- 01:35 h
- 100 m
- 100 m
- 72 m
- 138 m
- 66 m
- 23.05 km
- Start: Widukind Museum in Enger
- Destination: Widukind Museum in Enger
The nature tour around the Widu town of Enger starts in the town center, traces the legendary Widukind with its own museum and then turns north to a typical Sattelmeier farm, the Nordhof. Passing the former home of the famous author and biologist Rolf Dircksen, the route continues via Sieke and Bachtäler until it crosses the old tracks of the Kleinbahn for the first time. Continue in the direction of Ringsthof, past the old Bismarck oak tree and an enchanted transformer house. Lonely Heuerlings houses are a reminder of the poor rural population who worked in the fields by day and at the loom by night. With a bit of luck, rare migratory or breeding birds can be observed in the Enger Bruch. Shortly before the end of the tour, it is worth visiting the tannery museum.
Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the cycle leisure homepage of the district of Herford: www.fahr-im-kreis.de. An audioguide and a brochure are also available for download there.
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Directions
From the Widukind Museum, the route heads north via the Nordhof in the district of Döhren to Siele. The route continues east to Besenkamp and from there south through Belker Heide to Steinbecker Mühle. The route continues to the Ebmeyer/Sattelmeyer farm and then heads west past other farms, through Oldinghausen and Pödinghausen and behind the Ringsthof farm along Westerengerstraße heading north. The route leads through Westerenger and the Enger Bruch nature reserve, past the tannery museum and back to the starting point.
The route follows the following roads:
- Kirchplatz
- Steinstraße
- Brandstraße
- Nordhofstraße
- Sattelmeierstraße
- Meller Straße
- Ziegelstraße
- Sieler Weg
- Dorfstraße
- Lachtropweg
- Hermannstraße
- Kühlenweg
- Kaiserstraße
- Hiddenhauser Straße
- Heckenweg
- Wanderweg
- Schlößchenweg
- Engerheide
- Meierweg
- Schulstraße
- Oldinghauser Straße
- Markstraße
- Sundernstraße
- Am Sportplatz
- Jagdweg
- Ringsthofstraße
- Westerengerstraße
- Wertherstraße L782
- Breite Straße
- Bruchweg
- Ringstraße
- Bicycle path/hiking trail along the Bolldammbach
- Burgstraße
- Steinstraße
- Church square
Tour information
Familiy-Friendly
Loop Road
Equipment
Directions & Parking facilities
Additional information
Literature
Brochure: From the Widukind Museum to the Enger Bruch (nature tours)
Author
Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland e.V.
Organization
Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland Herford e.V.
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
For the Enger Nature Tour, the Ravensberg Biological Station has selected 23 special features to accompany the route:
- Starting point: church and museum
- Barmeierplatz and Widukind fountain
- Nordhof
- Jewish cemetery
- Rolf Dircksen house: biologist and conservationist
- Siek
- Yards with oak trees/natural monuments
- Tracks of the small railway
- Steinbeck mill
- Bolldammbach and narrow-gauge railway stop at Enger Bad
- Enger bypass of the L 557
- Heuerlings houses
- Ebmeyer/Sattelmeyer farmstead
- Bismarck oak
- Replacement habitat transformer station
- Forest area "Im Großen Holz"
- Ringsthof
- Clay pit
- Hedge
- Enger quarry
- Alder quarry in former Siek
- Small railway station/museum
- Tannery Museum
You can find more detailed descriptions under the excursion destinations in the Teutonavigator or under:
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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