- Family friendly
- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
Soest & Lippetal - Three Castles Route
A loop tour through Soest, Welver, and Lippetal, featuring three castles and a place to stop for a break.
Tour starting point:
Soest (bike station at the train station) or Lippetal (information point next to the Lippborg church or at the town hall in Hovestadt)
Tour destination point:
Soest (bike station at the train station) or Lippetal (information point next to the Lippborg church or at the town hall in Hovestadt)
Properties:
Additional Information
There are several places to stop along the way: in Borgeln, Lippborg, Herzfeld-Kesseler, Hovestadt Schoneberg, Brockhausen and Soest. There are also several resting places where you can enjoy a picnic in beautiful surroundings.
Category
regional bike tourLength
47.3 kmDuration
2:50 hElevation ascent
85 mElevation descent
85 mLowest point
65 mHighest point
102 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
The loop trail winds through the city of Soest, the municipality of Lippetal, and the municipality of Welver. It is named after Haus Nehlen, Haus Assen, and Hovestadt Castle. The route winds through the fields of the Soest Börde and the parkland of the southern Münsterland. Churches, a castle park, a nature reserve, and mills line the path. It also crosses the Lippe River and its tributaries: the Soestbach, Schledde, Rosenau, and Ahse.
Information
Directions
Soest, Hattrop, Hattropholsen, Borgeln, Stocklarn, Wiltrop, Hultrop, Heintrop, Lippborg, Kesseler, Herzfeld, Hovestadt, Schoneberg, Brockhausen, Thöningsen, SoestWith a length of 47 kilometers through flat terrain, it is also suitable for families if the children already have some stamina. There are only three short climbs. The roads and paths are well asphalted throughout, but we also cycle several times on short gravel paths, which are unproblematic for bicycles.Since 2015, the entire Sauerland region has been signposted with the junction system: www.radeln-nach-zahlen.deJunction sequence from Soest train station: 46 - 45 - 91 - 51 - 08 - 07 - 03 - 02 - 06 - 09 - 10 - 12 - 11 - 92 - 44 - 46
Equipment
You can find a list of helpful tips on equipment at: www.adfc.de/Packliste
Safety guidelines
A rescue point system has been installed throughout the region (Soest district, Hochsauerland district, Märkischer district, Olpe district and Siegen-Wittgenstein district). Rescue points can be found on the information boards at the junctions of the South Westphalia cycle network.
Author Tip
There are several picnic spots on the edge of the castles.
Literature
Maps
BVA Radwandern im Kreis Soest (with junction system) 1:50,000: € 7.95 (plus € 2.50 shipping and packaging, plus € 3.70 for international shipments)
Public transit
Take the IC and RE to the station in Soest.
How to get there
The route offers three possible starting points. In Soest it is the cycle station at the train station, in Lippetal we can start at the information point next to the Lippborg church or at the town hall in Hovestadt. The route description refers to the starting point in Soest, but can also be read for the two points in Lippetal.