Ölbach in the Holter Forest – Sennesandy Ölbach loop from Holter Wald

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Gütersloh

Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock

Ölbach in the Holter Forest – Sennesandy Ölbach loop from Holter Wald

Easy

4.5

(31)

hikers

Ölbach in the Holter Forest – Sennesandy Ölbach loop from Holter Wald

01:10

4.61km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Holter Wald

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.11 km

Clearing at the Hunting Tower in Holter Wald

Highlight • Forest

This clearing is a small miracle. I've seen a lot here in the last 10 years. Brooks with their youngsters, doe with their fawns, a fox, badgers, squirrels, rabbits, hedgehogs, …

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2.90 km

Weir on the Ölbach

Highlight • Monument

At the Ölbach are at several places remains of old weirs. They were always closed and the water dammed to flood adjacent meadows and fertilize the floors with suspended matter. …

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3.13 km

Ölbach in the Holter Forest

Highlight • River

The Holter forest is very nice for hiking and cycling

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3.20 km

Sennesandy Ölbach

Highlight • River

Worth a hike even in the rainy, cold winter.

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3.29 km

Bridge Over the Ölbach

Highlight • Bridge

Beautiful bridge in Holter forest

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3.89 km

Holte Forest

Highlight • Forest

This is truly pure nature.

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4.10 km

Parking lot at the Thousand-Year-Old Oak

Highlight • Parking

If you don't know the place, i.e. at Kommot, you will probably not find the parking lot because there is no sign from the street and the path doesn't look like it leads to a parking lot.

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4.16 km

Thousand-Year-Old Oak (Schloß Holte)

Highlight • Natural Monument

The 1000-year-old oak is a natural monument in Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock in the Gütersloh district in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The 1000-year-old oak stands west of the Schloss Holte district at a height …

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4.61 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.99 km

403 m

107 m

102 m

Surfaces