Sintfeld-Höhenweg

Nature & heritage in the southern Paderborner Land region

The Sintfeld-Höhenweg trail offers magnificent natural scenery and fascinating cultural heritage. This 144km long-distance circular tour is an attractive way of enjoying the cultural and natural riches of the southern Paderborner Land region.

Gently undulating countryside draped with forests, meadows and fields is the hallmark of the Sintfeld region. You need to look more closely before you notice the traces of thousands of years of history. South of Paderborn, the Sintfeld-Höhenweg rises over the Karst plateau - fascinating for botanists, birdwatchers and geologists - and guides you to the many attractions found between the Egge hills and the Westphalian basin. Sparse forests, highland moors and heathland are interspersed with a surprisingly diverse cultural heritage. Opened in 2007, the excellently signposted route visits megalithic burial sites and prehistoric graves, Virgin Mary pilgrimage sites and castles. A fine example of the latter is the Wewelsburg, the only one in Germany with a triangular layout.
Close to Herbram-Wald and Essentho, the Sintfeld-Höhenweg joins the Eggeweg to give hikers in the Sintfeld hills a taste of premium-grade walking.