List of hills in the Teutoburg Forest
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This list of hills in the Teutoburg Forest records a selection of the hills, elevations and foothills (some are only high points on the crest of the ridge) in the Teutoburg Forest
Teutoburg Forest
The Teutoburg Forest is a range of low, forested mountains in the German states of Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia which used to be believed to be the scene of a decisive battle in AD 9...

 and its foothills, a hill chain in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...

 and Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

. Several belong to the Iburg Forest (a hill ridge near Bad Iburg) or the Lippe Forest (Lippischer Wald) (southeastern part of the chain), most however are considered part of the Western Egge Foreland in the transition region to the Eggegebirge
Eggegebirge
The Eggegebirge is a range of low, forested mountains in the very east of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.-Geography:The Eggegebirge extends from the southern tip of the Teutoburger Wald range near Horn-Bad Meinberg southwards to the northern parts of the Sauerland near Marsberg...

 – a continuation of the hill chain to the southeast.
See also:
Hills of Lower Saxony / Hills of North Rhine-Westphalia


Most of the hills of in the Teutoburg Forest lie in North Rhine-Westphalia ("NW"), those in Lower Saxony ("NI") and others on the border between the two states areindicated by the relevant abbreviations. The list is sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (NN; unless otherwise state based on ; more rarely or ):
  • Barnacken
    Barnacken
    At the Barnacken is the highest hill in the Teutoburg Forest in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.- Geography :The Barnacken is located about 3 km southwest of Horn, part of the town of Horn-Bad Meinberg, and northwest of the Silberbach stream, which runs in a valley in a southwest...

     , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen; Lippe Forest
    • Padberg , Schlangen-Kohlstädt
      • Schierenberg , Schlangen-Kohlstädt
    • Mordkopf , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
    • Kleiner Rigi , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
    • Kartoffelberg (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
  • Eggeberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom (also: Western Egge Foreland)
    • Bielstein , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
      and the nearby Skilift
  • Hohlestein , Schlangen-Kohlstädt
    and the Hohlsteinhöhle (also: Western Egge Foreland)
    • Ebersberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
      • Markberg (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom
  • Upper Langenberg , Detmold-Berlebeck
    • Warmsberg , Detmold-Berlebeck; Lippe Forest
    • Stiensberg (ca. ), Detmold-Berlebeck
  • Düsterlau , Berlebeck-Johannaberg (Detmold); Lippe Forest
    • Kortewebelshals , Johannaberg
    • Großer Gauseköterberg , Johannaberg
  • Stemberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
    and the nearby Falkenburg Ruins; Lippe Forest
    • Falkenberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
  • Bielstein , Detmold-Hiddesen
    and the Grundnetzsender Teutoburg Forest; Lippe Forest
    • Klöppingsberg , Detmold-Heiligenkirchen/Schling
    • Kanzel , Hiddesen
      • Uffler , Hiddesen
        and the nearby Natural monument of Mordkuhle
      • Scharfnacken , Hiddesen
        • Sternschanze , Hiddesen
  • Grotenburg (or: Teutberg; ), Detmold-Hiddesen
    and the Hermann’s Monument and circular rampart; Lippe Forest
    • Altarstein (ca. ), Hiddesen
    • Hellberg , Detmold-Heiligenkirchen/Schling
  • Buchenberg (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg-Veldrom (also: Western Egge Foreland)
  • Stapelager Berg , Lage-Hörste; Lippe Forest
  • Knieberg , Horn-Bad Meinberg
  • Hermannsberg (or: Großer Hermannsberg; ), Lage-Hörste; Lippe Forest
    • Hörster Berg (315,1 m), Hörste
    • Esbatzen (278,4 m), Hörste
      • Kleiner Ehberg , Detmold-Pivitsheide V. L.
  • Großer Ehberg , Detmold-Pivitsheide V. L.
    • Allhornberg , Pivitsheide V. H.
  • Tönsberg
    Tönsberg
    The Tönsberg is a hill ridge in the Teutoburg Forest that reaches a height of and lies in the district of Lippe near Oerlinghausen. Hermann's Way runs over the Tönsberg for about 3.5 km.- Points of interest :...

     , Oerlinghausen
    Oerlinghausen
    Oerlinghausen is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 17,200 inhabitants.-Geography:...

    ; Lippe Forest
    and the Hünenkapelle, Sachsenlager, Löns Monument, Ehrenmal für Gefallene des 1. Weltkriegs, Windmühlenstumpf Kumsttonne
  • Dörenberg
    Dörenberg
    The Dörenberg is a hill, , in the Teutoburg Forest in the district of Osnabrück, in the German state of Lower Saxony.- Origin of the name :Dören could be derived, especially in the area of Ostwestfalen-Lippe, from Dör, the Low German word for a hill or mountain pass.- Location :The Dörenberg, the...

     , NI, Georgsmarienhütte
    Georgsmarienhütte
    Georgsmarienhütte is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km south of Osnabrück.- History :...

    ; Iburg Forest
    u. a. and the Hermann’s Tower (observation tower), Bennosteinbruch and Bäumker Chapel
  • Huneckenkammer , Oerlinghausen; Lippe Forest
    • Mämerich , Oerlinghausen
      • Ravensberg , Oerlinghausen
  • Hohe Warte , Detmold-Berlebeck; Lippe Forest
  • Auf dem Polle , Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
    • Lewenberg , Lämershagen
    • Eisgrundsberg , Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
  • Bärenstein , Horn-Bad Meinberg-Holzhausen
    and the nearby Externsteine
    Externsteine
    The Externsteine are a distinctive rock formation located in Ostwestfalen-Lippe of northwestern Germany, not far from the city of Detmold at Horn-Bad Meinberg. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills...

  • Hengeberg , Halle/Werther
  • Knickenhagen (ca. ), Horn-Bad Meinberg
    and the nearby Externsteine
    Externsteine
    The Externsteine are a distinctive rock formation located in Ostwestfalen-Lippe of northwestern Germany, not far from the city of Detmold at Horn-Bad Meinberg. The formation is a tor consisting of several tall, narrow columns of rock which rise abruptly from the surrounding wooded hills...

  • Grafensundern , NI, Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....

    ; Iburg Forest
    and the transmitter site
  • Hünenberg , between Bielefeld-Quelle and -Uerentrup
    with the Bielefeld Hünenburg and Hünenburg Observation Tower
    Hünenburg Observation Tower
    Hünenburg Observation Tower is a 40 metre tall observation tower on Hünenburg at Bielefeld. It was built in 1952 as standardized telecommunication tower on the site of the Three-Emperor-Tower, which was demolished before....

    • Jostberg , between Quelle and Uerentrup
    • Sennberg , Uerentrup
  • Große Egge , Halle
    with its closed microwave tower
  • Ebberg , between Bielefeld-Buschkamp and -Hillegossen
    with its Bielefeld Bismarck Tower, called Eisernem Anton (observation tower)
    • Bokelberg , Buschkamp / Hillegossen
    • Jostmeiers Berg , Buschkamp / Hillegossen
      and the Zwergen Cave
  • Hankenüll , NW / NI, between Borgholzhausen
    Borgholzhausen
    Borgholzhausen is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Teutoburg Forest, approx...

     and Dissen
    • Ascher Egge , NI, Dissen
    • Steinbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
  • Hollandskopf , Borgholzhausen
    Borgholzhausen
    Borgholzhausen is a town in the district of Gütersloh in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Teutoburg Forest, approx...


    and the nature reserve of Johannisegge–Schornstein
    • Schornstein  (ca. ), Borgholzhausen
    • Vicarienkopf (ca. ), Borgholzhausen
  • Bußberg , between Bielefeld-Kirchdornberg and Steinhagen-Amshausen
    and the Schwedenschanze bei Dornberg
    • Petersberg , Kirchdornberg / Amshausen
  • Rosenberg , Bielefeld-Brackwede
  • Palsterkamper Berg , between Bielefeld-Großdornberg and Steinhagen-Rote Erde
  • Togdrang , Bielefeld-Sieker and -Buschkamp
    • Kettlersche Berge , Sieker and Buschkamp
  • Barkhauser Berge , Oerlinghausen
  • Johannisegge , Borgholzhausen
    and the Luise Tower (observation tower)
  • Hellegrundsberg , Bielefeld-Stieghorst/Lämershagen
  • Menkhauser Berg (ca. ), Oerlinghausen
    Oerlinghausen
    Oerlinghausen is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 17,200 inhabitants.-Geography:...

    • Steinbült , between Oerlinghausen and Oerlinghausen-Lipperreihe
      and the 492 m long tunnel of the Landesstraße 751n (Oerlinghausen–Lipperreihe section)
  • Barenberg , between Borgholzhausen and Hesseln
    and the nearby Ravensberg Castle
  • Großer Freeden , NI, Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....

    • Kleiner Freeden , NI, Bad Iburg
  • Käseberg , Bielefeld-Brackwede
  • Steinegge (ca. ), NI, Dissen
    and the Fernmeldeturm Dissen (inkl. Aussichtsplattform)
    • Schollegge , NI, Dissen
      • Petersbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
    • Sahlbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
      • Rechenberg (ca. ), NI, Dissen
        • Steinbrink (ca. ), NI, Dissen
  • Ubbedisser Berg , between Bielefeld-Ubbedissen and Oerlinghausen
    Oerlinghausen
    Oerlinghausen is a city in the Lippe district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany located between Bielefeld and Detmold in the Teutoburger Wald. It has c. 17,200 inhabitants.-Geography:...

  • Hochholz , NI, Georgsmarienhütte-Oesede; Iburg Forest
  • Gottesberg (ca. ), between Bielefeld-Kirchdornberg and Steinhagen-Amshausen
  • Hohnangel (ca. ), NW / NI, between Hilter and Dissen
  • Musenberg (ca. ), NI, Georgsmarienhütte-Dröper
  • Knüll , Halle
    and the nature reserve of Knüll – Storkenberg inkl. Aussichts-Bauwerk Kaffeemühle and zwei nearby Denkmälern
    • Storkenberg (ca. ), Halle
  • Timmer Egge (ca. ), NI, Hilter
    • Asberg (ca. ), NI, Hilter
  • Kahler Berg , between Bielefeld-Bethel and -Uerentrup
    and the jeweils nearby Tierpark Olderdissen and Botanischem Garten Bielefeld
    Botanischer Garten Bielefeld
    The Botanischer Garten Bielefeld is a municipal botanical garden located beside the southeast edge of the Teutoburger Wald at Am Kahlenberg 16, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open daily without charge....

  • Baumannsknollen , NI, Georgsmarienhütte; Iburg Forest
    • Lammersbrink , NI, Georgsmarienhütte
      and the Varusturm
  • Hohnsberg , NI, Bad Iburg
  • Westerbecker Berg , Lienen
    Lienen
    Lienen is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km south-east of Osnabrück and 30 km north-east of Münster....

  • Hüggel
    Hüggel
    The Hüggel is a ridge, up to , about 5 kilometres long and 1 kilometre wide, near Hasbergen in the Lower Saxon district of Osnabrück in central Germany. It is the highest point of the Osnabrück Uplands...

     , NI, between Hasbergen
    Hasbergen
    Hasbergen is a municipality in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km west of Osnabrück....

    , Hagen and Georgsmarienhütte
    Georgsmarienhütte
    Georgsmarienhütte is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 7 km south of Osnabrück.- History :...

  • Zedling , Detmold-Hiddesen; Lippe Forest
    • Kahler Ehberg , Hiddesen
    • Kupferberg , Detmold-Heidenoldendorf
  • Beutling (ca. ), Melle-Wellingholzhausen
    and the nature reserve of Beutling and observation tower
  • Lönkerberg (ca. ), between Bielefeld-Brackwede and Gadderbaum
  • Urberg , NI, Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....

  • Hohe Liet , Steinhagen-Amshausen
  • Jacobsberg , Steinhagen-Amshausen
  • Kleiner Berg (ca. ), NI, between Bad Laer
    Bad Laer
    Bad Laer is a municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km south of Osnabrück....

    , Bad Rothenfelde
    Bad Rothenfelde
    Bad Rothenfelde is a municipality and health resort in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, approx. 20 km southeast of Osnabrück, between Hilter and Dissen. Bad Rothenfelde has a spa, hospital, clothes shops and many cafés....

     and Hilter
    and the observation tower
  • Leedener Berg , Tecklenburg-Leeden
  • Johannisberg , Bielefeld
    Bielefeld
    Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...

  • Limberg , NI, Bad Iburg
    (Absturzort von Zeppelin LZ 7, 1910)
  • Dörenther Klippen , Ibbenbüren
    Ibbenbüren
    Ibbenbüren or Ibbenbueren is a medium-sized town in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is on position 185 of the largest cities in Germany and the largest city in Tecklenburger Land.-Geography:...

  • Hagenberg, NI, , Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg
    Bad Iburg is a town in the district of Osnabrück, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Teutoburg Forest, 16 km south of Osnabrück....

  • Birgter Berg , Hörstel-Birgte
    Birgte
    Birgte is a small village at the north edge of the Teutoburger Wald and is as such part of Riesenbeck which is part of the town Hörstel. Its root goes back until 1800 BC as an old farming area. First known written mention of Birgte is dated 1088 AD when single farms dominated the area....

  • Riesenbecker Berg , Hörstel-Riesenbeck
    • Lagerberg  Hörstel-Riesenbeck
    • Bergeshöveder Berg , Hörstel-Riesenbeck
  • Huckberg , Hörstel-Bevergern
    nordwestern end of the Teutoburg Forest
  • Waldhügel  in Rheine
    Rheine
    Rheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.-Geography:Rheine is located on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx...

  • Thieberg (Neuenkirchener Berg; ), between Rheine and Neuenkirchen
  • Thieberg ), Rheine
    and the Ehrenmal Hünenborg

  • Details not fully known

    The details of the following hills in the range are not yet complete:
    • Mielberg , Bielefeld-Dornberg
    • Stadtberg, in Rheine
      Rheine
      Rheine is a city in the district of Steinfurt in Westphalia, Germany. It is the largest city in the district and the location of Rheine Air Base.-Geography:Rheine is located on the river Ems, approx. north of Münster, approx...

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