PB 4: Paderborner Westschleife

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33.36 km long
round trip
Difficulty: easy
condition: very easy
Cycling
  • 02:15 h
  • 62 m
  • 61 m
  • 92 m
  • 141 m
  • 49 m
  • 33.36 km
  • Start: Information showcase at Maspernplatz, Paderborn
  • Destination: Maspernplatz, Paderborn

Relaxing cycle tour along meadows and fields to the west of Paderborn

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Route route:
Information display case at Maspernplatz - Wewer (6.5 km) - Scharmede Bf. (15 km) - Sande / Lippesee (23.3 km) - Schloß Neuhaus (27.8 km) - Maspernplatz (32 km)

This circular route takes you through the wide, flat area west of Paderborn. It gives a good impression of the peaceful area between Delbrück, Salzkotten and Paderborn, which is characterized by meadows, fields and quarry ponds.

The "Paderborner Westschleife" is a 32 km long circular route, so you can start and finish at any point. We recommend riding the route in a clockwise direction.

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Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

The approximately 32-kilometre excursion starts at the cycle route information display case on the western Maspernplatz near the children's playground on the inner city ring road. The tour is signposted as "PB 4", i.e. "Paderborn Tour 4".
It first leads along the inner city ring road, then through Riemekepark and past the Westfriedhof cemetery westwards out of the city to the district of Wewer. From there, it heads north past the "Haus Widey" social therapy training center and the villages of Scharmede and Bentfeld to Lake Lippe. The route follows the northern shore of the Lippesee to Schloß Neuhaus and continues through the Paderauen back to the starting point.

Tour information

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

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 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.

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

Literature

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


Folded leaflet "PB 4: Paderborner Westschleife", in German, available free of charge from Paderborn Tourist Information.

Author

Karl Heinz Schäfer

Organization

Tourist Information Paderborn / Verkehrsverein Paderborn e.V.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

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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PB 4: Paderborner Westschleife
33098 Paderborn