Denkmal-Route Spenge

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28.33 km long
round trip
Difficulty: medium
condition: medium
Great panorama
Regional bike tour
  • 02:00 h
  • 273 m
  • 273 m
  • 62 m
  • 133 m
  • 71 m
  • 28.33 km
  • Start: Parking lot near Werburger Waldbad opposite the Alte Mühle restaurant (Bussche-Münch-Straße 17, Spenge)
  • Destination: Parking lot near Werburger Waldbad opposite the Alte Mühle restaurant (Bussche-Münch-Straße 17, Spenge)

This unsignposted circular route through Spenge and the surrounding area is a varied, hilly tour for cyclists with a good level of fitness who are interested in the topic of monuments.

The route starts and ends at the parking lot near Werburger Waldbad opposite the Alte Mühle restaurant (Bussche-Münch-Straße 17, Spenge).

The Ravensberger Hügelland with its typical "ups and downs" of stream valleys, gullies and high farmland forms the common thread for this cycle route. In Spenge, the route leads past the medieval Werburg castle and the imposing Mühlenburg castle to Katzenholz. The small forest close to the town is used for many nature experience activities. Passing the Fahrenhölzer Höfe farms, you reach the highest point of the route (133 m above sea level) after a total of 5.5 km on Düttingdorfer Straße. Continuing towards Baringdorf, you can admire an old drainage system for irrigating and draining the meadows near the stream at the Heining farm. Via Wallenbrück and Nordspenge, the trail leads just a few meters from Lower Saxony along the Warmenau - a small river with a very long "border history". At Hücker Moor, the only large lake far and wide, cafés on the lakeshore invite you to stop for a bite to eat. On a walk or from a rowing boat, you may be lucky enough to spot some special waterfowl species such as great crested grebes, tufted ducks, greylag geese or even rarer species on migration. On the last 10 km of the route, you will reach the windmill in Hücker-Aschen with plenty of momentum. From there, you return to the town center of Spenge, where there are numerous other monuments to visit. Back at the parking lot near the Werburger Waldbad, you can cool off in the outdoor pool.

An alternative starting point is the parking lot at Hücker Moor. It is easily possible to set off from any other point on the route.

Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the Herford district cycling leisure website: www.fahr-im-kreis.de. A brochure is also available there as a free download.

Waypoints

Start
Parking lot near Werburger Waldbad opposite the Alte Mühle restaurant (Bussche-Münch-Straße 17, Spenge)
Hohlweg
Nature discovery trail

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

From the starting point at the parking lot near the Werburg forest pool, the route heads south past Werburg Castle and Mühlenburg Castle. The route continues through Katzenholz and then heads west to Düttingdorfer Straße. From there, the route leads north past Düttingdorf to the Marienkirche church in Wallenbrück. There the route turns east and leads back to Spenge. This time, however, the route does not return to the starting point, but heads north to Warmenau and then east around the Hücker Moor. The route then continues south past the Gehlenbrink windmill and back towards Spenge town center to the starting point.


The route follows the roads:



  • Parking lot near Werburger Waldbad opposite the Alte Mühle restaurant (Bussche-Münch-Straße 17, Spenge)

  • Weidenstraße

  • Werbruger Straße

  • Waldenburger Straße

  • Tilsiter Straße

  • SchloßStraße

  • Mühlenburger Straße

  • An der Allee

  • Vor der Höhe

  • Sunderfeld (cycle path)

  • Kreyenpool

  • Mühlenburger Straße

  • Raiffeisenstraße

  • Düttingdorfer Straße

  • Wallstraße

  • Baringdorfer Straße

  • Bürgerweg

  • Mantershagener Straße

  • Jellinghausstraße

  • Wallenbrücker Straße

  • Neuenkirchener Straße

  • Industrial center

  • Neuenkirchner Straße

  • Nordstraße

  • Lohbrink

  • In der Heide

  • Strangweg

  • Echternort

  • In the church village

  • At the watermill

  • Bünder Straße

  • Moorstraße

  • Torfstraße

  • Gehlenbrink (cycle path)

  • Bruchweg

  • Störbrink

  • Gehlenbrink

  • Ulmenweg

  • Kreuzstraße

  • Vorm Schürbusch

  • Dreschstraße

  • Auf der Freiheit

  • Industriestraße

  • Ravensberger straße

  • Long street

  • Alter Postweg

  • Immanuel-Kant-Straße

  • Marktstraße

  • Poststraße

  • Long Street

  • Bussche-Münch-Straße

  • Parking lot near Werburger Waldbad opposite the Alte Mühle restaurant (Bussche-Münch-Straße 17, Spenge)

Tour information

  • Familiy-Friendly

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Parking lot near Werburger Waldbad opposite the Alte Mühle restaurant (Bussche-Münch-Straße 17, Spenge)
Always know what's running - a free number for all situations: Bus and train customers in NRW can call 08006 50 40 30 around the clock for fare information, timetable information and more.

Additional information

Literature

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 Spenge Monument Route:


Stations:



  • Werburg Castle (Werburg 1)

  • Mühlenburg Castle (Mühlenburger Str. / Schloßstr.)

  • Katzenholz (An der Alle / Am Heistersiek)

  • Löss quarries (Wallstraße 27)

  • Bardüttingdorf drainage (Wallstraße 27)

  • Marienkirche Wallenbrück (Neuenkirchener Straße 254)

  • Hücker Moor (Moorstraße)

  • Diekmannsche Mühle (Windmühlenweg)

  • Charlottenburg (Charlottenburg 7)

  • Art Nouveau villa Born (Langestraße 88)

  • War memorials (Langestraße cemetery)

  • Oldemeier gravestone (Langestraße cemetery)

  • St. Martin's Church (Langestraße 72)

  • Old rectory (Poststrasse 22)

  • St. Martins-Stift (Poststrasse 13)

  • Wilhelminian villa (Poststrasse 3)

  • Seippel's House (Langestraße 49)


Other special features of the route include the Werburger Waldbad, the Rötekuhlen nature reserve Warmenau with the state border.

The route also has something to offer in culinary terms:



  • Alte Mühle (Spenge-Mitte, near the Waldbad)

  • Cafe in the manor house (Werburg, Spenge-Mitte)

  • Café in the park (Mühlenburg Castle, Spenge center)

  • Enzo's Grill & Bierstube (Mantershagen)

  • Moorstübchen, Beckmann's, Moor-Ranch, Seerose (Hücker Moor)

  • Gastronomic establishments in the town center of Spenge


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-spenge

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

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3. a roadworthy bicycle must be used for the cycle tours.

4. The wearing of a bicycle helmet is recommended.

Map

Getting there
Denkmal-Route Spenge
32139 Spenge