Spazierwanderung Paderborn: Drei-Seen-Weg bei Schloß Neuhaus

Stage 1: Habichtsee - Talleseen: 3.6 km
From the Habichtsweg trail, we first walk along the lakeside path that runs parallel to the road, keeping to the right at the end of the lake and heading towards the sandy beach. After a short climb, a hiking trail leads into the pine forest on the left, which is easily recognizable by the barrier and a sign indicating the military training area (note: this could give the impression that this trail is closed to hikers. However, this is definitely not the case: the sign clearly shows a blue "Pedestrians permitted" sign). This leads us relatively straight through the forest. The unfortunately mostly faded "blue dot on a white background" marking can serve as a guide not only here, but throughout the entire hike.
We follow the path through the Kiefenwald forest and ignore the paths branching off to the side until there is a paddock to our left. There we come to a fork where we keep to the right, i.e. continue on the path that is permitted for pedestrians. We turn right before the fence of the British Athlone barracks, which has a green screen, and continue along the fence. After just under 200 meters, we reach Husarenstraße, cross it and head into the entrance to the "Am Waldsee" campsite. We keep straight on, walk past the campsite restaurant and, after walking past the privacy fences, reach the shore of the Waldsee. We turn right and walk around the lake shore. On the opposite side, at a red and white barrier, we change from the lakeside path to the asphalt farm track.
The asphalt ends at the height of a half-timbered house; we turn right. After 90 meters, at the end of the small wooded area, our path bends to the left. We pass paddocks and come to a tarmac path, where we turn right. We cross the Hatzfelder Straße and go straight ahead onto the path that runs alongside the allotment site. Shortly before the end of the path, which meets the Schatenweg at the Talleseen lakes, is the Metternich monument, which commemorates Count von Wolff-Metternich, who died in a hunting accident. Continue along the Schatenweg to the right.
Stage 2: Talleseen - Habichtsee: 3.1 km
The Talleseen lakes are on the left. We follow the fairly wide footpath and cycle path (Schatenweg) in a straight line. Around 100 m before the crash barrier, between telephone poles no. 13 and 12, we turn right onto a footpath that leads into the forest. We cross the forest on this path, only a few meters from the edge of the forest, and meet the asphalted Westfalenweg. We turn left and then right at Trakehnerstraße. After about 200 meters, we cross Hatzfelder Straße and continue along Trakehnerstraße. At the next two crossroads (Ziethenweg and Dietrichstraße), we keep straight on. At the third crossroads (Trakehnerstaße/Marschallteich), we turn left in front of a dog training area. We continue along Kürassierweg to the right. We reach Husarenstraße, cross it, turn left and after 40 meters turn right into the forest path. Shortly afterwards, we pass a playground and a football pitch and after a few minutes we reach the Habichtsee lake and our starting point.