Oberwerries Castle – Heessen Castle loop from Bad Sassendorf

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Soest

Bad Sassendorf

Oberwerries Castle – Heessen Castle loop from Bad Sassendorf

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4.7

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Oberwerries Castle – Heessen Castle loop from Bad Sassendorf

04:23

73.4km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

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After 39.2 km for 109 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.11 km

Oestinghausen Tree-Lined Cycle Path

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Beautiful bike path in Oestinghausen

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14.9 km

Störche

Viewpoint

17.1 km

Lippeaue-Lippeaue westlich Lippborg

Nature Reserve

21.9 km

Im Sundern und Heidemühlschen Holz

Forest

23.1 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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The Uferbehästigung consists mainly of stones and reeds and looks very idyllic.

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27.6 km

Oberwerrieser Mersch

Nature Reserve

28.3 km

Oberwerrieser Mersch Boardwalk

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The Lippeauen opposite the Oberwerries moated castle are very idyllic and easy to reach with the Lupia ferry. Lupia is a ferry powered by its own muscle power. In the …

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30.1 km

View of the Lippe floodplains at Muehlenlaar

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In this section you go up a small bridge. There you can take a panoramic view of the Lippe meadows. In a north-westerly direction you can look at the pair …

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31.5 km

The castle Oberwerries is a two-winged moated castle in the Lippeauen Hammer district of Hamm-Heessen. It includes several buildings that have grown together over the centuries to form today's palace complex.

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31.6 km

Cycle path from Schloss Heessen to Schloss Oberwerries

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The idyllic forest path is really beautiful and traffic-calmed for walks and bike rides. Really very nice and relaxing.

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34.9 km

Heessen Castle

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Schloss Heessen is privately owned and houses a rural school home. Guided tours are possible by prior arrangement.

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37.5 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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The signs for Hamm Aktiv for cyclists, runners etc. are very well set up and show circular routes for e.g. 5 km or 10 km and are very easy to …

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48.3 km

Pentlinger Holz

Forest

73.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.2 km

16.3 km

14.2 km

13.5 km

1.00 km

153 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

54.4 km

9.37 km

4.74 km

2.42 km

1.87 km

654 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

7°C

22 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

March 19, 2022,Arbeitsrunde

Kick-off through the Soester Börde. From Heessen via Eilmsen, Vellinghausen, Lippetal and Oestinghausen to Soest. Return via Fahnen, Borgeln, Kirchwelver, Ost- and Westtünnen. Was pretty windy. I had underestimated. But the sunshine made up for everything.

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October 12, 2021,Fahrradtour, von Hamm nach Soest & zurück

Today's bike tour went from Hamm train station to Soest and back again. First along the Hamm - Datteln Canal, and later our way followed the tracks of the Hamm museum railway to Lippborg. The last 12km of heavy continuous rain ... 🌧🌧🌧. After refreshment in the brewery onion (delicious beer & food) we went back to Hamm train station …

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