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Atlas Statue Near Schloss Harkotten

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Warendorf

Sassenberg

Atlas Statue Near Schloss Harkotten

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Atlas Statue Near Schloss Harkotten

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Location: Sassenberg, Warendorf, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. View of Sonnensee – Harkotten Castle loop from Peckeloh

30.6km

01:47

50m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Wayside Cross – Hardensetten South Shelter loop from Bad Laer

16.9km

01:00

30m

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Schloss Iburg – Glandorf Windmill loop from Bad Laer

42.4km

02:39

120m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Pulp-Fiction

April 22, 2025

The impressive Atlas (Telamon) was created in 1729 as a name-day gift for the wife of Baron Goswin Lübbert von Ketteler. It overlooks Herrkotten Castle von Ketteler.

Legend has it that the foundation for this larger-than-life statue was completed on the evening before her name day. The following morning, the Baroness gazed out of her bedroom window and was overwhelmed by the majestic sight towering 500 meters in front of the hunting lodge.

In Greek mythology, Atlas is a Titan condemned by Zeus to carry the world on his shoulders. Another story tells that he watched the nymphs exuberantly playing with the globe. When they passed it to him and laughed, his eternal fate began.

The path leads from the border crossing route to the left into the forest just before the road. You must also cycle back. If there is oncoming traffic, dismounting is a MUST. Crossing the

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Frank

May 24, 2021

To reach the statue, you drive along a narrow but beautiful route from the castle in a rectangle around a field.
Since you're actually driving through a narrow green tunnel, you should drive slowly and cautiously so that pedestrians don't have to jump out of the way.
And it shouldn't be a Sunday afternoon, either.

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easymp

April 17, 2022

For hiking and also a short detour by bike. Very worthwhile. Nice view of Harkotten Castle. Narrow path over tree roots.

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Location: Sassenberg, Warendorf, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Atlas Statue Near Schloss Harkotten

1. View of Sonnensee – Harkotten Castle loop from Peckeloh

2. Wayside Cross – Hardensetten South Shelter loop from Bad Laer

3. Schloss Iburg – Glandorf Windmill loop from Bad Laer

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