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Drensteinfurt

Westerwinkel Castle – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Drensteinfurt

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Warendorf

Drensteinfurt

Westerwinkel Castle – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Drensteinfurt

Moderate

4.6

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Westerwinkel Castle – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Drensteinfurt

03:15

55.6km

160m

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: May 14, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.80 km

Schach(t)Matt Art Installation on the Förderturm

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The winding tower stands on a site where a mine was supposed to be built many years ago. Now the landmark is part of an art object.

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13.2 km

View of Münsterland Park Landscape

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Great view towards Ahlen

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17.4 km

Path through the park at Schloss Westerwinkel

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There are many beautiful hiking and cycling trails around the Westerwinkel moated castle

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17.9 km

Westerwinkel Castle

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The Wasserschloss Westerwinkel is a magnificent baroque palace surrounded by an English garden and a golf course.

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18.3 km

Westerwinkel Moated Castle and Park

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Beautiful park and woodland, always worth a stroll.

Unfortunately, the castle courtyard is no longer accessible.

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30.8 km

South Entrance to Nordkirchen Palace Park

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Why always through the main entrance: This way you can also get to the castle and there are also some teaching boards that convey one or the other worth knowing.

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32.1 km

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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32.7 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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55.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

14.7 km

8.53 km

3.43 km

226 m

166 m

Surfaces

48.8 km

4.26 km

2.16 km

309 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Westerwinkel Castle – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Drensteinfurt

Schach(t)Matt Art Installation on the Förderturm

View of Münsterland Park Landscape

Path through the park at Schloss Westerwinkel

Westerwinkel Castle

Westerwinkel Moated Castle and Park

South Entrance to Nordkirchen Palace Park

Nordkirchen Palace

Nordkirchen Palace

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