Werre, Else und Stift Quernheim (Tagestour HF3)

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31.93 km long
round trip
Difficulty: easy
Great panorama
Cycling
  • 02:15 h
  • 116 m
  • 116 m
  • 49 m
  • 115 m
  • 66 m
  • 31.93 km
  • Start: Löhne center, near train station
  • Destination: Löhne center, near train station
This signposted circular route through the natural river meadows is a cycling pleasure for everyone thanks to its very gentle gradients.

This easy-to-bike circular route without any significant gradients offers cycling pleasure through the partly very natural floodplains of the Werre and Else rivers on the one hand, and a ride through the gently undulating cultural landscape of Quernheim and Löhne-Mennighüffen with beautiful renovated historic farmhouses and the state-approved resort of Randringhausen on the other.

After starting in Löhne, you first cycle through the Elseaue and past the kart track and the Aqua Fun leisure pool in Kirchlengern. At the Mühlenbach stream, the route turns north and you reach Randringhausen comfortably and without any significant inclines along the Mühlenbach and Ostbach streams. The old farmer's spa invites you to linger with its 266-hectare landscaped park and several places to stop for refreshments. A little later, you will reach the collegiate church in Stift Quernheim, which was built as a monastery church in the 12th century. The manor house next to the church is now home to the Ravensberger Land Biological Station. After a pleasant ride through rural settlements, meadows, fields and the Ulenburg Forest, Ulenburg Castle, a moated castle built in 1570 in the Weser Renaissance style, lies to the left of the route. Via Löhne-Mennighüffen, you finally return to the starting point of the tour in Löhne.

The route leads almost exclusively along independent cycle paths with an easily navigable water-bound surface and asphalted farm tracks, some of which are closed to through traffic. This means that the circular route is also suitable for families with children due to the very low traffic load.

An alternative starting point is the train station in Kirchlengern, which also offers parking facilities and can be reached from Herford or Bad Oeynhausen by regional express or Eurobahn. Limited bicycle transport is possible here.

Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the Herford district cycling leisure website: www.fahr-im-kreis.de.

Waypoints

Start
Löhne center, near train station

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Best to visit

suitable
Depends on weather

Directions

From the center of Löhn, the route heads west, parallel to the Werre and later along the Else, to Kirchlengern and on to Spradower Bach. From there, the route heads north via Randringhausen to Stift Quernheim. It then heads east via Lake and Ulenburg Castle past Halstern to Grimmighausen. The route continues in a wide arc around Menighüffen back to the Werre and the starting point in Löhne.

Tour information

  • Familiy-Friendly

  • Loop Road

  • Stop at an Inn

Directions & Parking facilities

Tour entry e.g. Lübbecker Str. shortly before Bahnhofstr. in Löhne
Parking lot behind the Werretalhalle in Löhne (Alte Bünder Str. 14, 32584 Löhne)
The route runs about 500 meters from Löhner station and alternatively directly along the station in Kirchlengern.

Always know what's going on - a free number for all cases: 08006 50 40 30 provides bus and train customers in NRW with round-the-clock fare information, timetable information and more.

Additional information

Author

Thomas Wehrenberg

Organization

Touristikgemeinschaft Wittekindsland Herford e.V.

Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author

The following are options for waypoints/pauses that may be of interest:


On the way:



  • Löhne outdoor pool

  • Tree nature trail

  • Kart track

  • Aqua Fun leisure pool

  • Elsemühle

  • Randringhausen farmer's pool

  • Siftskirche and manor house with biological station in Stift Quernheim

  • Ulenburg moated castle


Culinary delights:



  • Gasthof "Kollmeier", Kirchlengern (1)

  • "Cafe im Feld", Bünde (2)

  • Farm guesthouse and café "Helenenhof" with café terrace, Bünde-Randringhausen (3)

  • Cafe-Pension "Quellental", Bünde-Randringhausen (4)

  • Restaurant "Haus Flores" with summer terrace, Löhne (5)


Further information on the route and the waypoints can be found on the Herford district cycling leisure website: http://www.fahr-im-kreis.de/alle-touren/tagestouren/tagestour-3

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

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

4. The wearing of a bicycle helmet is recommended.

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Werre, Else und Stift Quernheim (Tagestour HF3)
32584 Löhne