- 02:25 h
- 427 m
- 427 m
- 67 m
- 274 m
- 207 m
- 33.19 km
- Start: Railroad station in Bruchmühlen (Mellerstraße 1, 49324 Melle-Bruchmühlen)
- Destination: Railroad station in Bruchmühlen (Mellerstraße 1, 49324 Melle-Bruchmühlen)
Waypoints
Good to know
Best to visit
Directions
From the starting point at Bruchmühlen station, the route heads north after a southern detour past the Torbogenhaus and the Alte Post. After a short time, you reach Westkilver and continue through the Kilverbach valley along Haus Kilver to Rödinghausen with St. Bartholomew's Church. The route then climbs up to the ridge path in the Wiehengebirge and the highest point of the tour: the Nonnenstein. The route then descends again in an easterly direction via Schierenbeke, past the Häcker Wiehen stadium. From there, the route takes another northern loop from Stukenhöfen to Mesch Neue Mühle railroad station and again along the Wiehengebirge to the Rilke memorial stone. From "Vor den Bäumen", the route heads south via the Bauernschaftsglocke in Dono and via Bieren, past the Böckel estate back to the starting point at Bruchmühlen station.
The route follows the roads:
- Train station in Bruchmühlen (Mellerstraße 1, 49324 Melle-Bruchmühlen)
- Meller Straße (cycle path)
- Allee
- Spenger Straße (cycle path)
- Kilverstraße
- Schwarzer Weg
- Darnauer Weg
- Kilverstraße
- Westkilverstraße
- At the information board "twas duüer" - clay mining to the information board "twas duüer" - Benjeshecke
- Heerstraße
- Old village street
- Buersche Straße
- Kapellenstraße
- Kirchweg
- Old village street
- To the Nonnenstein
- In der Gehle
- Kammweg (cycle path)
- Rödinghauser Bergweg
- Am Holtacker
- Auf der Drift
- Stuckenhöfener Straße
- DReianger
- Wehnerhorststraße
- Hansastrasse
- Zur Hasenbrücke
- Neue Mühle
- Hünengrabweg (cycle path)
- Am Hünengrab
- Gorge path
- In front of the trees
- Oberbauerschafter Straße
- Donoer Straße
- Bahnhofstraße
- Rilkestraße
- Süddorf
- Holser Straße
- Mustache Street
- Große Heide
- Fichtenweg
- Heidestraße
- Am Maschbrink
- Studieker Weg
- Bicycle path along the Banhstrecke
- Industries road
- K39
- Schwarzer Weg
- Meller Straße
- Train station in Bruchmühlen (Mellerstraße 1, 49324 Melle-Bruchmühlen)
Tour information
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Directions & Parking facilities
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Additional information
Literature
Brochure Röddinghausen monument route
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
The Biological Station Ravensberg im Kreis Herford e.V. has selected some areas and points worth seeing for the Rödinghausen Monument Route:
Stations:
- Torbogenhaus Bruchmühlen (Allee 14, 49328 Melle-Bruchmühlen)
- Old post office (Meller Straße 2)
- Oak and NatureRoute (near Westkilverstraße 51)
- Historical boundary stone no. 418 (Mühlenstraße 5)
- 200-year-old oak tree (Westkilverstraße / Sachsenweg)
- Haus Kilver (Westkilverstraße 19)
- Oberste Heermeier (Heerstraße 81)
- Fachwerk-Kötterhaus (Heerstraße 75)
- Bell with history (Kapellenstraße)
- Church of St. Bartholomew (Alte Dorfstraße 33)
- Hof Oberwahrenbrock - Altenteiler (Kirchweg 15+16)
- Hof Oberwahrenbrock - main building (Kirchweg 15+16)
- Nature experience Wiehengebirge (parking lot Kirchweg 11/16)
- Farmers' café "Zum alten Wrangel" (Alte Dorfstraße 35)
- Nonnenstein (Kammweg)
- Bismarck fire column (Kammweg)
- Bauerschaftsglocke Stukenhöfen (Stukenhöfener Straße 9)
- Railway bridge "Neue Mühle" (Neue Mühle 7)
- Rilke memorial stone (Schluchtenweg / Klosteracker)
- Bauerschaftsglocke Dono (Donoer Straße 33)
Other special features of the route include the Kilverbachtal nature reserve (Bruchmühlen), the multi-generation park (Rödinghausen-Ortsmitte) and the Häcker Wiehenstadion (Schwenningdorf). The Northern Teutoburg Forest - Wiehengebirge Nature Park and the Auebachtal, Böckel and Voßholz nature reserves in Bieren are also well worth a visit.
The route also has something to offer in culinary terms:
Gastronomic establishments in the center of Bruchmühlen
- Brüngers Land-Wirtschaft (Westkilver)
- Oma's Teestube (Rödinghausen town center)
- Gasthof zum Nonnenstein (Rödinghausen town center)
- Sportslounge am Wiehen (Häcker Wiehenstadion, Schwenningdorf)
- Sportsmen's home "An den Fichten" (Ostkilver)
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-roedinghausen
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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