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Oerlinghausen

Active backpacking trail A8 – nature and views in the Teutoburg Forest

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Lippe

Oerlinghausen

Active backpacking trail A8 – nature and views in the Teutoburg Forest

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Active backpacking trail A8 – nature and views in the Teutoburg Forest

01:41

6.06km

100m

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We have come up with something very special for this circular hike: the active backpack. Before you set off on your discovery tour, pay a deposit to get a rucksack packed with all sorts of utensils in the Archaeological Open-Air Museum that promise fun for young and old.

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by Teutoburger Wald Urlaubsregion

Last updated: April 1, 2025

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

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47 m

Oerlinghausen Archaeological Open-Air Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Covering an area of one and a half hectares, the Archaeological Open-Air Museum in Oerlinghausen lets you experience life from the Paleolithic period to the Early Middle Ages. Stables and …

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Hassler Sand Pit

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Beautiful paths between heather bushes and sand dunes await you here. Boards provide information about the sand pit as a habitat for plants and animals, and wooden loungers are available for a leisurely break.

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4.29 km

View of Sandgrube Hassel from resting loungers

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Very nice view with two loungers. So you have to be there outside of prime time.

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.01 km

2.32 km

710 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.41 km

1.94 km

940 m

728 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Wednesday 15 July

27°C

14°C

55 %

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December 20, 2024,Aktiver Rucksack A8

Active backpack 🤔Oerlinghausen is richly blessed with archaeological sites. Equipped with a backpack, you can set off on a tour that is easy for every family to manage and where children are kept entertained by stimulating hands-on activities. Together with your horde, you can borrow a backpack from the Archaeological Open Air Museum for free against a deposit, which contains …

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October 1, 2023,Oerlinghausen:🎒Entdecker-Tour 🥾 ums Museum 🔍

👩‍👦Excursion #2: Today there can be a little more exercise :)
I had read something about an “active backpack” in some travel guide or something similar. A circular route around the museum was described there - there is also a path called "active backpack" and you can borrow a bag.

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August 13, 2021,Oerlinghausen A8 RundWanderung 13.08.2021 12:27

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Welschenweg car park in Oerlinghausen

One of the most beautiful circular hiking trails in Oerlinghausen.

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November 15, 2022

We have come up with something very special for this circular hike: the active backpack. Before you set off on your discovery tour, pay a deposit to get a rucksack packed with all sorts of utensils in the Archaeological Open-Air Museum that promise fun for young and old.
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View of Sandgrube Hassel from resting loungers

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