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title: "\"Sauerbachtal Bülheim\" Nature Reserve"
url: "https://www.paderborner-land.de/en/poi/sauerbachtal-buelheim-nature-reserve"
description: "Extensive fens have formed on the acidic rocks of the Lower Cretaceous in areas where water accumulates. These wet habitats contrast with the drier slopes of the Sauerbach Valley, which today are predominantly covered by spruce forests.Only small areas of the former heathland remain. After the end of its former use, many of the open areas became overgrown with eagle ferns. Together with the former Bülheim Heath, the area formed a vast heathland just a few decades ago. This type of cultural landscape is now rarely found in the Eggegebirge.Hiking Tip:A section of the nearly 20-kilometer-long “Wilderer Wanderweg” runs along the northern edge of the nature reserve. The hike begins in the center of Lichtenau-Kleinenberg and winds through the countryside surrounding the Sauerbach Valley."
language: "en"
type: "Place"
breadcrumb: "Root > Paderborner Land > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi"
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"Sauerbachtal Bülheim" Nature Reserve
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- Nature reserve/natural monument

About five kilometers southeast of Lichtenau, the nature reserve stretches along the upper reaches of the Sauer River in the Eggegebirge Mountains. Streams and spring-fed tributaries wind through the valley and shape the landscape.

Extensive fens have formed on the acidic rocks of the Lower Cretaceous in areas where water accumulates. These wet habitats contrast with the drier slopes of the Sauerbach Valley, which today are predominantly covered by spruce forests.

Only small areas of the former heathland remain. After the end of its former use, many of the open areas became overgrown with eagle ferns. Together with the former Bülheim Heath, the area formed a vast heathland just a few decades ago. This type of cultural landscape is now rarely found in the Eggegebirge.

**Hiking Tip:**
A section of the nearly 20-kilometer-long “Wilderer Wanderweg” runs along the northern edge of the nature reserve. The hike begins in the center of Lichtenau-Kleinenberg and winds through the countryside surrounding the Sauerbach Valley.

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- Bus stop available

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no entrance possible

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- Tours12.36 km
    
    
    - Regional hiking trail
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    27.96 km
    
    
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    19.23 km
    
    
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Contact

Bülheim

33165 Lichtenau - Kleinenberg