Kirchentour Hövelhof

The tour starts at the train station in Hövelhof.

Start on Bahnhofstraße south towards Allee - at the T-junction turn left over the railroad tracks and follow Sennestraße - a detour to the left into Jägerstraße takes you to the Protestant church, then follow the route back to get back on the route and turn left into Sennestraße - after crossing the freeway bridge, you will reach Hövelsenner Kapelle straight ahead, the path leads to the right into "Lippspringer Postweg" - after about 2 km turn right into "Staumühler Straße" - at the next opportunity turn left into "Lagerstraße", from here follow the signs for the "Senne-Parcours" - immediately turn right again into "Am Haustenbach" - the signs will lead you to Salvator Kolleg, a youth welfare facility. In the main building you will find the St.Nikolaus-Kapelle - Continue to follow the cycle path signs - After a while you will come to "Salvatorstraße" - At the end, turn left onto "Klausheider Straße" - Continue to follow the signs for the Senne-Parcours - After crossing the traffic circle, turn right into  Turn left into "Bauernweg" (Hö4) - Next turn right into "Moorweg" and follow Hö4 from here to Hövelhofer Straße - Turn left and follow the signs for Hö7 for a while From the Heideweg, take a detour to the "Rodehuth Chapel" - Without taking a detour, simply follow the Heideweg until you reach the church in Espeln - From the church, follow the Hö7 signs towards Riege and turn right into Detmolder Straße - At the Emsbrücke bridge, take the road to the Emsbrücke bridge. At the Emsbrücke bridge, cross the road and follow the signs for the Senne-Parcours onto "Knokenweg" - Turn left onto Vennweg and then immediately right onto the continuation of Knokenweg - At the end, turn right onto "Gütersloher Straße" - At the AVIA petrol station, turn left onto Detmolder StraßeAt the AVIA petrol station, turn left into Detmolder Straße (signs for Hö6 and Paderborner Land Route) - At the fresh produce market in Riege's town center, turn right into "Junkernallee" - After a short while, you will pass the church in Riege - If you follow the signs for the "Senne-Parcours" and turn left into Ramselstraße You will reach the chapel at Oberramselhof - Without taking a detour, follow Junkernallee into the forest section until you come out in the industrial area - Next, turn right onto "Industriestraße" and at the end of the road turn right again onto "Gütersloher Straße" - You are now directly on "Breda". At the chapel, turn left onto "Kirchstraße" and follow it to the end - Turn right onto "Schloßstraße" - Cross the road at the large traffic lights to get to the Catholic church - To get back to the station, follow Schloßstraße on the side of the church towards the town hall and turn right behind the town hall into "Bahnhofstraße" - After approx. 300 m you are back at the train station

A33, exit 23 Stukenbrock-Senne direction Hövelhof, straight on through the traffic circle, after the pedestrian lights turn left into Bahnhofstraße. You are now driving directly towards the station.

Free long-term parking is available at Hövelhof station.

Hövelhof station. Half-hourly connection from Paderborn Hbf and Bielefeld Hbf with the "Senne-Bahn".

The Catholic church in Hövelhof is the first Catholic church in the region to be recognized as an official cycling church by the Protestant network "Church in Leisure and Tourism" of the Protestant Church in Germany.

For groups of at least 6 to a maximum of 15 people, a stop at the so-called "Hell", the nickname of the traditional Tölkemeier restaurant "Im Krug zum grünen Kranze" in the Hövelhof district of Espeln, is recommended about halfway through the tour. Fittingly with a spicy "devil's soup" or the home-made hearty stews for which the "Hölle" is known. For inquiries and advance bookings, please call 05294 340 one week in advance. You can find a complete Hövelhof gatronomy list here www.hoevelhof.de/de/tourismus