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North Rhine-Westphalia

Coesfeld

Olfen

View of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

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Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Coesfeld

Olfen

View of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

Moderate

4.8

(129)

379

riders

View of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

02:44

45.2km

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: May 25, 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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4.47 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.

The bridge is one of three historic bridges of the Alte Fahrt of the Dortmund-Ems-Kanal. Further south, the DEK crosses the Schiefe Brücke the east road in Olfen and with another canal bridge the Lippe.

The canal transfer was designed in the style of historicism under the direction of the Royal Prussian Chief Building Director Karl Hinckeldeyn and executed in 1894. It is very similar to the other two bridges, as the faces of all three buildings are made of Ruhr sandstone.

At the bridge start the Steverauen, a renatured recreational area with half-grazing rear cattle and Konik horses, which extends to the Füchtelner mill.

Bridge trough and Old Ride are no longer filled with water in this area. They were included in the hiking and biking trails around Olfen.

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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 castle, it is located in the heart of the city, right next to the town hall, and is now referred to as the "castle of the citizens", especially by the people of Lüdinghausen.

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25.8 km

View of Nordkirchen Palace

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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. The listed moated castle is the largest and most important baroque residence in Westphalia and is also known as the "Westphalian Versailles" due to its dimensions and architectural design.

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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 to as the "Westphalian Versailles" due to its dimensions and architectural design.

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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 castle after 30 years.
It is located on an island surrounded by quadrangular trees, in the middle of a large park, which, like the castle, was built on the French model. The focal point of the imposing Nordkirchen Castle is the main building, the Corps de Logis, from which the lower wing buildings develop and enclose the court of honor in a U-shape. The entire building complex is highly symmetrical and in this form an impressive example of a completely preserved Baroque complex.

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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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43.7 km

Alte Fahrt between Datteln and Olfen

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The Alte Fahrt is a disused branch of the Dortmund-Ems Canal. With the growing ship traffic on the canal, various side arms had to be built as early as 1929, just 30 years after it was opened. Larger ships in particular were able to use side arms of the canal and thus avoid each other. Many years later the main canal was widened at the crucial points and the so-called second voyages were dismantled or separated from the main canal. Many of the former tributaries are now closed biotopes and invite you to go on discovery tours on foot or by bike.

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44.0 km

Alte Fahrt (former Dortmund-Ems Canal)

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

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45.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.7 km

12.0 km

5.47 km

4.81 km

184 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.1 km

3.46 km

2.70 km

2.57 km

1.42 km

Elevation

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Saturday 4 July

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16°C

86 %

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View of Nordkirchen Palace – Nordkirchen Palace loop from Lippeaue

Alte Fahrt Three-Arch Bridge over the Stever

Lüdinghausen Castle

View of Nordkirchen Palace

Nordkirchen Palace

Nordkirchen Palace

Sandfort Castle

Alte Fahrt between Datteln and Olfen

Alte Fahrt (former Dortmund-Ems Canal)

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