The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
The Hermannsweg follows the ridge of the Teutoburg Forest from Rheine, by Tecklenburg, Bad Iburg, Bielefeld and Oerlinghausen, past the Hermann Monument and the Externsteine to Leopoldstal. Its own pages give 165 km, Wikipedia 156 km; the line here, from OpenStreetMap, measures 164 km.
Stages
A suggested split into 8 days of about 20 km (13 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Rheine to Riesenbeck 23 km · 23 km from the start
- Day 2 Riesenbeck to Tecklenburg 15.7 km · 38 km from the start
- Day 3 Tecklenburg to Bad Iburg 21 km · 59 km from the start
- Day 4 Bad Iburg to Borgholzhausen 24 km · 83 km from the start
- Day 5 Borgholzhausen to Bielefeld 27 km · 110 km from the start
- Day 6 Bielefeld to Oerlinghausen 15.4 km · 125 km from the start
- Day 7 Oerlinghausen to Berlebeck 22 km · 147 km from the start
- Day 8 Berlebeck to Leopoldstal 16.7 km · 164 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Rheine, Kreis Steinfurt. 52.27693, 7.43533
Finish: near Leopoldstal, Kreis Lippe. 51.84459, 8.97078
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Rheine, Kreis Steinfurt · The start Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Riesenbeck, Kreis Steinfurt · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Tecklenburg, Kreis Steinfurt · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Bad Iburg, Landkreis Osnabrück · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Borgholzhausen, Kreis Gütersloh · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Oerlinghausen, Kreis Lippe · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Berlebeck, Kreis Lippe · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Leopoldstal, Kreis Lippe · The finish Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
