- 03:00 h
- 35 m
- 35 m
- 102 m
- 109 m
- 7 m
- 12.08 km
- Start: Paderborn, Abdinghof Church
- Destination: Paderborn, City Library or Paderborn-Schloß Neuhaus, Padermündung
This hike, which is also suitable for families - there are eight playgrounds along the way - runs along the Pader from its source to its mouth through the most popular recreational areas close to the city center just outside Paderborn. Different route lengths are possible: 11.9 km, 8.5 km, 5.5 km or 4.2 km. All paths are well paved, and some are asphalted or paved.
The PaderWanderung has been certified by the German Hiking Association as a "Qualitätsweg Wanderbares Deutschland - Stadtwanderung"!
Waypoints
Good to know
Best to visit
Directions
The PaderWanderung starts at the Abdinghof church. We descend to the western Pader spring area - a garden monument from the 1950s. Passing former mills, we quickly reach the confluence of the Pader arms. We then reach the Padersee lake through the Pader meadows and floodplains. Shortly afterwards, the path forks: we can either walk past the Rochus Chapel to the fish ponds and from there via Schützenplatz back to the eastern Pader spring area (8.4 km).
Or we continue through the Schloß- und Auenpark to the mouth of the Lippe (5.4 km). A combination is also possible: we first walk to the estuary, then back to the junction and via the fish ponds back to Paderborn (11.9 km).
All paths are well surfaced, some are paved. Refreshment stops and benches invite you to take a break. A cross-connection past the Ottilienquelle spring even allows for a short tour (4.1 km).
A detailed route description of the PaderWanderung can be downloaded from the website: www.pader-wanderung.de
Tour information
Familiy-Friendly
Loop Road
Premium Trail "Wanderbares Deutschland"
Stop at an Inn
Suitable for Pushchair
Equipment
Directions & Parking facilities
Parking for cars is available at Maspernplatz on the edge of Paderborn city center (destination address for the navigation system: Heiersmauer 45, 33098 Paderborn). There are usually plenty of parking spaces there. Tip: Buy a reasonably priced day ticket!
Further information on parking options and tariffs: www.asp-paderborn.de.
or lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13/23, 14(destination stop: Westerntor).
The return journey from Schloß Neuhaus can be made with lines 1, 8, 9 (departure stops: Schloß Neuhaus).
Further information on how to get there by city bus is available at www.padersprinter.de or by telephone on 05251 6997222.
Additional information
Königsplatz 10
33098 Paderborn
Tel. 05251 8812980
tourist-info@paderborn.de
www.paderborn.de
www.facebook.com/paderborn.tourism
www.instagram.com/paderborn.tourismus
www.paderborn.de/wandern
www.jungwandern.de/paderwanderung#PaderWanderung
Documents
Literature
Pocketbook "The most beautiful half-day hikes in the Paderborn region and Eggegebirge" with 20 interesting circular tours through the local region (220 pages). Available for 12.95 euros from Paderborn Tourist Information, bookshops (ISBN: 978-3-9809507-8-7) and - free of shipping costs - from HEFT-Zeitschriftenverlag (Tel. 05251 62624).
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Safety guidelines
Map
Detailed maps are available in the pocket book "PaderWanderung - Erlebnisführer zu Natur und Kultur entlang Deutschlands kürzestem Fluss" with detailed directions and explanations of the sights. Available at a price of 8.90 euros from Paderborn Tourist Information, bookshops (ISBN: 978-3-9809507-7-0) and - free of charge - from HEFT-Zeitschriftenverlag (Tel. 05251 62624, mail@heft.de).
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