Viewing platform at the Lippeschleife loop – Rapids on the Lippe River loop from Ahsen

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Coesfeld

Olfen

Viewing platform at the Lippeschleife loop – Rapids on the Lippe River loop from Ahsen

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Viewing platform at the Lippeschleife loop – Rapids on the Lippe River loop from Ahsen

03:36

14.0km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.93 km

Viewing platform at the Lippeschleife loop

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Nature lovers can comfortably reach the platform via a long walkway to observe the animals on the opposite side of the Lippe at a height of around five meters. The …

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3.92 km

Eversum - Lippeaue Forest Path

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4.33 km

Old Oak Tree Natural Monument

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This oak is ancient and is designated as a natural monument.

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12.2 km

Narrow path in Naturpark Hohe Mark - Westmünsterland

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12.5 km

Rapids on the Lippe River

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Wilde Lippe The tour leads to the first renaturalized sections of the Lippe

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12.6 km

Zeller Horn Adventure Trail – 2 Rivers Land

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Beautiful nature along the Lippe, with a lookout tower, biological building bridge. It is possible to get very close to the lip. Storks, geese and cattle can be observed.

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13.1 km

Waldferiendorf Eversum

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A beautiful rustic forest, surrounded by an idyllic campsite.

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14.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.78 km

3.64 km

1.92 km

1.63 km

Surfaces

5.22 km

5.02 km

1.89 km

977 m

864 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 17 October

12°C

6°C

16 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

November 16, 2022,🇺🇦Wanderung im NSG Lippeaue zwischen Olfen und Datteln

The hike leads through the NSG Lippeaue between Olfen and Datteln. The Lippe winds its way through the beautiful landscape in lively loops. The rapids give an idea of how powerful the water is. The Lippe has always overflowed its banks and the meadow landscape absorbs the water.
In 2015, a very special footbridge, almost 60 m long, was built …

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February 19, 2024,Einmal kurz von der Straße ab in den Wald eintauchen

I suddenly decided to leave my usual route to work in order to collect kilometers. We took the country road into the Eversummer Heide to the viewing platform on the Lippe. I was accompanied by an animal's voice. Above all, of course, the chirping of birds. But also barking dogs, crowing roosters, chattering geese and neighing donkeys. Spring fever arises. …

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