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Brandshof Shelter – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Landkreis Schaumburg

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Brandshof Shelter – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Landkreis Schaumburg

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Brandshof Shelter – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Landkreis Schaumburg

02:50

10.2km

190m

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: June 25, 2026

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Naturpark Weserbergland

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566 m

Brandshof Shelter

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There is a large parking lot next to the refuge. From here you can visit the nearby Liekwegen quarry with its Sorraia wild horses. Next to the refuge there is …

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4.49 km

Bückeberg Nature Discovery Trail — Dinosaur Track (Station 3)

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... explains what the descendants of the dinosaurs still alive today are and which animals live in the Bückeberg.

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4.81 km

Old Railway Bridge in Bückeberg Forest

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The Obernkirchener sandstone is named after the place Obernkirchen am Bückeberg in northern Germany. The broken sandstone is also called Bückebergsandstein and Bremer Stein because it was often used in …

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4.90 km

Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarry Ruins

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Small lost place quarry with an old level crossing

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5.77 km

Dinosaur Tracks in the Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

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The traces were discovered by the quarry operator and were extensively developed for tourism and science. They are freely accessible at any time and have been supplemented by informative display boards.
obernkirchen-info.de/bergstadt/dinosaurierwegen.htm

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5.93 km

Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

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Where strong mountain ranges rise from the North German lowlands for the first time, the Obernkirchen sandstone quarries are located four kilometers east of Obernkirchen and six kilometers south of …

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5.93 km

Clearly visible dinosaur tracks

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The fossilized tracks of the dinosaurs are 140 million years old.

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6.44 km

Bremsschacht 7 Mining Heritage Site

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A historic building for the underground mining at that time. An information building tells the story (s).

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10.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.29 km

951 m

732 m

206 m

Surfaces

8.86 km

618 m

472 m

206 m

< 100 m

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September 15, 2023,Auf der Suche nach dem Werwolf 🐺 fanden wir die Dinos 🦖 Schaumburger Wald 🌲

Since the hiking trails in the Deister weren't really our cup of tea, we spontaneously took a look around. According to the map, there are a lot of GeoCaches 🔍 to find here. So we just marched off. We shouldn't be disappointed! There are plenty of designated hiking parking spaces on site. Either you follow the signs straight towards the …

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November 11, 2023,Mit Freunden durch die Bückeberge

A few friends from my training were visiting over the weekend and we decided to go hiking in the Bückebergen. We paid a visit to the dinosaur tracks and the old railway bridge.
The weather didn't cooperate as we arrived in the rain and drove home. I was prepared for the rain, but my friends weren't, so we shortened the …

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Brandshof Shelter – Clearly visible dinosaur tracks loop from Landkreis Schaumburg

Brandshof Shelter

Bückeberg Nature Discovery Trail — Dinosaur Track (Station 3)

Old Railway Bridge in Bückeberg Forest

Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarry Ruins

Dinosaur Tracks in the Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

Obernkirchen Sandstone Quarries

Clearly visible dinosaur tracks

Bremsschacht 7 Mining Heritage Site

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