- 01:05 h
- 69 m
- 69 m
- 64 m
- 117 m
- 53 m
- 15.85 km
- Start: Hiddenhausen Craft Museum, Maschstraße 18
- Destination: Hiddenhausen Craft Museum, Maschstraße 18
The Hiddenhausen nature tour begins at the picturesque Handicraft Museum, part of the extraordinary ensemble of buildings that make up the "Haus Hiddenhausen" estate. The route leads past green pastures to the Bustedter Wiesen, which are both a flood retention basin and nature reserve. The route continues along the Brandbach stream to Gut Bustedt, an old moated castle dating back to the 15th century and today an important environmental education center. The small railway line takes you to Füllenbruch, a damp depression with many meadows, valuable plant populations and near-natural streams. Passing old farmsteads, a rare galley and a Frenchman's grave, you return to the starting point.
Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the Herford district cycling leisure website: www.fahr-im-kreis.de. An audio guide and a brochure are also available for download there.
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Directions
The tour starts at the Handwerksmuseum auf Gut Hiddenhausen. From there, the route heads north with a detour through the Bustedter Wiesen meadows and over the Brandbach stream to the Bustedt estate. Following the Brandbach further south, the route continues eastwards past the sewage treatment plant along the former narrow-gauge railway line through the Oettighauser Heide and the Fülenbruch nature reserve. The route continues north along the edge of Sundern and via the Bäumerhof Sundern, the Franzosengrab and "Auf den Hagen" back to the Handwerksmuseum.
The route runs along these streets:
- Maschstraße
- Unter der Weide
- Lapwing road
- Grass path
- Bike path
- Indusriestrasse
- Gutsweg
- Industrial road
- Cycle path along the Brandbach
- Ellernbruch
- Dornbreede
- Pattweg
- Kahlenbergstraße
- Am Rhin
- Eilshauserstraße
- Am Kleinbahnhof
- Am Vogelholz
- Untere Wiesenstraße
- Heimstattenweg
- Am Bäumerteich
- Obere Ringstraße
- Lower ring road
- Milchstraße
- Village road
- Mittelpunktstraße
- Alter Grenzweg
- Barley Road
- Oetinghauser-Kirchweg
- Heidestraße
- Gruftweg
- Ravensberger Straße
- Am Kindergarten
- Meisterstraße
- Maschstraße
Tour information
Familiy-Friendly
Loop Road
Equipment
Directions & Parking facilities
Additional information
Literature
Brochure: From the crafts museum to the French tomb (nature tours)
Author
Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland e.V.
Organization
Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland Herford e.V.
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
For the nature tour, the Ravensberg Biological Station has selected 21 special features to accompany the route:
- Crafts Museum on Hiddenhausen Estate: start-finish
- Grassland and grazing
- Bustedter Wiesen: Flood retention basin and nature reserve
- Brandbach
- Fishing pond
- Orchard meadow
- Environmental education on the Bustedt estate
- Frauenholz
- The Bolldammbach rebedded
- Former railway line
- From the quarry forest to the meadow valley
- The forest in the Füllenbruch
- Moist meadow
- Former soil and building rubble landfill
- Sedge meadow
- A new bed for the Düsedieksbach
- More space for the Lippinghauser stream
- Distant view of Füllenbruch
- Bäumerhof Sundern
- Göpelhaus
- Franzosengrab
You can find more detailed descriptions under the excursion destinations in the Teutonavigator or under:
http://www.fahr-im-kreis.de/alle-touren/naturtouren/hiddenhausen
Safety guidelines
1. cycling on the cycle routes is at your own risk, everyone is responsible for themselves.
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2. the road traffic regulations apply to all cyclists
.3. a roadworthy bicycle must be used for the cycle tours.
4. The wearing of a bicycle helmet is recommended.
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