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- 02:22 h
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- 24.21 km
- Start: Old office building, Buchhofstraße 17, 32351 Stemwede
- Destination: Old office building, Buchhofstraße 17, 32351 Stemwede
If you want to experience a pleasant cycle tour with history and plenty of scenery, then route 2 is just right for you.
The historic town center of Levern offers the opportunity to travel back in time with the collegiate church, the Heimathaus, the Stiftskurien and the numerous half-timbered houses. Thanks to the idyllic location of the cycle route, you can also enjoy a trip into the countryside. Cycling enthusiasts can enjoy wonderful views of the Stemwede landscape from the Leverner Teich marsh, the Sunderner Hügel or the forest landscape of Ilwede.
Alternatively, the route can also start and end at the Hollenmühle camper van site near Rila erleben.
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Directions
The route starts in the idyllic monastery town of Levern.
From Buchhofstraße, the Propsteiweg leads into the historic town center of Levern. Cycle tour fans head downhill via the L 676 into the beautiful "Leverner Teich" marsh landscape.
Caution is advised when crossing the L 770 towards Niedermehnen. Once the Stemweder Berg is in sight, the path leads below Arrenkamp through fields and meadows to Ilwede. Over the Sunderner Hügel (forest), you pass the Lppenburg spruces (Osnabrück monastery forest) and return to the monastery town of Levern.
Possible crossings to the other routes are in Niedermehnen (ST6 or ST4) and Ilwede (ST 3 crossing).
Tour information
Familiy-Friendly
Loop Road
Stop at an Inn
Equipment
Directions & Parking facilities
via the highways A1 (Bremen-Münster), A2 (Hannover-Ruhrgebiet), A30 (Bad-Oeynhausen-Osnabrück) or federal highways B51 (Diepholz-Bohmte), B65 (Minden-Bohmte), B239 (Herford-Rahden)
By train:
via the nearest train stations Bohmte, Lemförde, Rahden, Pr. Oldendorf-Holzhausen and Lübbecke
Author
Sabine Denker
Organization
Gemeinde Stemwede
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
A special tip are the themed gardens with adjoining delicatessen world and gastronomy Rila erleben.
Other highlights on the route are:
Levern Abbey with Levern Abbey Church
Naturgarten Niedermehnen
Kolthoffsche Mühle mill
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