Bad Driburg Hike – Neuenheerse with Eggeweg – spring in the Teutoburg Forest

From Bad Driburg, this long circular hike takes you along part of the Eggeweg quality trail over the promising Eggekamm to the magnificent Heerse moated castle and through idyllic forests back to the starting point. With a full 25 kilometers and some inclines, this tour is something for an extensive day trip.

You start at the pavilion at the level crossing in Bad Driburg. Here you will find sufficient parking spaces and the train station is also only a few minutes' walk away. You go through the pedestrian zone, past the Tourist Information. Soon you will leave the last houses behind and immerse yourself in the wonderful nature around Bad Driburg. A first climb takes you past the ruins of the Iburg up to the Eggeweg, the first hiking trail in Germany with the seal of quality "Wanderbares Deutschland Quality Trail".

You hike through picturesque forests in the direction of Neuenheerse. In spring wild garlic, wood anemone, corydalis and cowslip cover the forest floor and transform it into a wonderfully colorful landscape with their blossoms. On the way there are wooden shelters for a rest.

Arrived in Neuenheerse, you can visit the museum in the Heerse moated castle (Saturdays from 2 p.m. or by prior arrangement). Over 20,000 exhibits are on display in the magnificent palace. Next door is the imposing collegiate church of St. Saturnina, which is visible from afar and is popularly known as the Eggedom.

You follow the Annette-von-Droste-Hülshoff-Weg through the vast forests to the small town of Siebenstern. Glass was produced there in glassworks from the 14th century. You still have to conquer one last small climb after the village before you hike down to Bad Driburg and reach the starting point.