Heidbrink
Heidbrink | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 319.6m above sea level(1,049 ft) |
Prominence | 240 m↓Hase-Else bifurcationnearGesmold[1]→Auf dem Polle(320.1 m,Teutoburg Forestnorthwest ofOerlinghausen) |
Isolation | 26 km→Bonstapelin theLippe Uplands |
Listing | Highest peak in the Wiehen |
Coordinates | 52°17′29″N8°38′13″E/ 52.2914°N 8.6369°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Wiehen Hills |
Climbing | |
Normal route | Footpath |
TheHeidbrinkis a hill which lies south ofLübbeckein central Germany and, at319.6 m abovesea level (NN),is the highest peak in theWiehen Hills.It is also the highest elevation in the district ofMinden-Lübbeckein the German state ofNorth Rhine-Westphalia.Its height is commonly given as 320 metres.
About 200 yards east of the summit is a transmission tower for television and radio links and awayside hutfor walkers. The mast has a paved access road from theB 239.
The summit of the Heidbrink itself is in a small open area and, until 2008, was marked by a boulder. Due to the surrounding high trees the view is blocked to the north; to the south can parts of theRavensberg Basinbe seen.
TheRoncevarises on the western slope of the mountain. To the north are the peaks of theReineberg,276 m abovesea level,and theHeidkopf,273 m. The southern flank of the mountain drops steeply to the hamlet of Ahlsen-Reineberg in the municipality ofHüllhorst.
The ridgeway (Kammweg) passes over the top of the mountain. It forms the boundary between the town of Lübbecke and the municipality of Hüllhorst. The ridgeway runs as a footpath (theWittekindsweg) along the Wiehen ridge fromOsnabrücktoPorta Westfalica,and links the Heidbrink with the Straußberg (276 m) in the east, and the Horsthöhe (275 m) andKniebrink(315 m) in the west.
To mark the highest point on the Heidbrink a five-tonsandstoneblock with strong iron deposits, typical of the local Wiehen Hills, was set up on 24 May 2008. According to information boards by theTERRA.vita Nature Park,members of the Lübbecke marketing association (Stadtmarketingverein) and the municipal curator of Hüllhorst have marked the route to the "highest stone" with their own symbol. These are sometimes signposts, sometimes coloured markings, on wayside tree trunks. The symbol, the letter "H" on a hill symbol, is meant to be linked with the name and the appearance of the hill.
At the new summit stone are two tablets; the upper one describes the Heidbrink as the highest hill in the Wiehen range; the lower panel lists the sponsors of this marketing campaign.
The new summit stone is not in the same place as the old and rather less imposing summit stone, but about 20 metres east. The original stone was removed during the work to set up the new one. But it appears that the original spot had marked the exact peak, but was not so obviously recognisable from the main footpath.
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Since spring 2008 these signposts have pointed the way to the summit of the Heidbrink
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This stone has stood at the summit since May 2008
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The site of the original summit stone was somewhat further west as shown here and marks the actual peak
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100 metres east of the actual peak is this transmission tower
References
[edit]- ^Prominence based on TK 25 (bifurcation is at 79.8 m)