Small tour of Lower Saxony

27.85 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: easy
Regional bike tour

Japanischer Garten mit kleinen Brücke, umgeben von bunten Pflanzen und einem modernen Gebäude im Hintergrund. — © Tourismusverband Sieben e.V., rila erleben

Taverne mit rotem Ziegeldach und Glasfront, umgeben von Teich und grüner Gartenlandschaft. — © Rila erleben

Stemwede - Mühlenensemble Levern — © Teutoburger Wald Tourismus, D. Ketz | CC-BY-SA

2:15 h
27.85 km
38 m
37 m
45 m
66 m
21 m
Start: Experience Rila, Hinterm Teich 5, 32351 Stemwede
Destination: Experience Rila, Hinterm Teich 5, 32351 Stemwede

Round trip on flat farm tracks across the NRW border to Bad Essen.

Cycle through the North German Plain at a relaxed pace. This tour takes you through beautiful meadows, fields and small forests past castles and palaces to the historic town center of Bad Essen. You can combine this tour with the Small East Westphalia Tour (15.3 km) and cycle along the signposted connecting path "over the border".

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

You start at Rila erleben and follow the signs towards "Bad Essen" via Heithöfen. Here you will come to the BE3/NST circular cycle route. Leave the BE3 at the Mittelland Canal and cycle along the water until you reach Wittlage Castle. Here you leave the canal bank (4th bridge) and follow the BE2/NST circular cycle route to the historic town center of Bad Essen. From the tourist information office, follow the BE3/NST again. This route takes you via Wehrendorf, along the castles of Hünnefeld and Ippenburg with its famous show gardens back towards the starting point "Experience Rila".

Tour information

Loop Road
Stop at an Inn

Equipment

Bicycle, camera

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

Hinterm Teich 5, 32351 Stemwede

Parking

Sufficient parking spaces are available on site.

Public transportation

Leisure bus with bike trailer, www.weser-ems-bus.de

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.)

Additional information