Lüerdissen Cliffs – Rothestein Cave loop from Ithwiesen

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Lower Saxony

Lüerdissen Cliffs – Rothestein Cave loop from Ithwiesen

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Lüerdissen Cliffs – Rothestein Cave loop from Ithwiesen

04:37

15.6km

440m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 14, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Weserbergland

Ith

Ithwiesen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.12 km

Lüerdissen Cliffs

Highlight • Natural Monument

One bizarre rock formation follows the next in the Lüerdissen cliffs. No wonder the area is so popular with rock climbers. The Ith-Hils-Weg runs above the cliffs on the ridge, …

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5.34 km

Hexenkanzel (Witch’s Pulpit) Rock Formation

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A must for hikers and climbers!

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5.60 km

Rock Arch (Ith)

Highlight • Natural Monument

Special rock formation to walk through.

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5.66 km

Upper Cliff Trail (Lüerdissen Cliffs, Ith)

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The upper cliff path or Lüerdissener cliff path goes beautifully right along the Ith cliffs above. You can always go to / on / under the respective cliffs (where away). …

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7.86 km

Bärenhöhle

Cave Entrance

8.92 km

Rothestein Cave (WS Stamp 16)

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The stamp hunters will be satisfied. 😉

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9.05 km

Rothestein Cave

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Not reachable by bicycle, on foot a bit demanding. But the cave is worth it. Bring good flashlights, headlight is a bit too little. Just after the entrance there is …

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12.4 km

Once you've climbed through the forest, a completely different landscape opens up on the Ith ridge! The expansive Ith meadows with the airfield offer panoramic views and, of course, something to look at during flight operations. ☺️

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13.7 km

Ithwiesen Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

So many great views up here, simply fantastic!

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15.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.31 km

6.08 km

1.88 km

261 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.19 km

3.52 km

2.63 km

1.72 km

378 m

135 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (230 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

7°C

93 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

October 7, 2022,Ith-Runde von Holzen vorbei an gigantischen Felsformationen und Ithwiesen

Stonezilla on the Ith. A gigantic firework display of rock formations amazed me today. I saw gates, crocodiles and dinosaurs - what do you see? From Holzen I ran the last section of the Ith ridge that was still missing. First a loop to the Rothenstein cave, which is currently closed to protect the bats. A foretaste of the rocks …

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November 3, 2024,Ith-Rundwanderung - Wilde Heimat Stempel 16 und 17

Beautiful circular hike in the Ith with two stamp stations in the Solling-Vogler region "Wilde Heimat". Finding the route was sometimes a bit difficult because Komoot sometimes shows paths that don't even exist.

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October 1, 2021,Ith's mine

The anticipation was already as great as it should have lasted - a full three months since our last Ith hike. And now, on the really last free day, almost on the very last half groove, the Ith gives us plenty of sun, its cave adventures, last climbing athletes, anyway exclusively narrow paths along the Holzener and Lüerdissener cliffs and …

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