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Better to drive down, asphalt mediocre

Rough asphalt, a bit uneven, but only 1 km long. Shouldn't be a problem.

there you can still have something to eat and drink

This "bauKULTURstelle" (building culture center) in the Westphalian village of Dingden originates from a civil society initiative. The renovation of the two old buildings has created a vibrant town center with a vibrant program: https://baukulturstelle.de

This stretch brings you very close to the Rhine. It's not in the best condition (2025), but it's still rideable on a racing bike if you hold your teeth tight 😅

In 2001, for the 25th anniversary of the Dingden local history association, this draw well was donated to the NRW Foundation and the Nabu. At the inauguration, Wendelin Haverkamp named the draw well "Anton". Anton van Stegen was on the board of the Dingden local history association for many years and built this well. He still feels responsible for the draw well and regularly visits the well to check that everything is in order. The wood of the swinging tree (previously always made of oak) also has to be replaced every 5 years or so. Although Mr van Stegen would have liked to try it out with an acacia to see if it might be more durable. (Source: Bocholter Borkener Volksblatt, BBV)

Restaurant highly recommended, very nice ambience, good food

Draw wells can be used to extract groundwater or spring water. They are one of the historical types of wells because they were used to supply water many hundreds of years ago. This is also the case here in the Büngerner Dingdener Heide. Because they are operated by hand, it was possible to supply livestock with drinking water in the summer months. With a house well, a bucket is suspended from a rope and moved over a roller. With this draw well, a long tree trunk (swing tree) is placed in a fork device. One end is weighted down with a stone so that the bucket is always within reach at the top. A loop is attached to the other end, from which a bucket hangs attached to a rope. Today the well shaft is closed with a lid.