 Afterwards he taught classes in Brilon (1854) and at the Paulinum in Münster (1855).From 1856 to 1872 he was a teacher at the Theodorianum in Paderborn, then later relocated to Heiligenstadt as director of the Catholic gymnasium (1872–85).The "Friedrich-Wilhelm-Grimme-Weg", is an 85 km hiking trail maintained by the Sauerländischer Gebirgsverein (SGV, Sauerland Mountain Association).