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PaderWanderung discovery Tour – town, country, river in the Teutoburg Forest

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PaderWanderung discovery Tour – town, country, river in the Teutoburg Forest

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PaderWanderung discovery Tour – town, country, river in the Teutoburg Forest

03:05

12.1km

30m

Hiking

Over 200 inner-city springs and the shortest river in Germany – on the Pader Hike, you'll discover a unique natural phenomenon and simultaneously hike the first "city hike" with a quality seal. You'll stroll with your family along perfectly maintained paths and pass eight playgrounds. For those who are curious,…

by Teutoburger Wald Urlaubsregion

Last updated: March 19, 2025

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Washerwomen at the Warm Pader

Highlight • Monument

The Warme Pader, along with the Börnepader and Dammpader, belongs to the western headwaters. The water in the spring basin is always clear. The water temperature ranges between 14 and …

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1.15 km

Pader Meadows

Highlight • Natural

Beautiful green area on the Pader. Large grass areas invite you to relax in the sun and various old trees provide shade. An ideal place to rest and walk.

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3.44 km

Pader Café on the Padersee

Highlight • Cafe

Beautiful network of trails around the different lakes offer opportunity for different lengths of runs

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3.97 km

Paderauen near Schloss Neuhaus

Highlight • Forest

A beautiful path that leads through the floodplain meadows and along the Padersee to Neuhaus Castle. Lots of water, lots of nature and a few small works of art.

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5.57 km

Neuhaus Castle

Highlight • Castle

Very beautiful castle with a wonderful castle park, invites you to linger! Very close to Paderborn city center, it is a destination for spontaneous excursions.

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7.30 km

Rochus Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful, small half-timbered chapel. The chapel was built in 1767. From time to time church services are still held here.

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8.89 km

Artesian Spring at the Fish Ponds

Highlight • Natural Monument

The artesian well feeds the six nearby fish ponds with water from a depth of 100 meters. There is a playground and many beautiful walks through the old forests.

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9.10 km

Beautiful beech forest

Highlight • Forest

The hiking trail leads through an idyllic beech forest, which provides cooling shade in summer. Especially beautiful in autumn when the leaves are changing colour.

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11.7 km

Dielenpader Spring

Highlight • River

The Dielenpader rises at the Kleiner Domplatz. It is one of the six spring branches of the Pader. The Dielenpader is the second longest spring branch and is only surpassed …

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12.1 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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8.70 km

1.65 km

1.00 km

732 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.13 km

3.35 km

3.03 km

492 m

127 m

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Weather

Today

Friday 28 August

23°C

14°C

55 %

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Comments

June 13, 2025,Leuke Stad Paderborn

A beautiful city / countryside walk. The walk first went through a part of the city of Paderborn. Nice paths over the water but also along the water and around a city park with all its streams. With another small loop we went towards Schloss Neunhaus. Through beautiful avenues we came via, a beautiful nature reserve where also beautiful streams …

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May 9, 2022,PaderWanderung - Paderborn

The PaderWanderung is a circular route along the shortest river in Germany. The Pader rises from around 200 springs in the city of Paderborn and, depending on the weather, pumps 3,000 to 9,000 liters per second to the surface. After 4 km of river length, however, it is already over and the Pader flows into the Lippe at Neuhaus Castle, …

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September 23, 2022,PaderWanderung - Entdeckertour entlang Deutschlands kürzestem Fluss - Paderborn, Schloß Neuhaus

Interesting city hike along numerous sights through Paderborn to the Padermündung in Neuhaus Castle. The almost dry fish ponds are frightening.

Info:
paderborn.de/sport-freizeit/aktiv-freizeit/109010100000109568.php
jungwandern.de/paderwandern

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June 11, 2025,G Paderborn: Runde über Schloß Neuhaus

A forest- and water-rich loop through Schloß Neuhaus. Very beautiful. The half-timbered café in Schloß Neuhaus is a great place to take a break, right next to the castle.

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May 25, 2024,Pader Wanderung 🍀

Today along Germany's shortest river.
Nice to walk.

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February 18, 2023,🌬🌧🥾 Entdeckertour PaderWanderung – Prädikat "Qualitäts-Stadtwanderung" 🥳 #Karneval2023

outdooractive.com/de/route/wandern/teutoburger-wald/paderwandern-discoverertour-entlang-deutschlands-kuerzestem-fluss/1482233 (incl. GPX file)

Own rating: 5 / 7⭐

Start / finish: Königsplatz underground car park in Paderborn (I paid €5.60 for just under 3 hours)

Tour Highlights:
- along the Pader from the springs to the mouth
- Stümpelsche mill
- Heinz-Nixdorf-Aue
- Lake Pader
- Neuhaus Castle 🏰
- Fürstenhof at the Paderborn market square
- Dom
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October 9, 2022,PaderWanderung

Today a rather small hike🚶‍♂️from the Paderquellen out to Neuhaus Castle. The starting point was the Abdinghofkirche above the Börne and Warme Pader springs. Bishop Meinwerk had this today protestant church with monastery around 1000 AD. erect. Remains of the cloister can be viewed in the city museum. Then it went through the headwaters scarred by the tornado, past the …

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October 29, 2022,PaderWanderung Paderborn

Varied city hike.
Unfortunately, a lot of cyclists on the trail.

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February 2, 2021

Over 200 inner-city springs and the shortest river in Germany – on the Pader Hike, you'll discover a unique natural phenomenon and simultaneously hike the first "city hike" with a quality seal. You'll stroll with your family along perfectly maintained paths and pass eight playgrounds. For those who are

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PaderWanderung discovery Tour – town, country, river in the Teutoburg Forest

Washerwomen at the Warm Pader

Pader Meadows

Pader Café on the Padersee

Paderauen near Schloss Neuhaus

Neuhaus Castle

Rochus Chapel

Artesian Spring at the Fish Ponds

Beautiful beech forest

Dielenpader Spring

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