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Heessen Castle – Oberwerries Castle loop from Westhölter

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Warendorf

Ahlen

Heessen Castle – Oberwerries Castle loop from Westhölter

Moderate

4.8

(225)

643

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Heessen Castle – Oberwerries Castle loop from Westhölter

02:12

36.6km

100m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 7, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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After 25.6 km for 33 m

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12.3 km

Haarener Lippeaue Nature Reserve

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A very good bike path. Leisurely or fast, the cycle path here belongs firmly in a tour. There are small rest areas along the route.

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15.7 km

View of the Datteln-Hamm Canal at the Maximilianschule

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The Datteln-Hamm Canal in Hamm is very nice to cycle and leads from a short distance from the Uentrop power plant to Datteln. It is around 50 km long and is also in the immediate vicinity of the train station.

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16.8 km

Datteln-Hamm Canal

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I only saw the junction system in Friesland nice that there is something like that here too 👍

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20.1 km

Lippe Floodplains Near Schloss Heessen

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Nice spot, you can watch the geese there.

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20.9 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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21.6 km

Schlagmersch

Nature Reserve

22.5 km

Lohbusch

Forest

23.5 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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25.4 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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26.1 km

Oberwerries Castle

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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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36.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

12.3 km

7.09 km

3.17 km

232 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.2 km

11.9 km

2.85 km

1.89 km

732 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Heessen Castle – Oberwerries Castle loop from Westhölter

Haarener Lippeaue Nature Reserve

View of the Datteln-Hamm Canal at the Maximilianschule

Datteln-Hamm Canal

Lippe Floodplains Near Schloss Heessen

Heessen Castle

View of the Lippe floodplains at Muehlenlaar

Oberwerrieser Mersch Boardwalk

Oberwerries Castle

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