Nordkirchen Palace – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Dortmund-Mengede

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr Region

Nordkirchen Palace – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Dortmund-Mengede

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Nordkirchen Palace – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Dortmund-Mengede

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88.4km

290m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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: August 19, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 88 m for 50 m

After 5.28 km for 6 m

After 5.35 km for 6 m

After 10.3 km for 13 m

After 74.5 km for 26 m

After 78.3 km for 13 m

After 83.2 km for 6 m

After 83.3 km for 6 m

After 88.4 km for 50 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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32.8 km

Tiergarten

Nature Reserve

34.8 km

Nordkirchen Palace

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The "Westphalian Versailles", as the castle Nordkirchen is also called, was commissioned by Prince-Bishop Friedrich Christian von Plettenberg. Gottfried Laurenz Pictorius began construction, Johann Conrad Schlaun completed the baroque moated …

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35.2 km

Nordkirchen Palace

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The castle Nordkirchen is a baroque palace complex in the southern Münsterland. The landmarked moated castle is the largest and most important Baroque residence in Westphalia and is also referred …

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35.4 km

View of Nordkirchen Palace

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Nordkirchen Palace is a baroque palace complex in southern Münsterland and is a good 25 kilometers from Münster in the municipality of Nordkirchen in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Coesfeld. …

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37.5 km

Wooden bridge over the Gorbach in Hirschpark, Nordkirchen

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This beautiful wooden bridge lies in the deer park at Nordkirchen and leads over the Gorbach. 🌱🌿🌳

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40.9 km

Hirschpark Nordkirchen

Nature Reserve

54.4 km

Lüdinghausen Castle

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In the "city of moated castles" Lüdinghausen, it is considered to be the oldest: Lüdinghausen Castle. Surrounded by a beautiful park, which used to form the fortification system of the …

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58.1 km

Klutensee

Lake

72.6 km

Alte Fahrt between Datteln and Olfen

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The Alte Fahrt is a disused branch of the Dortmund-Ems Canal. With the growing ship traffic on the canal, various side arms had to be built as early as 1929, …

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73.3 km

Alte Fahrt Aqueduct (Alte Fahrt Bridge), Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland Nature Park

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73.4 km

Old Canal Bridge over the Lippe

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The old route of the Dortmund-Ems canal between Datteln and Olfen is a structural masterpiece. Opened in 1899, the canal overpass of the Lippe is particularly striking. Highly recommended.

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