Sonnensee, Bissendorf – Bifurcation Hare-Else loop from Westerhausen

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Sonnensee, Bissendorf – Bifurcation Hare-Else loop from Westerhausen

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Sonnensee, Bissendorf – Bifurcation Hare-Else loop from Westerhausen

02:33

40.5km

280m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.07 km

Rest Area with View of the Fields in Westerhausen

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A newly furnished break area with a beautiful view over the fields.

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5.14 km

Ledenburg Castle

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Great facility with a large garden. At the entrance there is an interesting plaque about the owners of the castle.

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10.8 km

Sonnensee, Bissendorf

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Nice lake where you can take a little rest.

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19.7 km

Kloster Oesede Monastery and Church

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Kloster Oesede is a district of Georgsmarienhütte and a former Benedictine monastery. Only the northern part of the monastery is preserved today. Here you will find a beautiful garden in addition to the old walls.

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20.1 km

Ölmühle des ehemaligen Klosters zu Oesede

Ruins

21.5 km

View of Kloster Oesede

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From here there is a beautiful view of Oesede Monastery.

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29.8 km

Half-Timbered Farmhouse in Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

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Beautiful farm with half-timbering also in the outbuildings.

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32.6 km

View of the Teutoburg Forest from the fields near Borgloh

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On the way to Borgloh, the road leads through the fields. There is always a beautiful view of the Teutoburg Forest.

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35.3 km

Bifurcation Hare-Else

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Just above Gesmold, the Hase forms a bifurcation. Here, the Else branches off from the Hase, causing around 2/3 of its water to flow into the Weser river system. It …

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40.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.2 km

10.6 km

5.95 km

2.09 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.5 km

8.37 km

2.43 km

1.45 km

722 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Sunday 11 October

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Comments

October 30, 2022,Hof Luckmann – Bifurkation Runde von Westerhausen

Super nice tour through the autumn landscape.
You can drive it more often.

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May 2, 2022,Hof Luckmann – Bifurkation Runde von Westerhausen

This tour was started in Melle, from and to Hustädter Straße there are 60 km of beautiful cycle paths past rapeseed fields and fixed cycle paths through forests. Highly recommended but a bit of fitness is an advantage

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