Nelkenweg - reizvoller Rundweg um Blomberg

To the south and west, the Nelkenweg leads hikers through farmland and pastures. Flowering field margins, small copses and the unobstructed view over the lovely landscape make the hikes here a special experience, when the yellow-flowering rapeseed in spring and golden yellow fields of grain in summer form a pretty contrast to the green of the meadows and copses on whose fertile clay soils grain, rapeseed, turnips and potatoes are still grown today.
Along some of the paths, old churches and magnificent farmsteads bear witness to the prosperity of the inhabitants of the Blomberg basin. The Romanesque village church in Reelkirchen with its 1000-year-old lime tree in the churchyard or the moated castle in Herrentrup are particularly worth a detour.

The numerous hiking parking lots or the parking lots near the old town are available as starting points for the various tours.
On a visit to the old town of Blomberg, founded around 1250, you can discover not only many pretty half-timbered houses on the historic town tour, but also the old castle with the town wall and the last medieval town gate in Lippe.

Blomberg, the town of carnations, is the town of flowers and was once known for its carnation cultivation; today the carnation trail is a reminder of this glorious past.

No special equipment required. Don't forget your camera!

A2, Ostwestfalen Lippe exit (27) and via the B 252 federal road (Ostwestfalenstraße)

A44, Kassel-Dortmund: Warburg exit (65) and via the B 252 federal road (Ostwestfalenstraße)

A33, Paderborn exit (26) via the B1 federal road to Blomberg

There are a number of parking spaces along the route, depending on which starting point you choose.

The historic city center with its medieval castle is well worth a visit.

Sturdy shoes.