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North Rhine-Westphalia

Coesfeld

Olfen

Lüdinghausen Castle – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Coesfeld

Olfen

Lüdinghausen Castle – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

Moderate

4.8

(133)

361

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Lüdinghausen Castle – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

02:43

45.0km

130m

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: August 22, 2026

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Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 9.43 km for 13 m

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4.45 km

View of the River Stever and the surrounding landscape.

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4.47 km

Alte Fahrt Three-Arch Bridge over the Stever

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The canal bridge over the Stever led the Alte Fahrt of the Dortmund-Ems-Canal (DEK) in the north of Olfen over the Stever.

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6.59 km

Alte Fahrt

Lake

13.7 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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25.8 km

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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26.0 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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26.6 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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39.2 km

Sandfort Castle

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Sandfort Castle, often called Sandfort House, is a moated castle in Olfen.
The castle was probably built around 1450. The building's two round towers date from this period.

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43.8 km

Via the "Alte Fahrt"

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Here you can reach us via the "Alte Fahrt" (former Dortmund-Ems Canal).

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45.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.9 km

11.9 km

5.17 km

4.81 km

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.2 km

3.26 km

2.61 km

2.57 km

1.46 km

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 23 August

22°C

8°C

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Comments

May 28, 2023,Olfen-Lüdinghausen-Selm

Beautiful tour with almost consistently good surface. Numerous places to stop and rest. At weekends and public holidays, it is also very busy and full of cycle paths.

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May 11, 2022,11.5.22 Drei Burgen und ein 🏰

It started from a hiking car park on the B235 near Datteln.
Lüdinghausen Castle, then Vischering Castle, on to Nordkirchen Castle, and finally Sandfort Castle and estate.
The cycle paths a dream! Wonderful to drive through forest, field and hallway. What a great landscape! The tour parallel to the "Alte Reise", ending in the Dattelner Meer: wonderful how the water …

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May 7, 2022,Olfen - Lüdinghausen - Nordkirchen - Selm 🔄 Runde mit drei 🏰

Today we headed towards Münsterland. Start was a hiking car park on the L235. We were quickly at the "Alte Reise", a disused 8.5 km long section of the Dortmund-Ems Canal, which stretches from the Datteln canal junction to behind Olfen.

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June 23, 2024,2024-06-23 ADFC Tour Lüdinghausen Nordkirchen Selm

The second tour by OG Datteln tour guide Frank led from TV09 along beautiful paths beside the canal towards Lüdinghausen. The tour then continued through the fields to Nordkirchen with a break at the castle and then back via Selm.

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September 3, 2024,1 Schloss, 3 Burgen Runde

It was a great day, which didn't require a lot of cycling skills. The priority was enjoyment, culture and discovery. From Botzlar Castle in Selm to Nordkirchen Castle and then on to Vischering Castle and Lüdinghausen Castle. Mother Nature also provided a lot of things worth seeing. Highly recommended: the bread bakery at Vischering Castle with sales, tasting and great …

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Lüdinghausen Castle – View of Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

View of the River Stever and the surrounding landscape.

Alte Fahrt Three-Arch Bridge over the Stever

Lüdinghausen Castle

View of Nordkirchen Palace

Nordkirchen Palace

Nordkirchen Palace

Sandfort Castle

Via the "Alte Fahrt"

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