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There are a number of scenic walking trails on the Bückeberg with views over the valleys, but also many gloomy forestry tracks without any signing. When walking it is advisable to take maps and the relevant information. On the Bückeberg near
Obernkirchen there is the Youth Training Leisure Centre
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anti-aircraft missile station. The terrain, which has grown wild since the withdrawal of Dutch soldiers, is surrounded by fencing and, today, is almost solely used for landing exercises by helicopters from the nearby
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The ridge runs from southwest to northeast for about 20 kilometres (12 mi) at heights of 200 m (660 ft) to about 75 m (246 ft). It only has a few summits, like the Bückeberg (or
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was celebrated. Occasionally, the plural is found even before 1933 in old maps. On official maps the plural form was first used in 1961. The Lower Saxony State Survey
Department (
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The ridge is cut through in two places: at Bad Eilsen near the western end, where the river Aue has cut a gap in the ridge, and at the
Reinser Paß (pass) near the eastern end.
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discoveries in
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plays an important role. The
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The hills and high points of the Bückeberg include the following − sorted by height in metres (m) above sea level (
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near the castle. Similar casts from the Bückeberg may also be viewed in Bückeburg, Obernkirchen and other locations.
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The Bückeberg is covered in mixed woods of beech and spruce, but there are also many other types of tree like the
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is the
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This article is about the hill ridge in
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673:Lehrgruppe
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503:Hühnerbach
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445:Krainhagen
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262:Schaumburg
238:hill range
234:Bückeberge
204:stone coal
139:52°15′36″N
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192:Limestone
142:9°12′42″E
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352:Geology
254:Germany
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722:Ahnsen
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638:, and
636:Bremen
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362:Bremen
884:Myths
870:beech
827:near
577:fungi
573:ferns
553:maple
549:birch
452:Harrl
378:brine
368:with
331:scarp
317:near
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