The best family-friendly hikes and walks around Lemgo

From the right angle you could also mistake them for Brachiosauruses🤣

Nice place to rest and take a break.

The Bega terraces at Langenbrücker Tor were built as part of the flood protection measures as part of the Auenpark. They offer a place to relax in the middle of the city.

With a length of around 4 kilometres, the ramparts enclose the town centre of the old Hanseatic city of Lemgo. With the exception of the western section of the rampart, which had to make way for a wide road, all other areas of the formerly mighty earthen rampart have been landscaped. The remains of the moat are now the elongated swan pond on the Slavertorwall and the Knochenhauerteich on the Kramerrondell. In the southern section with the Lindenwall and Hoher Wall areas, the mighty earthwork has been preserved at an impressive height and gives a rough idea of the dimensions of the former fortification rampart in the early 17th century. The area of the chestnut rampart was levelled as early as 1786 and planted with a multi-row chestnut avenue. A promenade path with a linden avenue was laid out on the Lindenwall and Hoher Wall sections of the rampart in the 19th century. Today, the high earthen ramparts also serve as flood protection against the flooding of the Bega. The northern section of the wall with the areas of Johannistorwall, Slavertorwall and Ostertorwall was almost completely leveled in the early 20th century and transformed into a landscaped green area according to plans by Cologne's gardening director Finke. Source: https://www.lwl.org/geodatenkultur/objekt/252842

Remains of the old city wall of the city of Lemgo can be found in the street "Rembken". The foundation of the old town of Lemgo dates back to 1190, and construction of the fortifications began soon after. These were further expanded in the following years. At the end of the Thirty Years' War, the fortifications lost their importance and largely fell into disrepair. After extensive archaeological investigations, a section of the fortress was restored in 1995 after several years of construction work. At the Regenstor, the Kramerrondell served to protect the Pfingstgraben. This was an important point on the fortress, as the Pfingstgraben supplied the fortress with water. The Pfingstgraben branches off from the Bega river and flows past Brake Castle. Source: https://lipperland.de/?page_id=66

In the past, there were repeatedly critical situations at the historic arched bridge at Langenbrücker Tor with its attached dam due to the narrow outflow of the Bega. In order to achieve effective flood protection here, the bridge had to be replaced by a new structure with a larger profile. The special location at the southern entrance to Lemgo was a particular challenge, but at the same time also an opportunity to experience the element of water in a new way. The seating steps on the south side of the Bega towards the bank area - the "Bega terraces" - have been very well received! By removing the weir system, it was possible to create ecological continuity here too. To absorb the steep gradient, two bed slides were integrated into the river course. Source: https://www.klimaschutz-lemgo.de/klimafolgen-anpassung/gewaesser-hochwasserschutz-retentionsraeume/gewaesserausbau-bega/

The spatially developed anamorphosis of Brake Castle - Yves Charnay with Claude Prévost - Brake Castle, Lemgo, 2006

Beautiful in every season, with its wildflower meadows in summer and its fruit trees. Not to mention the various works of art.