- Refreshment stop
- Circular route
"Apache Pass and Eggekamm"
Tour starting point:
Steinheim, train station; Vörden, hiking parking lot at the end of the village in the direction of Marienmünster Abbey or Nieheim, German Cheese Museum
Tour destination point:
Steinheim, train station; Vörden, hiking parking lot at the end of the village in the direction of Marienmünster Abbey or Nieheim, Westfalen Culinarium
Properties:
Category
regional bike tourLength
86 kmDuration
4:00 hElevation ascent
950 mElevation descent
950 mLowest point
133 mHighest point
390 mCondition
Difficulty
Recommended seasons
The regional Apachenpass and Eggekamm cycle tour leads through the towns of Marienmünster, Nieheim and Steinheim. Its course is characterized by a varied topography. Sections in the Egge area, especially the passage of the Apachen Pass between Heesten and Leopoldstal, are characterized by wooded, shady vegetation. In the eastern part of the route, the panorama is dominated by extensive fields and meadows. This circular tour primarily uses low-traffic paths and also offers various places to stop for refreshments along the way.
Information
Directions
Steinheim - Ottenhausen - Vinsebeck - Heesten - Leopoldstal - Horn - Veldrom - Feldrom - Altenbeken - (Langeland -) Reelsen - Alhausen - Pömbsen - Nieheim - Holzhausen - (Bredenborn - Abbenburg) Altenbergen - Vörden - Marienmünster Abbey - Münsterbrock - Sommersell - Hagedorn - Steinheim
Public transit
Steinheim: Train station
Nieheim: Kornhaus and central bus station
Vörden: Bus station-Amtsstraße
How to get there
Starting point Steinheim:
from the north: B 252/B 239 to Steinheim;
from the east: B 239 to Steinheim
from the south: B 252 to Steinheim
from the west: B 1/B 239 to Belle; from Belle follow the K 75 towards Steinheim
from the north: B 252/B 239 to Steinheim;
from the east: B 239 to Steinheim
from the south: B 252 to Steinheim
from the west: B 1/B 239 to Belle; from Belle follow the K 75 towards Steinheim
in Steinheim follow the signs for "Bahnhof" (railroad station)
Starting point Nieheim:
from the north and south: B 252 to Nieheim
from the east: from Höxter on the L 755 to Nieheim
from the west: A33 to Paderborn, B64 to Bad Driburg, continue on the L951 to Merlsheim, Am Osterberg on the L755 to Nieheim
Starting point Vörden:
from the north and east: B 239 to Marienmünster Abbey, L 825 to Vörden
from the south: B 252 to Bellersen exit, L 825 and L 755 to Vörden
from the west: from the west: A33 to Paderborn, B64 to Bad Driburg, continue on L951 to Merlsheim, Am Osterberg on the L755 via Nieheim to Vörden
Parking
Steinheim:
Public street space at the train station
Public street space at the train station
Nieheim:
German Cheese Museum and in the village
Vörden:
Hikers' parking lot at the end of the village in the direction of Marienmünster Abbey