- 02:40 h
- 214 m
- 214 m
- 48 m
- 149 m
- 101 m
- 37.76 km
- Start: Railroad station in Löhne, Bünder Straße 7
- Destination: Railroad station in Löhne, Bünder Straße 7
This circular route highlights the many contrasts that the district of Herford has to offer. Urbanity meets rural seclusion and tranquillity. From Löhn train station, you first ride leisurely via Haus Beck and past numerous ancient trees to Mennighüffen. From the Ulenburger Weg, things suddenly become quieter and the landscape takes center stage. After a detour to Ulenburg Castle and its mill, the route continues along Ulenburger Allee through Obernbeck. At the end of a short ascent, you have a wonderful view of the Ravensberg hills. After crossing the Werre, you reach the Martin Luther Church in Löhne-Ort.
From here, the highest point of the route follows after a few climbs at the local history museum in Bischofshagen. Almost exclusively downhill, you reach the valley of the Mittelbach stream, which drives the water wheel of the Rürupsmühle mill. On the grounds of the mill, which has been lovingly restored by the "From Grain to Bread" association, you can linger by the mill pond or explore the farm garden. The route then leads through the Mittelbachsiek, past Kemenas Mühle back to the Werre. The route then follows the Werre cycle path back to Löhn railroad station, where two cigar factory villas worth seeing await you before you reach your destination. The route leads almost exclusively along roads with little traffic, independent cycle paths and asphalted farm tracks, some of which are closed to through traffic. This means that the circular route is also suitable for families with children.
Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the cycle leisure homepage of the district of Herford: www.fahr-im-kreis.de. A brochure is also available there as a free download.
Waypoints
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Directions
From the starting point at Löhn railroad station, the route heads southwest, crossing the Werre at the bridge and following it downstream to reach the Löhne municipal grammar school. After this, the route moves away from the Werre and leads past the Fichtensee lake and along the Mühlenbach stream to the Ulenburg moated castle, the northernmost point of the route. From there, the route heads south again along Ulenburger Allee, before leaving the avenue to the right after approx. 1.2 km and passing the Obernbeck elementary school to the Christuskirche Obernbeck church. Behind the church, the route turns right again and after approx. one kilometer turns left into Voßsiek and continues to the mouth of the Else-Werre. There it continues in an easterly direction, passes under the freeway and after 250 meters turns right at the crossroads to cross the Werre again and then continues to the right to the Martin Luther Church. Behind this, the route continues to the left and under the railroad line. Directly behind it, the route turns left again and passes the Löhne-Ort elementary school before turning left again at Falscheider Straße and leading to the local history museum in Löhne. At the mill, the route turns right again and then right again to continue eastwards to the Rürupsmühle. From there, the route continues in a northerly direction past the Naturfreundehaus to Kemenas Mühle west of Aqua Magica. The route then heads north to the Werre and along it upstream back to Löhne. Behind the sports field, the route curves past the music school and then returns to the starting point at Löhne railroad station.
The route follows the roads:
- Start: train station in Löhne, Bünder Straße 7
- Bünder Straße
- Schützenstraße
- Bike path along the Werre
- Am Fichtensee
- At the sewage treatment plant
- Am Bach (cycle path)
- Werster Straße
- Ellerbuscher Straße
- Bike path along the Mühlenbach
- At the parish
- Hasebeeke
- Lübbecker Straße
- Ulenburger Weg
- Ulenburger Weg (cycle path)
- Dorfstraße
- Eschweg
- Ulenburger Buchenallee
- To the castle
- Sprekelburg
- Horstweg
- Ellerburscher Straße
- Bahnhofstraße
- Kirchstraße
- Am Nordhang
- Eggeweg
- Voßsiek
- Wallücker Bahnweg
- Tonwerkstraße
- Im Neuenlande
- Im Neuenlamde (cycle path)
- Deupenbühl
- Bünder Straße
- Raiffeisenstraße
- Herforder Straße
- Obernfeld
- Falscheider Straße
- Herforder Straße
- In der Bente
- Taschenklapp
- Neuer Weg
- Häger Straße
- Schweichelner Straße
- Im Grünen Lande
- Schweichelner Straße
- Alter Postweg
- At the mill
- Rebhuhnweg
- Häger Straße
- Koblenzer Straße (cycle path)
- Loher Straße (cycle path)
- Unter der Burg
- Loher Straße
- Bicycle path Mittelbachtal
- In den Tannen (cycle path)
- In den Tannen (road)
- Ostenweg
- In the oak trees
- Maiweg
- Koblenzer Straße
- Goethestrasse
- Am Mittelbach
- Nordbahnstraße
- Löhner Straße
- Münsterstraße
- Kampstraße
- Bike path along the Werre
- Weidengrund
- Cycle path along the Werre
- Werrestraße
- Oeynhausener Straße (cycle path)
- Am Mühlenbach
- Im Mühlengrund
- Schierholzstraße
- Königstraße
- Oeynhausener Straße
- Bünder Straße (cycle path)
- Destination: Train station in Löhne, Bünder Straße 7
Tour information
Familiy-Friendly
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Directions & Parking facilities
Additional information
Literature
Brochure Memorial Route Löhne
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
The Biological Station Ravensberg im Kreis Herford e.V. has selected a few areas and points worth seeing for the Löhne Monument Route:
Stations:
- Löhne train station (Bünder Straße 7)
- Haus Beck (Haus Beck 1)
- Ulenburger Mühle (Eschweg 1)
- Ulenburg moated castle (Ulenburger Buchenallee 16)
- Ulenburger Allee
- Christuskirche and Obernbeck vicarage (Kirchstraße 16)
- Old half-timbered house (Voßsiek 6, the house is privately owned and can only be viewed from the street)
- Martin Luther Church (Bünder Straße 173)
- Kötterhaus (Schweichelner Straße 7)
- Home museum (Alter Postweg 300)
- Rürupsmühle (under the castle 43)
- Kemenas Mühle (Koblenzer Straße 56)
- Cigar manufacturer's villa Meyer / registry office (Oeynhausener Straße 18)
- Landhaus Gieseke / music school (Schierholzstraße 4)
More special features on the way:
- Werre with Werre cycle path
- Rehmerloh-Mennighüffer Mühlenbach nature reserve
- Old giant trees and avenues as natural monuments
- View of the Ravensberg hill country
- The confluence of the Else and Werre
- Gohfeld Switzerland
This route also has something to offer in culinary terms:
- Sport- und Brückenhaus , restaurant with beer garden, Löhne train station/Obernbeck
- Becker Krug, restaurant with beer garden, Mennighüffen
- Fabrizo, ice cream parlor + café + bar, Mennighüffen
- Snack bar Schlemme, Mennighüffen
- Café Muckefuck, Mennighüffen
- Kartoffelhaus, restaurant with terrace, Wittel
Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the Herford district cycling leisure website: http://www.fahr-im-kreis-herford.de/alle-touren/denkmal-routen/denkmal-route-loehne
Safety guidelines
1. cycling on the cycle routes is at your own risk, everyone is responsible for themselves.
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2. the road traffic regulations apply to all cyclists
.3. a roadworthy bicycle must be used for the cycle tours.
4. The wearing of a bicycle helmet is recommended.
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