The best walks and hikes around Reesberg

I have to admit that I drove along there today and completely missed the center point.🤔

A small, seemingly private cemetery with a bench that is somewhat hidden. Unfortunately, the tombstones are badly weathered.

Here rests in God the faithful support of his mother and siblings Carl Theodor Werner Meinders, born August 18, 1820, died March 6, 1850 - this is what is written on the gravestone in the middle of the Schweichl forest. There are three theories about the grave that can only be weakly proven: Accordingly, Meinders was a tramp who was buried here in the forest after his death. According to a second theory, Meinders was a forester who died here in an accident and was buried on the spot. The forest grave is also popularly known as the "forester's grave". However, the fact is that Meinders was a landowner and lived on the Eickhof, which he received from his parents in a difficult time - 4 years before his death. He had to struggle with alimony payments, his parents' divorce and his siblings' emigration. The situation remains mysterious, however, because according to police files, Meinders hanged himself in the manor building on October 1, 1850. However, the church register of Herford states that Meinders only died on October 4th from a stroke. The theory is that the doctor hid his true death to ensure a burial in the cemetery, but when the truth was out he could only be buried in his parents' forest. However, it remains unclear why the dates on the grave slab differ roughly from the documented dates on Meinders. Both the date of birth and the date of death do not match the documented Carl Meinders. So the forest grave remains a mystery that cannot be fully explained. It's a pity that you have to research these stories afterwards, because there is no information on site and the inscription can only be interpreted poorly.

The municipality of Hiddenhausen, or the district of Eilshausen, forms the geographic center of the district of Herford, which is right here, still just within the municipality in the middle of the fields. The center of the district of Herford is at an altitude of 80 m. There is a bench on the stone, but there are nicer places to take a break due to the proximity to the B239.

There are always beautiful views from the edge of the forest on the Schweichelner Berg. You can see not only Lippinghausen, but also Sundern, Herringhausen and up to the Bielefeld transmitter in the Teutoburg Forest. There are benches and rubbish bins at the most beautiful vantage points.

A rather simple memorial stone on the Reesberg. But the old fairground promises a beautiful view of Eilshausen all the way to Bielefeld.

The hereditary burial of the Oberbehme estate. A well-kept but gated cemetery. But the graves can be seen over the wall.

The Reesberg is 148 m high. Some beautiful, natural paths run across the Reesberg, which are very scenic. Very dense forest alternates with (now) open areas. There are also some secret paths that are well trodden but do not appear in the OpenStreetMap.