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title: "Alfen | Hiking trail B5"
url: "https://en.teutoburgerwald.de/nature/my-day-in-nature/tour/alfen-hiking-trail-b5"
description: "Follow Salzkottener Straße into the center of the village, then out of the village via \"Am Kottenberg\" and past the St. Vitus Chapel. Then follow the Lindenweg and walk a short distance to the left along the L752 to the traffic circle. There the path leads into the forest and runs above the former Imbsenburg castle. Continue to Gut Wilhelmsburg, from where the Imbsenburgweg leads south. At the next crossroads, turn left onto Im Alten Felde and then right at the next bend back towards Alfen. Via Hellenberg, past the cemetery, you return to the starting point."
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Alfen \| Hiking trail B5
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- 8.22 km long
- Round trip
- Difficulty: medium
- Condition: medium
- Regional hiking trail

- 2:01 h
- 8.22 km
- 31 m
- 25 m
- 150 m
- 178 m
- 28 m
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- Start: Borchen-Alfen, Sportplatz
- Destination: Borchen-Alfen, Sportplatz

This circular trail connects Alfen's town center with quiet forest paths and small cultural sites such as the old castle and Wilhelmsburg estate.

 Follow Salzkottener Straße into the center of the village, then out of the village via "Am Kottenberg" and past the St. Vitus Chapel. Then follow the Lindenweg and walk a short distance to the left along the L752 to the traffic circle. There the path leads into the forest and runs above the former Imbsenburg castle. Continue to Gut Wilhelmsburg, from where the Imbsenburgweg leads south. At the next crossroads, turn left onto Im Alten Felde and then right at the next bend back towards Alfen. Via Hellenberg, past the cemetery, you return to the starting point.

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Wanderwegmarkierung B5

Wanderwegmarkierung B5

Markierung des Wanderweges B5

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Route markings

Wegmarkierung: B5 (weiße Schrift auf schwarzem Grund)

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Tour information

- Loop Road

Equipment

Festes Schuhwerk empfohlen

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Directions & Parking facilities

**Getting there**Von der A33 kommend die Abfahrt 29 "Borchen" nehmen, weiter auf K21 und der Beschilderung nach Alfen folgen.

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**Parking**Parkmöglichkeit am Sportplatz (am nördlichen Ortseinang an der Salzkottener Straße)

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**Public transportation**Bushaltestelle: "Bo-Alfen, Bergstraße" (Buslinien 472, NE15)

Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Hochstift mbH
Tel. +49 5251 123366 | www.hochstiftbewegt.de

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33178 Borchen

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