Alme cycle path

05:00 h
139 m
507 m
99 m
469 m
370 m
64.82 km
Start: Brilon, market square
Destination: Paderborn, Neuhaus Castle Baroque Garden

Many cyclists describe the Alme Cycle Path in the Paderborn region as one of the most beautiful cycle routes in North Rhine-Westphalia. The "Alme Cycle Path" covers a distance of approx. 70 km from Brilon in the Sauerland region along the River Alme to the old imperial and episcopal city of Paderborn.

You will encounter many cultural and historical sights along the route through the beautiful Alme valley and its villages and towns. You start at the historic town hall of the old Hanseatic town of Brilon. The rest of the route takes you to Büren with its baroque Jesuit church and college. A little later, the only triangular castle in Germany, Wewelsburg Castle, will cast a mystical spell over you.

Before you reach your destination, the impressive Weser Renaissance castle of Neuhaus, cycle past the old railroad bridge in Salzkotten, the historic Mallinckrodthof or take a detour into the city centre of the old episcopal city of Paderborn. The Alme cycle path is continuously marked with blue signs with the inscription "Alme-Radweg" from the source to the estuary.

Start

Brilon, market square

Burgruine Ringelstein

Fortress/Castle

Schloß Neuhaus und Barockgarten

Fortress/Castle

Best to visit

suitable

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Directions

The starting point of the cycle tour is at the town hall in the center of the old Hanseatic town of Brilon. From here, it is around seven kilometers to the Alme district, which is also the only long uphill section of the entire tour. Here, as the name suggests, you will find the sources of the river.

After Brilon-Alme, the cycle path runs along the country road for around three kilometers before changing to a charming forest path to the left of the river at the "Multhäupter Hammer".

Past the Büren districts of Ringelstein and Harth and through Siddinghausen and Weine, the route leads to Büren with its imposing Jesuit church.

After the villages of Brenken and Ahden, you reach Wewelsburg with its imposing triangular castle on a mountain spur high above the Almetal valley.

The route leads via Niederntudorf and Alfen and Wewer into the city of Paderborn. Now it is only a few meters to the baroque garden of Neuhaus Castle and the mouth of the Alme into the Lippe, the end point of the Alme cycle path.

Tour information

Possibility of Accommodation
Stop at an Inn
Suitable for Bike

Directions & Parking facilities

B480 / B7 direction Brilon until junction Möhnestraße, continue Lindenweg and Steinweg direction city center

Parking lot at Brilon train station ("Bahnhofstraße")

Brilon: Bahnhof, Bahnhofstraße (or bus stop "Brilon-Stadt, Bahnhof")
Paderborn: Bus stop "PB-Schloss Neuhaus"

Nahverkehrsverbund Paderborn/Höxter
Always know what's running: The smart number for buses and trains in NRW 01803 504030 (timetable information for €0.09/min from a German landline, mobile max. €0.42/min)

Additional information

www.paderborner-land.de
www.alme-radweg.de

Documents

https://dam.destination.one/2569396/fa61cd043a0a6cbe5d680228b0522eccd2d7eb505a902edb5cc6612dc3d8c11f/.pdf

Contact person

Kreis Paderborn | Wirtschaft & Tourismus

Königstraße 16

+49 5251 308 8111

info@paderborner-land.de

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

Take the time to visit the Historical Museum of the Prince-Bishopric of Paderborn in Wewelsburg Castle!

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