View of Herlingsburg – Loek Mountain Shelter loop from Emmertal

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Lippe

Schieder-Schwalenberg

View of Herlingsburg – Loek Mountain Shelter loop from Emmertal

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View of Herlingsburg – Loek Mountain Shelter loop from Emmertal

02:09

6.91km

270m

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 6, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.02 km

View of Herlingsburg

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Exposed summit with great views of the surrounding landscape.

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2.56 km

Herlingsburg Circular Trail and Mountain View Lookout

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Circular route on the old ramparts of Herlingsburg with a view of the surrounding mountains.
The boundary stones mark the border between the Principality of Lippe and the Principality of Waldeck Pyrmont.

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2.56 km

Loek Mountain Shelter

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Shelter on the Keuperberg in the old ramparts of the Herlingsburg, beautiful view from above of the Schiedersee dam

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2.98 km

View of Bad Pyrmont, Lügde, and the Weser Uplands

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Wide view over the Pyrmont Basin and the Weserbergland

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2.98 km

View of the Weserbergland from Herlingsberg

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Rest bench with a view of the Weserbergland

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3.06 km

View from Grenzsteine

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At regular intervals they indicate the border between Waldeck/Pyrmont and Lippe.

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3.07 km

Bench with views of Herlingsburg and Bad Pyrmont

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beautiful wide view of the country

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3.80 km

The White Maiden – Legend and Bench in the Teutoburg Forest

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After the first ascent of the Mythenweg, a nice bench to take a deep breath.

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6.91 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.37 km

1.43 km

101 m

Surfaces

2.62 km

2.24 km

1.56 km

385 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Comments

January 2, 2025,Über den Mythenweg zur Herlingsburg

The tour is very informative, the paths are well maintained and you can enjoy wonderful views from the Herlingsburg. If you need more information:
The historically significant archaeological monument "Herlingsburg" between Schieder and Lügde is a rampart castle built in pre-Christian times on a plateau-like, steeply sloping 345-meter-high Keuperberg. The ramparts of the rampart castle, which were once up to …

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February 19, 2023,Mythenweg an der Herlingsburg / Lügde

After yesterday's persistent stormy-shiiet weather, today's "get off the sofa" was even rewarded with a few rays of sunshine. Planned destination: The Herlingsburg monument, surrounded by legends and myths, between Schieder and Lügde NRW, near Bad Pyrmont, a pre-Christian hill fort. Hikeable history and geology (Keuper), exciting and interesting guided and presented using 8 open books in e.g. It encounters …

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April 9, 2025,👭🏼Mutter-Tochter-Runde auf dem Lügder Mythenweg👭🏼

@Biber 🦫😊 Thankfully, while planning a mother-daughter hike today, my attention caught the term "Mythenweg" (Myth Trail). Sounded good, I quickly googled it, downloaded the GPX file, and off we went. The first section, including Herlingsburg Castle, is particularly beautiful😃. However, it's also steep, which prompted my daughter to conclude: I won't go there again😂. But once you get to …

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August 8, 2024,Hermannstal: Mythenweg 🥾🍀🐕

Starting point at the Hermannstal hiking car park (3 parking spaces). Mythenweg very well signposted, currently not fully accessible due to forestry work. Detour signposted.
Nice path, but not as varied as the Osterbergweg.

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October 10, 2022,Mythenweg Herlingsburg

When the weather is nice and there is good visibility, we go back to Herlingsburg. Since the spruces are gone, you can see the Hohenstein, the Deister and the Ith from up there.

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April 18, 2022,Mythenweg

Beautiful, very well signposted round mostly through the forest.

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August 21, 2022,Mythenweg in Lügde

A really very nice circular route with some path sections. Good footwear required. Varied with enough places to rest and magnificent views.
Absolute recommendation!

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