger Wald und Mörth

Today we went on a long and extensive hike through the Schwalenberg forests in wonderful autumn weather. The ☀️ made the autumn leaves shine beautifully. The highlights were the Kahlenberg tower with its view and the great fly agaric. Finally, we went through the historic old town of Schwalenberg before the sauna and a great dinner awaited us at the …

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November 2, 2024,Naturparktrail Südteil-Schwalenberger Wald und Mörth

Today we went on a long and extensive hike through the Schwalenberg forests in wonderful autumn weather. The highlights were the Kahlenberg Tower with its view and the amazing fly agaric. Finally, we went through the historic old town of Schwalenberg before the sauna and a great dinner awaited us at the Hotel Schwalenberger Malkasten.

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June 13, 2023,Runde Schwalenberg Kammmolchgewässer

If you do this tour, you should stop at the Waidmannsheilhütte for a moment and postpone the break a few meters later. It is. wonderful to watch the fish and dragonflies at the crested newt water while having a snack. You might even spot a newt

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September 3, 2023,Kahlenbergturm – Kammmolchgewässer Runde von Schieder

I finally completed this planned tour and I have to say, I would love to come back. First of all, Komoot cranked up the average speed for me this time, I wasn't traveling that fast, so 2km/h is definitely too much. First it went steeper and steeper up to the Kahlberg tower, which I also went up. It was dark …

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October 12, 2024,NSG Schwalenberger Wald Südroute

A beautiful and challenging hike through a sprawling beech forest. We were actually hoping for the golden October, but everything was still a lush green! The former raised bog is also worth seeing, which is clearly demarcated by the reforestation with spruce trees. And in the idyllic great crested newt pond I even saw a great crested newt. At least …

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March 29, 2025,Frühlingsgefühle im Schwalenberger Wald 🥾🥾☀️

Today we had a beautiful hike through the Schwalenberg Forest. We followed the southern route of the Nature Park Trail SW and searched every pond for spawning amphibians – and found a few 😍
This meant we took long photo breaks with picnics at the waters, so we were out all day 🤣
We also spotted the first flowering plants …

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March 21, 2026,Naturparktrail Südteil-Schwalenberger Wald und Mörth 🥾🥾

Cold spring round - unfortunately not much blooming here yet. It was probably too cold for the toads found last year 🤷🏻‍♀️

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September 22, 2021,Lipperland🎒🥾 ❌2️⃣ Schwalenberg, romantische Altstadt, um die Burg, über Stock und Stein.

Schieder-Schwalenberg. One
very beautiful old town with historical flair of the Middle Ages, embedded in a beautiful landscape.
Super nice hike ..... 😊

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City Water Schwalenberg – Kahlenberg Tower loop from Schwalenberg

Schwalenberg Anniversary Arch

Marktstraße Historic Half-Timbered Houses

City Water Schwalenberg

Waidmannsheil Shelter

Crested Newt Pond

Kahlenberg Tower

Bench at Kahlenberg Tower

Schweibach Kneipp Pool

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