Nehden: Dinosaur Tracks, Hiking Trails and Local History
Accommodation in Nehden
Nehden combines digital insights into the world of dinosaurs with hiking routes, local history and regional specialities. If you would like to make your stay thematically varied, you will find both short interactive experiences and a detailed circular hiking trail here. There are also historical stops whose timeline spans from the Cretaceous period to the present day.
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Digital dinosaur experience: “DinoSpuren Nehden” offers a 360° panorama of the iguanodonts’ habitat during the Cretaceous period, accessible on a smartphone.
Route in the dinosaur park: The digital dinosaur route in Dinopark Nehden uses augmented reality, registration via QR code and a circular trail with information, games and quizzes about Iguanodon.
Hiking: Two hiking routes have been developed in Nehden. They take in local sights, the tranquillity of the forests, impressive views and the history of the village from the Cretaceous period to the present day.
N1 circular hiking trail: The “Brilon-Nehden (N1)” circular hiking trail is 8.9 km long, takes around 2 hours and 20 minutes, and includes 151 metres of ascent and 151 metres of descent.
Start and finish: The “Brilon-Nehden (N1)” circular hiking trail starts and ends at the Schützenplatz.
Historical focus: Nehden’s origins date back to the 9th or 10th century. The church square of St. John’s Chapel was first mentioned in a document on 19 August 1342.
Discover dinosaurs on digital trails
The 360° panorama of “DinoSpuren Nehden” makes the iguanodonts’ habitat during the Cretaceous period accessible on a smartphone.
A digital dinosaur route in Dinopark adds to this perspective. Augmented reality connects the real surroundings with digital content. Registration takes place via QR code; a circular trail then leads to information, games and quizzes about Iguanodon.
Hiking with clear route details
The two developed hiking routes showcase several sides of Nehden: local sights, the tranquillity of the forests, views and the development of the village from the Cretaceous period to the present day.
The “Brilon-Nehden (N1)” circular hiking trail is 8.9 km long, takes around 2 hours and 20 minutes, and includes 151 metres of ascent and 151 metres of descent.
St. John’s Chapel and the history of the village
St. John’s Chapel in Nehden was built in 1681 from quarry stone by Konrad Hermann Ulrich and his father Adam Ulrich and dedicated to St. John the Baptist.
The church square of St. John’s Chapel in Nehden was first mentioned in a document on 19 August 1342. At the same time, Nehden’s origins date back to the 9th or 10th century.
Regional impressions by bike and from the distillery
The cycling tour “In the Sign of the Limestone Hills – Cycling Around Brilon” takes a short detour to the Iguanodon fossil site in Nehden and the short interactive “DinoSpuren” hiking trail.
Another local speciality is Distillery 1113 in Brilon-Nehden. In small batches, it produces fine spirits from spring water and organically grown ingredients.
For comparison with other villages, you can view Hoppecke, Bontkirchen, Alme, Brilon-Wald, Radlinghausen and Gudenhagen.
For the higher-level travel overview: Brilon.
