Geschichts-Route 2: Die Zeit von Tabak und Zigarren

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46.66 km long
Difficulty: easy
Regional bike tour
  • 03:15 h
  • 233 m
  • 233 m
  • 55 m
  • 112 m
  • 57 m
  • 46.66 km
  • Start: Herford train station (Bahnhofsplatz 3)
  • Destination: Herford train station (Bahnhofsplatz 3)
The 47 km long and signposted cycle tour leads to places of local tobacco processing and cigar production - suitable for families, senior citizens and connoisseurs.

Heading northwest, this route leads to the traces of local tobacco processing. Although cigar production in particular was widespread throughout the region, the town of Bünde probably played the biggest part in this. At times, every third cigar produced in Germany came from the second-largest town in the district, earning it the nickname "Germany's cigar box" or "cigar town".

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
Herford train station (Bahnhofsplatz 3)
Villa Grüter
Monument

Good to know

Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

Herford station - Radewiger Feldmark - Füllenbruch - Oetinghausen - Oetinghauser Heide - Hiddenhausen - Bustedt - Bünde city center - Ennigloh - Halloh - Dünne - Gewinghausen - Bünde city center - Südlengern - Osterfeld - Schweicheln-Bermbeck - Falkendiek - Neustädter Feldmark - Herford station

Directions & Parking facilities

The route starts and ends directly at the train station in Herford. The route also leads to the train station in Bünde.
Parking spaces are available at the stations.
The route starts and ends directly at the train station in Herford. The route also leads to the train station in Bünde. Always know what's running: The smart number for buses and trains in NRW: 01806 504030(20 cents/connection from landlines and a maximum of 60 cents/connection from mobile networks.)


Additional information

Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the Herford district cycling leisure website: www.fahr-im-kreis-herford.de

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 History Route 2: Tobacco and Cigars:


Stations:


01. wood craft museum


02 Balda camera factory


03. cigar factory Arnold André


04. German Tobacco and Cigar Museum


05. "Steinmeister & Wellensiek" monument


06. former cigar factory "Gerhardt & Dustmann"


07. parents' house of Töns Wellensiek


08. Dünner church


09. office building Ennigloh


10. Bünder train station


11. tobacco warehouse


12th customs office


13th Steinmeisterpark


14. manufacturers' villas


15. EMR power station and the Brausemühle


16. Cologne-Minden railway


Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the bicycle leisure homepage of the district of Herford

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.

Getting there
Geschichts-Route 2: Die Zeit von Tabak und Zigarren
32052 Herford