Best backpacking trails in Detmold

This route is stage 8 of the Hermannsweg, a long-distance trail through the Teutoburger Wald. This specific segment begins at the Hermannsdenkmal near Detmold and travels southeast to the Lippischer Velmerstot, ending in Leopoldstal. The path descends from the Grotenburg to the Adlerwarte and the legendary Externsteine, vertical sandstone formations that hikers can climb for panoramic views. Moving into the Eggegebirge, the trail follows the romantic Silberbachtal valley before a final steep...

Stage 1 of the Römer-Lippe-Route. Even the starting point of the first day's tour is worth lingering for a while, because in Detmold, in addition to the cosy old town and the open-air museum, you can see the admirable Hermanns monument, which was the largest statue in the world in the 18th century. The route continues over the 50 metre high Externsteine to Bad Lippspringe and the source of the River Lippe. From here, it is only a stone's throw to the stage destination of...

Varied long-distance cycle route from Detmold to Xanten. The Römer-Lippe-Route is a well-signposted long-distance cycle route divided into 6 daily stages, which can be cycled in both directions. The cycle route leads from the source of the Lippe, the "Eye of Odin", in the Teutoburg Forest along the Lippe into the Hellweg region, through the Sauerland and Münsterland into the Ruhr region and finally through the Lower Rhine region, where the Lippe flows into the Rhine at Xanten. The tour is...