- Circular route
Museum route Kierspe
The Kierspe Museum Route is a regional circular route for cyclists. Along this route, cultural facets of the Märkischer Kreis are revealed, providing an insight into the local history.
Tour starting point:
Old Amtshaus/Bakelite Museum
Tour destination point:
Old Amtshaus/Bakelite Museum
Properties:
Additional Information
City of KierspeSpringerweg 21
58566 Kierspe
Tel. 02359/661-0
Tax: 02359/661-199
www.kierspe.de
Category
regional bike tourLength
16.6 kmDuration
2:08 hElevation ascent
336 mElevation descent
336 mLowest point
323 mHighest point
444 mCondition
Difficulty
The Kierspe Museum Route offers an impressive regional cycle tour that combines cycling with in-depth insights into local industrial history. Designed as a circular route, the route starts at the Altes Amtshaus, which serves as the location for the Bakelite Museum. Here, visitors can trace the fascinating development of the Bakelite industry. The museum's extensive collection presents a variety of characteristic Bakelite utensils, including historical communication technologies, which underline the importance of this material for everyday life in past eras. The Altes Amtshaus itself, a building of historical relevance that once served as the seat of the local authority and later the town council, impresses with its striking architecture; the mighty flight of steps in particular gives the building an unmistakable appearance. This tour through Kierspe in the Märkischer Kreis district offers a special opportunity to explore the technical heritage and natural experiences of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Information
Directions
From the Bakelite Museum, turn right towards the end of the town, just a few meters along the L528. Turn right into the next street (Auf dem Kiss) and follow the road. At the end, turn left along Höherstraße until you reach the junction towards Wolzenburg. Turn sharp right there. Take the next left through Oberhohenholten. Then, at the bend, do not follow the road but turn left through a beautiful beech forest to Sankel. There, turn right over the B 54 (400 m) and then left towards Schleipe through the Schleipetal valley. Follow the road along the Schleiper Hammer with the Hammerteich pond. At the end of the valley, turn sharp right uphill to Neuhohlinden. Turn right on the hill and follow the road to the left after the village of Hasenden. At the junction with the L 694, turn right until you reach the junction with the B 54. Cross this straight ahead and over the Volme and the railroad tracks onto Windfuhr. Stay on this road until the junction with Kölner Straße (L 237) and turn left. Stay on Kölner Straße until you leave the village and turn right into Waldheimstraße towards Höferhof. Drive through the village of Eicken on this road and turn right onto the K2. At the end of the (Pulver-)Straße turn left onto the L 528 onto Fr.-Ebert-Straße and after 400 m you have reached your destination.
Author Tip
The Schleiper Hammer is located directly on the route. The Schleiper Hammer is a former factory and is now used as a museum. The museum showcases the tradition of wide goods forging in the upper Volmetal in the 1930s. On special occasions, the machines in the Schleiper Hammer are switched on. You can still see how Bakelite is processed today. Bakelite is the first industrially produced plastic. The technical industrial monument shows the former hammer plant with turbine drive, transmission and spring hammer. The outdoor facilities with the two operating ponds and the shape of the building have been preserved in their original form to this day. The development of the Bakelite industry is documented in the upper part of the hammer mill. The outside of the plant can be visited at any time.
The Schleiper Hammer is open for interior tours from April to October on the first Wednesday of every month from
10 am to 3 pm. Guided tours for groups are possible by prior arrangement with the local history association: heimatverein@kierspe.de
The Schleiper Hammer is open for interior tours from April to October on the first Wednesday of every month from
10 am to 3 pm. Guided tours for groups are possible by prior arrangement with the local history association: heimatverein@kierspe.de
Public transit
The "Amtshaus" bus stop is located in the immediate vicinity of the Bakelite Museum.
The MVG bus lines 59 and 82 run here.
Please refer to the current timetables for exact travel times.
The MVG bus lines 59 and 82 run here.
Please refer to the current timetables for exact travel times.
How to get there
The Bakelite Museum in the Altes Amtshaus is located directly on the L 528 in the district of Kierspe-Dorf.
Coming from Halver, it is located shortly (approx. 180 m) after the Kierspe village entrance sign on the left-hand side.
If you are coming from Meinerzhagen via the L 528 on Heerstraße, continue straight ahead at the Wildenkuhlen junction (Heerstraße/Friedrich-Ebert-Straße/Kölner Straße) onto Friedrich-Ebert-Straße. Here you will cross three pedestrian lights and find the Alte Amtshaus approx. 250 m after the third pedestrian light on the right-hand side.
Coming from Halver, it is located shortly (approx. 180 m) after the Kierspe village entrance sign on the left-hand side.
If you are coming from Meinerzhagen via the L 528 on Heerstraße, continue straight ahead at the Wildenkuhlen junction (Heerstraße/Friedrich-Ebert-Straße/Kölner Straße) onto Friedrich-Ebert-Straße. Here you will cross three pedestrian lights and find the Alte Amtshaus approx. 250 m after the third pedestrian light on the right-hand side.
Parking
Altes Amtshaus/Bakelitmuseum
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 380
58566 Kierspe
Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 380
58566 Kierspe