View of Wewelsburg Castle – Alme River below the Wewelsburg loop from Airport Paderborn/Lippstadt

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Paderborn

Büren

View of Wewelsburg Castle – Alme River below the Wewelsburg loop from Airport Paderborn/Lippstadt

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hikers

View of Wewelsburg Castle – Alme River below the Wewelsburg loop from Airport Paderborn/Lippstadt

01:42

6.41km

60m

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: August 1, 2026

Tips

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Almehänge bei Ahden und Wewelsburg

Wälder bei Büren

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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179 m

St. Antonius Eremit Church, Ahden

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The church is in the center of the town and is characteristic of the townscape.

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2.27 km

View of Wewelsburg Castle

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Again and again a wonderful sight is the Wewelsburg, here from the Almetalradweg towards Paderborn.

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2.54 km

Alme River below the Wewelsburg

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A beautiful view of the Alme from the stone bridge below the Wewelsburg.

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2.60 km

Short, partly steep descent from the Wewelsburg (stairs included). Keep balance and brake ready to brake. Please take care of pedestrians / hikers / tourists by foot ... 🙂. At the weekend here is really the H ... 🤔.

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2.86 km

View over the Alme Valley

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From the elevated point of the castle wall you can look out over wide meadows and groups of trees along the river.

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3.06 km

Wewelsburg

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The building was built in 1936/37 as the official residence of the "SS-Burghauptmann" and administrative building. Today it houses the permanent exhibition "ideology and terror of the SS" of the …

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4.63 km

View of Wewelsburg Castle

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A beautiful view from the valley up to the castle

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5.57 km

Bridge in the Heck

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This bridge stands between Ahden and Wewelsburg.

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6.41 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.63 km

1.50 km

858 m

395 m

Surfaces

3.25 km

2.29 km

620 m

124 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

63 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

October 28, 2023,Wanderung um die Wewelsburg von Ahden

We have taken photos of the hiking board and will start our circular hike from various places. Today we started in Ahden and followed the A4 signs. We pass meadows, fields, rivers and forests. Under old railway bridges and over old bridges. All of this with a fantastic view of the Wewelsburg and along the route we also visit the …

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September 27, 2024,🏰Wewelsburg umaranand

🚌Start Wewelsburg train station Büren - (bus)
[optional: Büren school or Graffeler Berg Büren]
🥩Almetal hut (self-catering barbecue hut)
🛖Old mill
🏞along the 'Alme'
🏚Shelter
🧱Bridge in the rear
🏰Wewelsburg:
🌳Castle garden
🏠Guard building (memorial/exhibition)
🏠Ottens Hof
🍽Oak grill snack bar Niederntudorf - Salzkotten (~1.5 hour walk there and back - not recorded here!)
💤Overnight stay at DJH

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