Raderlebnis Lemgo – Externsteine

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49.17 km long
round trip
Difficulty: difficult
condition: very difficult
Regional bike tour
  • 03:34 h
  • 487 m
  • 487 m
  • 96 m
  • 312 m
  • 216 m
  • 49.17 km
  • Start: Parking lot "Regenstorplatz", Regenstorstr. 6, 32657 Lemgo
  • Destination: Parking lot "Regenstorplatz", Regenstorstr. 6, 32657 Lemgo
This 49.5 km circular tour leads from the historic town center of the old Hanseatic town of Lemgo to the Externsteine in Horn-Bad Meinberg. On the outward journey, it is worth visiting the Heiligenkirchen bird park, which is a little off the route
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1. HISTORICAL CITY CENTER OF THE OLD HANSESTADT LEMGO
825 years of city history - discover the variety of valuable monuments from different eras. Let yourself be captivated by the enchanting architecture in the historic town center with a beautiful town hall on an atmospheric, lively market square.

2. VOGELPARK HEILIGENKIRCHEN
In the well-kept park of the Heiligenkirchen Bird Park, over 1000 birds and mammals from 300 different species from all over the world await you in large aviaries and outdoor enclosures. From the largest bird, the helmet cassowary, to the smallest chicken in the world - with chicks the size of a bumblebee - everything is represented.

3. EXTERNAL STONES
As an impressive natural and cultural monument, the Externsteine are one of the most famous sights and most popular excursion destinations in the Teutoburg Forest.
The thirteen gray rocks, which are up to 35 m high, are a central mountain range of the Teutoburg Forest built mainly of sandstone from the Lower Cretaceous period. The rocks near Horn-Bad Meinberg are part of the nature reserve of the same name. The "Stonehenge of the Teutoburg Forest" has been the subject of contradictory interpretations for centuries. Researchers and archaeologists are still studying the mystical stones. However, there are still no
confirmed finds of Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age man. Even today, the summer solstice festivals and Walpurgis Night are an annual
reminder of the mysticism of the Middle Ages.

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Tour information

  • Loop Road

Getting there
Raderlebnis Lemgo – Externsteine
32657 Lemgo