Hö 7 - Mühlen-Tour durch Riege und Espeln

Starting point parking lot "Von-der-Recke-Straße". Drive parallel to the L756 on the so-called "Russenweg" - Cross the L756 at the next opportunity and turn into "Hövelrieger Straße". Before the railroad line, turn right into "Mühlenweg" - At the end, turn right into "Neue Riege" - Immediately left again into "Alte Poststraße" - Follow the road to "Detmolder Straße" and then turn left. Immediately turn left again into "Rieger Straße". At the end, turn right into "Falkenweg" - Immediately left again into "Nachtigallenweg" - Turn right into "Furlwiese" - Go through the housing estate and immediately turn left at the traffic circle onto "Detmolder Straße" - Turn right into "Detmolder Straße" - Immediately right again into "Furlweg" until you reach "Furlweg". "Furlweg" to Furlmühle - After the bridge, turn left into "Rixelweg" - At the end, turn left over the railroad line to "Gütersloher Straße" - Cross the road into "Kohlrieger Weg" - Turn left into "Kaunitzer Straße" and walk along the Ems to "Detmolder Straße". Turn right into "Detmolder Straße" - Then turn left into "Espelner Straße" - Pass the church and turn right into "Heideweg" - Then turn left again into "Kleine Heide" - Cross Espelner Straße into "Balkenweg" - Then turn right into "Eichenweg" until you reach Rennekenhof and continue straight on until you reach the cycle path next to "Hövelhofer Straße" / "Delbrücker Straße" (L 836) to Hövelhof town center - Turn left into "Schloßstraße" and return to the starting point.

Bicycle helmet

Coming from Paderborn, take exit 24 Paderborn-Sennelager on the A 33 and turn right towards Hövelhof. In Hövelhof, cross the main crossroads in the town center and continue straight ahead until you can turn right into Von-der-Recke-Straße after crossing the railroad tracks. There you will find the parking lot on the right-hand side, which is the starting point of Hö1.  Coming from Bielefeld, leave the A33 at exit 23 Stukenbrock-Senne.

Parking lot Von-der-Recke-Straße, free of charge.

NWB R 74 from Bielefeld and Paderborn, exit Hövelhof.

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.)

Sights and interesting facts:
Holtebach stream with beautiful floodplain, Ems river with park-like landscape, Rixelbruch nature reserve with dunes, protected fern-rich hedge on Rixelweg, typical farming community of the Delbrücker Land in Espeln, former prince-bishop's hunting lodge (1661) opposite Hövelhof church.

Cycling map:
"The most beautiful cycle tours in the Paderborn region"
Scale 1:50,000 | ISBN 978-3-96990-031-4
Publisher: BVA Bike Media GmbH