Werseradweg
The Werseradweg is a 125 kilometer long cycle path in the south-eastern Münsterland , which was opened on April 29, 2007 on the day of the saddle festival . It was named after the river Werse , the course of which the cycle path follows over long distances.
Route
It begins on the Ems in Rheda-Wiedenbrück . Its course initially leads via Stromberg , Oelde and Vellern to Beckum . From here it follows the course of the Werse, which rises in the Beckum Mountains . It leads him through the cities of Ahlen , Drensteinfurt and Sendenhorst (district of Albersloh ) in the direction of Münster . It ends at Münster-Gelmer , where the Werse flows into the Ems. In combination with the parallel EmsRadweg , the Werseradweg can be connected to a 188 km long circuit.
A southern branch runs along the route of a former colliery railway from Ahlen to Lippe and has been leading via Uentrop to Hamm since 2011 . From the city center of Hamm, routes u. a. Passable along the Datteln-Hamm Canal as well as other cycle paths that extend into the Ruhr area.
The route was financed by the Warendorf district .
On the way, information on various topics is conveyed at “narration stations”, e.g. B .:
- Source of the Werse am Kollenbach
- Limestone excavation
- City history
- Flood protection
Route quality
The bike path is mostly flat; with a slope between Rheda-Wiedenbrück and Stromberg. From Rheda-Wiedenbrück to Oelde, the route mainly leads over country roads and well-developed farm roads. Between Beckum and Ahlen and from Drensteinfurt to Münster - here the path leads directly along the Werse - the roadway mostly consists of a water-bound surface.
See also
literature
- Werse-Ems-Radweg, Leporello bike tour map, scale 1: 50,000, PublicPress Verlag, ISBN 978-3-89920-770-5 .