Vom Zentral-Theater zum Hücker Moor

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16.56 km long
round trip
Difficulty: medium
condition: very easy
Cycling
  • 01:10 h
  • 88 m
  • 88 m
  • 62 m
  • 121 m
  • 59 m
  • 16.56 km
  • Start: Central Theater Spenge, Poststraße 29
  • Destination: Central Theater Spenge, Poststraße 29
The unsignposted nature tour through the northern Spenge area is an ideal circular route for all nature lovers. The route starts and finishes at the Zentral-Theater Spenge, Poststraße 29.

The starting point of the nature tour through the north of Spenge is the Zentral-Theater in the town center. After a few kilometers, the route leads past St. Martin's Church and an erratic boulder to the picturesque windmill in Hücker Aschen. Panoramic views over the Ravensberg hills follow before you reach the Hücker Moor, the only large lake for miles around. Cafés on the lake shore invite you to stop for a bite to eat, while the water, swamp, forest and meadow areas are perfect for observing rare plant and animal species. The route continues via Klein-Aschen to the Warmenau border stream. Passing through a hollow path, you reach a location with beautiful old pollard willows by the Eselsbach stream. The route leads back to Spenge along grassy paths past old farmsteads with mighty oaks.

Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the Herford district cycling leisure website: www.fahr-im-kreis.de. An audioguide and a brochure are also available for download there.

Waypoints

Start
Central Theater Spenge, Poststraße 29
Destination
Central Theater Spenge, Poststraße 29

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suitable
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Directions

The tour starts at the Zentral-Theater in the north of the town of Spenge. It heads north to St. Martin's Church and from there in a north-easterly direction through Neuenfelde towards Dreyen. Then north to the Hücker Aschen windmill in Gehlenbrink. From there it goes once around the Hücker Moor to Kleinen Aschen. The route continues in a southerly direction along the Warmenau nature reserve to the state border at Balgerbrück. The route then crosses the Eselsbach stream, where there are pollarded willows. From there, the route returns to the starting point, the Zentral-Theater.


The route runs along the streets:



  • Poststraße

  • Marktstraße

  • Immanuel-Kant-Straße

  • Alter Postweg

  • Untere Kirchstraße

  • Ravensberger Straße/ K20

  • Arndtstraße

  • Leibnizstraße

  • Bünder Straße L783

  • Dreyener Straße K19

  • Dreschstraße

  • Vorm Schürbusch

  • Kreuzstraße

  • Ulmenweg

  • Gehlenbrink L21

  • Windmühlenweg

  • Schusterfeld

  • Bergstraße

  • Gehlenbrink

  • Störbrink

  • Bruchweg

  • Gehlenbrink

  • Peat road K29

  • Moorstraße

  • Störbrink

  • Bünder Straße

  • At the watermill

  • Im Kirchdorf

  • Echternort

  • Strangweg

  • In the heath

  • Lohbrink

  • Nordstraße

  • Am Acker

  • Talweg

  • Neuenkirchener Straße

  • Martinsweg

  • Werburger Straße

  • Poststraße

Tour information

  • Familiy-Friendly

  • Loop Road

Equipment

Not suitable for racing bikes

Directions & Parking facilities

Start and finish of the route is the Zentral-Theater Spenge, Poststraße 29
Parking spaces are available nearby.
Always know what's running - a free number for all situations: Bus and train customers in NRW can call 08006 50 40 30 around the clock for fare information, timetable information and more.

Additional information

Literature

Author

Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland e.V.
Gehrenberg 25
32052 Herford

Organization

Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland Herford e.V.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

For the Spenge-Nord nature tour, the Ravensberg Biological Station has selected 16 special features to accompany the route:



  1. Start/finish: The central theater in Spenge

  2. Church and erratic boulder

  3. Hedge on the Ulmenweg

  4. Windmill Hücker Aschen

  5. Panoramic view of the Ravensberger Hügelland

  6. View of the moor

  7. Hücker Moor

  8. Pasture grassland

  9. Cafés by the lake and an angler's paradise

  10. Swamp and forest

  11. Small ashes

  12. NSG Warmenau

  13. Land border

  14. Hollow path

  15. Heading willows on the Eselsbach

  16. Grass paths and courtyard oaks


You can find more detailed descriptions under the excursion destinations in the Teutonavigator or under:


http://www.fahr-im-kreis.de/alle-touren/naturtouren/spenge-nord


Safety guidelines

1. in the area north of the Hücker Moor between points 9 and 10, the route is often muddy: please push your bike here!

2. cycling on the cycle routes is at your own risk, everyone is responsible for themselves.

3. the road traffic regulations apply to all cyclists.

4. a roadworthy bicycle must be used for the cycle tours.

5. the wearing of a bicycle helmet is recommended.

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Vom Zentral-Theater zum Hücker Moor
32139 Spenge