Häverstädter Berg, Mountain summit in Minden-Lübbecke District, Germany

Häverstädter Berg is a 267.5-meter summit on the border of Minden and Bad Oeynhausen in the Wiehengebirge. Its southern flank is among the steepest in the range, dropping from 245 to 75 meters over 340 meters, with rocky sections such as the Habichtswand. A trigonometric point marks the crest, and the Wittekindsweg runs just north of the summit.

About 700 metres east of the summit, on the ridge, lies the Wittekindsburg, a large Saxon-era refuge fort. Its ramparts now enclose an excursion restaurant with a mountain hotel built at the end of the 19th century. A further 1,000 metres south-west of the summit is the Dehmer Burg, a protected archaeological monument.

The Wittekindsweg runs just north of the summit, and the Jakobs-Pilgerweg Minden-Soest crosses the mountain; the Sigwardsweg and Mühlensteig also pass over it. The name comes from Häverstädt, the Minden village north of the ridge. The Wittekindsburg, a large Saxon refuge fort 700 metres east of the summit, now holds a late 19th-century inn with a mountain hotel.

The paths to the summit are clearly marked from the start, and you can begin from several trailheads around the base. Dry weather is preferable for your visit since some sections become slippery when wet.

The southern slope drops 170 metres over just 340 metres, from 245 to 75 metres, making it one of the steepest sections of the entire Wiehengebirge. This erosion, caused by the Weser's cut bank in the Große Weserbogen, has produced rocky stretches such as the Habichtswand.