Bärenstein (Teutoburg Forest)

Bear stone
former quarry at Bärenstein
height	318.1  m above sea level NHN
location	at Holzhausen-Externsteine ; District of Lippe , North Rhine-Westphalia ( Germany )
Mountains	Teutoburg Forest
Coordinates	51 ° 52 '16 "  N , 8 ° 54' 43"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 52 '16 "  N , 8 ° 54' 43"  E

The Bärenstein is a hill in the Lippe Forest with a height of 318.1  m in the district of Holzhausen-Externsteine ​​in the municipality of Horn-Bad Meinberg in North Rhine-Westphalia .

There is a former quarry on its northeastern flank. The Wiembecke was dammed into a lake between the Bärenstein and the Externsteine , which is located directly to the southeast . The mountain is part of the Externsteine ​​FFH protected area .

The circular hiking trail A8 (Herrmannsweg) crosses the hill and leads in the northwest over the Stemberg , the Falkenberg and the Falkenburg .

See also

• List of mountains and elevations in the Teutoburg Forest

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Natura 2000 area “Externsteine” in the specialist information system of the State Office for Nature, Environment and Consumer Protection in North Rhine-Westphalia , accessed on March 11, 2017.
2. ↑ Herrmannsweg map