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Our selection of cycle paths in the Westerwald

Experience a lot on the Lake District Cycle Route (I)

The center of the lake district is the Dreifelder Weiher, because it is the largest of the lakes, two kilometers long and up to 800 meters wide. Here I can swim and row, and I can also rent a pedal boat. With a little time, I go on the hiking trail with 16 display boards, on which a lot can be read about the nature and the people here. Afterwards I look for a nice place to rest and eat, for example the cozy café-restaurant "Haus am See". Another highlight of the region is the large adventure playground near Steinen-Dreifelden. This forest playground entices the offspring to play for hours: a nice reward after a third of the tour. There are numerous benches and a shelter, as well as a fireplace for barbecue lovers and, of course, playground equipment such as large slides, swings and more. The Freilingen miniature golf course is suitable for the whole family. It is located at the Postweiher and offers drinks and snacks in addition to twelve lanes. The village of Freilingen also has a lido at the Postweiher.

Cycling on the Wied cycle path through beautiful river valleys

I'm standing at the Rotenhain train station and decide to pay a visit to the nearby Stöffel Park first. In this quarry adventure park, the world's first mouse was found with an age of 25 million years. Then it goes back and my next destination is the Wied spring in Linden. I follow the markings to the Dreifelder Weiher, the largest of the lakes in the Westerwald lake district, and enjoy the wonderful natural landscape of the Wiedaue on the tour. Near Altenkirchen I come across the 100-year-old Bismarck Tower, which can be visited on the first Sunday of every month. The Alvensleben tunnel then awaits in Burglahr. Ore was mined here until 1930, today it is open to visitors. The handicraft museum in Waldbreitbach, next to an oil mill, also arouses my curiosity. I can visit it on Saturdays and Sundays and take a coffee break in the rustic rooms. The further way leads me directly to Neuwied, where the Wied flows into the Rhine.

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Nister-Wiesensee-Tour: a big round trip around the Wiesensee lake

The tour is about 34 kilometers long, I start in the center of Bad Marienberg. For this place I should take some time, either before or after the tour. So there is a game park and a climbing forest on the outskirts of town, in the city the Park of the Senses and the spa park with apothecary garden and barefoot path. In addition, the town offers a basalt park that can be visited. The tour leads me through the valley of the Black Nister to Hahn and Dreisbach. Over fields and through woods it goes on to the Wiesensee. I reach Stahlhofen am Wiesensee with its listed old school. Now the path leads me sometimes closer, sometimes farther around the lake to Pottum. From here I cycle on a big loop via Hellenhahn-Schellenberg (you can see among other things half-timbered houses), Fehl-Ritzhausen and Großseifen (old schoolhouse) back to Bad Marienberg.

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Cycling All cycle routes in the Westerwald To the overview

Bike Tour Collection WWI

WW1: Fuchskaute – Hachenburg

Moderate

3.7 h

50 km

365 hm

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WW1: Hachenburg – Grenzau

Moderate

3.8 h

50 km

362 hm

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WW1: Nomborn – Fuchskaute

Difficult

4.3 h

55 km

736 hm

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WW1: Grenzau – Nomborn

Difficult

5.3 h

59 km

889 hm

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Cycling tour collection Westerwald loops

Westerwaldschleife: Linz/Rhein - Wissen/Sieg

Difficult

5.9 h

75 km

991 hm

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Westerwaldschleife: Wissen - Daaden

Difficult

5.3 h

63 km

640 hm

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Westerwaldschleife: Daaden - Wiesensee

Difficult

3.8 h

50 km

706 hm

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Westerwaldschleife: Wiesensee - Diez

Moderate

2.9 h

39 km

368 hm

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Good to know

Where is good cycling in RLP?

Rhineland-Palatinate offers something for cyclists for every terrain: whether it's hilly countryside or valley cycle paths, you can explore the cycle paths of the Westerwald here.

Where is good cycling in Hessen?

The Hessian side of the Westerwald is well suited for cycling tours. An easy route, for example, is the Ulmtalradweg (21.7 km). Nature and water can be enjoyed along the approx. 80 km of the 5 Lakes Cycle Path. The Nassau-Wäller-Runde is also an attractive cycling route with a total length of 58 km, where you can easily get on at many points.

Where is good cycling in NRW?

North Rhine-Westphalia offers a variety of cycle paths of different terrain. A nice tour with little elevation profile (up to about 400 metres) that is easy to cycle is the Ruhr-Sieg cycle path, which leads through the Wildenburger Land.

What equipment for a bicycle tour?

You should be well equipped for a bicycle tour. Basic equipment includes a bicycle helmet, comfortable-fitting, athletic clothing in a multi-layer design for moisture transport, so that you can easily put on or take off more layers in cold or hot weather. Cycling gloves, sturdy and possibly waterproof footwear, as well as sun and rain protection should also not be missing. In addition to the basic equipment, you should of course have provisions for the tour, sufficient water and snacks, a map of the route or a mobile phone with a GPS map.

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