PB 3: Haxterberg und Almetal

24.89 km long
Round trip
Difficulty: medium
Condition: medium
Regional bike tour

Gelbes Sportflugzeug auf einer grünen Landebahn des Flugplatzes Paderborn-Haxterberg. Im Hintergrund erstreckt sich eine weite Landschaft unter wolkigem Himmel. — © Verkehrsverein Paderborn e.V., K. Schäfer

Eine Person blickt auf ein grünes Flugfeld mit blauen Himmel; ein Warnschild im Vordergrund. — © Verkehrsverein Paderborn e.V., K. Schäfer

Zwei Fahrräder stehen am Startpunkt der Paderborn-Touren am Maspernplatz neben Wegweisern und Infotafel. — © Verkehrsverein Paderborn e.V., K. H. Schäfer | CC-BY-SA

1:45 h
24.89 km
168 m
154 m
107 m
248 m
141 m
Start: Information showcase at Maspernplatz, Paderborn
Destination: Maspernplatz, Paderborn

Predominantly leisurely cycle tour in the south-west of Paderborn with a sporty start on the first few kilometers.

Course of the route:
Information showcase at Maspernplatz - Haxterberg airfield (5.5 km) - Hamborn Castle (9 km) - Mallinckrodthof Borchen (15 km) - Wewer (18 km) - Maspernplatz (25 km)

This 25-kilometre tour offers wonderful scenic experiences, initially with sweeping views from the Haxterberg to the Senne and the Teutoburg Forest. This is followed by the small settlement of Schloss Hamborn, idyllically situated in the Ellerbach valley, where the non-profit association "Schloss Hamborn Rudolf-Steiner-Werkgemeinschaft" runs a school with boarding school, a retirement home, a farm with its own cheese dairy, a bakery, workshops, a health food store and a café. In Kirchborchen, the route passes the Mallinckrodthof farm, which is well worth seeing. The route then leads through the Almetal valley to Wewer and from there back to Paderborn.

The "Haxterberg and Almetal" tour is a 25 km circular route, so you can start and finish at any point. We recommend cycling the route in a clockwise direction.

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Start

Information showcase at Maspernplatz, Paderborn

Information point

Moderne Veranstaltungsstätte aus Backstein mit großem Eingangsbereich, umgeben von jungen Bäumen.

Venue

Pavements

Unknown (6%)

Street (10%)

Asphalt (46%)

Gravel (36%)

Path (2%)

Best to visit

suitable

Depends on weather

Directions

The approximately 25-kilometre tour starts - like all Paderborn circular tours (PB tours) - at the cycle route information display case on the western Maspernplatz near the children's playground on the inner city ring road. It is signposted as "PB 3", i.e. "Paderborn Tour 3".

The first six kilometers require athletic commitment: from the city centre to the Haxterberg airfield, there are around 130 metres of elevation gain to conquer. The descent into the Haxtergrund is then quite steep. The route then continues at a fairly leisurely pace to the end of the tour.
The section along the Ellerbach stream via Hamborn Castle towards Borchen is idyllic. The Alme then accompanies the return route until shortly before Paderborn. The starting point at Maspernplatz is quickly reached again, passing the Westfriedhof cemetery and through Riemekepark.

Tour information

Loop Road
Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Getting there

Take the A 33 freeway to the Pad.-Zentrum or Pad.-Schloß Neuhaus exit; then head towards Paderborn Innenstadt. Stay on the inner ring road (Innenstadtring) in the direction of PaderHalle or Maspernplatz (if necessary, follow the parking guidance system). Turn into Maspernplatz via Hathumarstraße.

Parking

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.

Public transportation

Take the city bus lines (PaderSprinter) 5, 6, 11, 12 to the "Maspernplatz" stop.
Further information on how to get there by city bus is available at www.padersprinter.de or by telephone on 05251 6997222.

Additional information

Tourist Information Paderborn
Königsplatz 10
33098 Paderborn
Tel. 05251 8812980
tourist-info@paderborn.de
www.paderborn.de
www.facebook.com/paderborn.tourismus
www.instagram.com/paderborn.tourismus

www.paderborn.de/radfahren

Documents

Flyer Haxterberg und Almetal (PB3)

Literature

Folded leaflet "Paderborner Radrundtouren", in German and Dutch, available free of charge from Paderborn Tourist Information.

Folded leaflet "PB 3: Haxterberg und Almetal", in German, available free of charge from Paderborn Tourist Information.

License (master data)

Karl Heinz Schäfer

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

From Haxterberg airfield, you have a great view of Paderborn and across the Senne to the Teutoburg Forest.

There are several places to stop for refreshments along the way. Find out about attractive beer gardens in Paderborn and the Paderborn region on our website www.paderborn.de/radfahren (category: Rest & Accommodation - direct link: http://bit.ly/2uyKi5R).

Map

Cycling maps "Paderborner Land":

Published by: Bielefelder Verlag (BVA), scale: 1:50,000, price: 8.95 euros, ISBN: 978-3-96990-931-4
Published by: Freytag & Berndt and ARTARIA, scale: 1:75,000, price: 8.00 euros, ISBN: 978-3-74730-209-5

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