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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Porta Westfalica

Kaiser Wilhelm Trail

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Porta Westfalica

Kaiser Wilhelm Trail

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4.6

(365)

1,259

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Kaiser Wilhelm Trail

01:19

4.43km

130m

Hiking

The Kaiser Wilhelm Trail takes you for about four and a half kilometers past the Wittekindsburg and the Moltke Tower to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial. All three places offer you a beautiful view of the area surrounding the Wittekindsberg. The view from the Moltke Tower, which stands at the highest…

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Last updated: June 28, 2024

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1.41 km

Wittekindsburg and View over the Weser Valley

Highlight • Castle

The Witthus association is renovating the completely dilapidated Wittekindsburg and turning it into a jewel! Simply hike or cycle there, there is food and drink on site and you support …

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1.63 km

Margarethen Chapel (Margarethenklus)

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The Margaret (also Margaret's) is a chapel on Wittekindsberg in Barkhausen, a district of Porta Westfalica. Because of its proximity to the Wittekindsburg she is also known as Wittekindskapelle. The …

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Moltke Tower (Moltketurm)

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The tower stands at the highest point of the Wittekindberg. From its viewing platform you can see the surrounding mountains, a section of the Weser Valley and the southern part of the North German Plain.

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Kaiser Wilhelm Monument, Porta Westfalica

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The memorial consists of Porta sandstone, which was quarried from a tunnel in Wittekindsberg. The last 100 years have left their mark on the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument and extensive restoration …

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4.43 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.08 km

955 m

650 m

530 m

163 m

< 100 m

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1.67 km

1.46 km

695 m

294 m

258 m

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Friday 10 July

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February 23, 2025,Auf den Spuren von Kaiser 👑 Wilhelm 🍀

Today we visited a dear friend 🫶🏻in rehab and at the same time took the opportunity to look at the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial in Porta Westfalica. Walking in the footsteps of history in wonderful spring weather and sunshine☀️... a dream 😎🥰

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February 25, 2024,🥾Entdeckertour👩‍👦& Audienz beim Kaiser👑

The weather was far too nice not to go: so I promised the short guy a lot of discoveries to motivate him and off we went on a little tour.

We slid uphill through a lot of mud ;) briefly checked on the gnome - but he wasn't there again - until we marveled at the excavation and church at …

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March 2, 2025,Kaiser-Wilhelm-Weg

Very nice tour, steep uphill at the beginning but then fantastic views

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April 15, 2025,Wanderung 15.April 2025 Wanderparkplatz Barkhausen mit Blüten zum Kaiser Wilhelm

So many different flowers: anemone, lungwort, violet, lesser celandine, white and blue larkspur, ground ivy, dead nettle, dandelion, cuckoo flower...
Blue sky, gentle breeze, beautiful view, especially near the hang gliding ramp

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April 21, 2022,Wittekindsburg

HSL, I was kind of typing around and now I can't see your posts. 🤔

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April 13, 2025,🚶🏽 Besucher-Bergwerk Kleinenbremen und Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal in Porta Westfalica

Where the Weser River makes a wide curve,
Where Kaiser Wilhelm keeps his faithful watch,
Where half-liters are drunk in two gulps,
That's my homeland, that's where I feel at home.

We're moving to Weserland,
To the beautiful homeland,
I will love you
Until death.
(The Weser Song - sung often enough)

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April 10, 2025,Ich sag Wilhelm, Du sagst wat?!

We chatted back and forth, exchanging pleasantries. "Well, the Kaiser, the one in Barkhausen at Porta Westfalica, who raised his right hand in greeting as a statue atop the dome. The old fellow towers 88 meters high and has become a national monument of Germany. We were there today."

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February 26, 2023,Dem Willem sein Weserblick

As time goes by, I won't fetch a pot of flowers. But it was the first tour after almost 14 days with the bad C. Just test what works again. I also photographed and filmed a lot. Overall, I should have been normal fast 🤣

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February 21, 2023

The Kaiser Wilhelm Trail takes you for about four and a half kilometers past the Wittekindsburg and the Moltke Tower to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial. All three places offer you a beautiful view of the area surrounding the Wittekindsberg. The view from the Moltke Tower, which stands at the highest point

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Kaiser Wilhelm Trail

Wittekindsburg and View over the Weser Valley

Margarethen Chapel (Margarethenklus)

Moltke Tower (Moltketurm)

Kaiser Wilhelm Monument, Porta Westfalica

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