Dicke Berta Footbridge – Dicke Berta Oak loop from Luerwald und Bieberbach

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Hochsauerlandkreis

Arnsberg

Dicke Berta Footbridge – Dicke Berta Oak loop from Luerwald und Bieberbach

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Dicke Berta Footbridge – Dicke Berta Oak loop from Luerwald und Bieberbach

02:48

10.0km

190m

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 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Naturpark Arnsberger Wald

Naturpark Sauerland-Rothaargebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.47 km

Hensenberg Forest Landscape

Highlight • Forest

The remote silence south of the Vosswinkel wild forest and near the Hensenberg invites you to slow down and enjoy.

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4.05 km

Dicke Berta Footbridge

Highlight • Bridge

At the moment (August 2020) a lot of dead branches and fallen trees lying on the paths

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4.19 km

Dicke Berta Oak

Highlight • Natural Monument

Who needs the mammoth trees in the USA / Canada? The thickness Bertha is about 700 years old and has a diameter of about 6 meters. There are still flowy trails.

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4.53 km

Dicke Berta Trail

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A narrow path and great to walk - highly recommended.

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5.44 km

Pond in Luerwald

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that was 'our pond' in childhood; -> here we tried our home-made rafts, for which we found plenty of material in the forest or even sometimes dragged home from home, …

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5.83 km

Memorial Benches for Mothers and Fathers

Highlight • Monument

An extraordinary seating arrangement 😀

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6.50 km

View of the Sauerland Hills from the Forest

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It just looks great when you come out of the forest and can look straight into the distance.

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9.10 km

Impressive Oak Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

This oak is also impressive next to the "Fat Berta".

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10.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.66 km

1.65 km

1.11 km

450 m

141 m

Surfaces

2.63 km

2.55 km

2.50 km

1.03 km

851 m

450 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

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Comments

May 17, 2025,Rundwanderung im Luerwald und kurzer Besuch bei der dicken Berta

On this tour, we walked along the Vosswinkel Wild Forest, and at times it was a bit eerie. On one side, there was the fence, and on the other, we were, along with an abundance of fresh wild boar tracks. Our pace automatically quickened. Then we reached Fat Bertha and noticed that she didn't seem to be feeling well, as …

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March 20, 2022,Biebertal _Dicke Berta Runde

Nice tour in good hiking weather. I can recommend it.

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December 14, 2021,Arnsberg-Bieber-A6

Start and finish point:
Bieber hiking car park
Bieberstraße 2
59757 Arnsberg

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March 22, 2025,Luerwald und Bieberbach - Runde von Lendringsen

Hello everyone! Today was a pre-hike for the SGV (Swiss Alpine Club). We started at the Menden Leisure Center parking lot, Bieberkamp 79, just before Haus Lenze. It was a beautiful hike today, with a beautiful surface: asphalt at the beginning, forest and woodland paths to the "Big Berta" (Big Berta). I didn't recognize the path through the Luerwald forest! …

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