Old Mill – Dornröschenweg (Old Sunken Lane) loop from Dörentrup

Hiking trails & Routes

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Lippe

Dörentrup

Old Mill – Dornröschenweg (Old Sunken Lane) loop from Dörentrup

Moderate

4.8

(17)

hikers

Old Mill – Dornröschenweg (Old Sunken Lane) loop from Dörentrup

02:35

9.10km

200m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.90 km

Old Mill

Highlight • Cafe

The homemade cake is "great"!!

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4.10 km

Dornröschenweg (Old Sunken Lane)

Highlight • Trail

A very picturesque and fairytale ravine, which is also called the Sleeping Beauty Path.

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4.61 km

Bench with a view of the Schwelentruper Basin

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A bank with a beautiful view

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5.65 km

Path Through the Fields in Teutoburg Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Trail

6.44 km

Fallow Deer Meadow in Teutoburg Forest Nature Park

Highlight • Natural

6.60 km

Forellenhof Cafe & Guesthouse Schwelentrup

Highlight • Cafe

In Forellenhof you can take a good break. Coffee and cake or other refreshments you get there.

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8.68 km

Trout ponds on the bee nature trail

Highlight • Lake

There are two trout ponds in a row on this 🐝 Bee nature trail. Who had the right to fish could not be found out.

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9.10 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.01 km

1.83 km

1.81 km

1,000 m

447 m

Surfaces

4.36 km

1.37 km

1.15 km

876 m

875 m

474 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

15°C

6°C

73 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

March 13, 2022,SCHWELENTRUPER Becken oder Weg der Bänke🪑

The panoramic circular route around the Schwelentruper basin lured us out today with lots of sunshine. It should be an easier round to get started.

It starts directly in Schwelentrup via beautiful, rustic farms and through the "Basin" to Hillentrup. First playground break ;) And the first treasures were already collected :)
Along the fields, meadows and forests, you continue …

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January 3, 2025,Rund um das Schwelentruper Becken

The first tour of 2025 took us to Schwelentrup in the Lippe Mountains. First we followed the NABU nature trail past a few farms, mainly through the forest 🌳 and on field paths. After slight climbs, there were always beautiful views. We soon reached the historic Hillentrup with its picturesque half-timbered houses. We continued with a slight incline through the …

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April 15, 2022,Schwelentrup und Hillentrup

Great round through a beautiful landscape. Mostly forest and meadow paths. The pigs were the best.

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March 13, 2022,𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒑𝒆𝒓 𝑩𝒆𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏: Viele Bänke und noch mehr Panorama 🤩

We expected that today would be good. But today's tour exceeded our expectations 🤩. But slowly, from the beginning: A little undecided what we're going to do today, we started relatively late 😌. So it should be a hike nearby. Basically, we did this tour last year in a similar way. I'm also very often in the area by bike …

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