Best views trails in Stadthagen

Family-friendly circular hiking trail in the Weserbergland Nature Park, Lower Saxony. The Fox Oak Circular Trail near Bückeburg owes its name to a North American red oak, named in honour of a former mining assessor called Fox. The forest walk is very well developed and signposted. The circular trail also has interesting information boards and shelters. Mining relics and fantastic views over the North German Plain provide variety. The sandstone quarried in the Bückeberg is also a real...

Start: car park at the fire station Highlights: Brake shaft 7, the last relic from the mining era from 1939 to 1960 with an intact staircase and information about the history of mining.

The second stage of the pilgrimage trail requires a little more stamina than the first stage. The route heads south behind St Martin's Church through the town park and past the Schaumburg brewery to Krebshagen. Follow the Krummer Bach stream as far as the Kohleweg, then join the district road that leads to Wendthagen. There you follow the Schaumburger Weg into the forest of the Bückeberg; from here it is uphill. You pass the quarry and the youth centre, then continue to Kathrinhagen, where...

This circular route leads through the Alter Steinbruch Liekwegen nature reserve, where nature has reclaimed the steep rocky slopes. Narrow paths wind their way through scrub and across old quarry terraces, where Konik horses graze and rare species such as the yellow-bellied toad find a habitat. Interactive stations along the route invite you to discover the unique features of the local wildlife and geology. A short detour to Birkenhöhe rewards you with a sweeping panorama across the North...