Nethestausee – South Shore of Nethestausee loop from Herste

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Bad Driburg

Nethestausee – South Shore of Nethestausee loop from Herste

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Nethestausee – South Shore of Nethestausee loop from Herste

03:12

52.2km

360m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.57 km

Satzer Moor

Nature Reserve

18.4 km

Nethestausee

Highlight • Lake

Nethestausee

The Nethestausee, which belongs to the town of Neuenheerse, is a 4.5 hectare recreational lake in the heart of the Teutoburg Forest / Egge Mountains Nature Park. The swimming …

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18.9 km

South Shore of Nethestausee

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A nice destination. The reservoir is beautifully nestled among trees and bushes. With a great jetty for a rest.

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21.5 km

Orchard Avenue in Naturpark Teutoburger Wald / Eggegebirge

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A great highlight when ripe

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22.8 km

Egge Spring (Eggequelle), Willebadessen

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Very nice recreation area around the source.

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25.3 km

Gatehouse of Willebadessen Monastery

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The Willebadessen monastery was an institution of the Benedictine nuns. It was founded in 1149 and existed until it was dissolved in 1810. Today the monastery church is the parish …

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25.8 km

St. Vitus Abbey Church, Willebadessen

Highlight • Religious Site

Info about the monastery:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kloster_Willebadessen
schloss-willebadessen.de/geschichte-schloss

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34.0 km

St. Maximilian-Kirche, Niesen

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In 1273 the town of Niesen was first mentioned in a document as “Nihusen” (= Neuhausen). The noble family "von Nyhusen" lived in the Niesener castle and then the palace, …

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42.8 km

Schloss Rheder

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You can do a nice round around the Schliss, always along the forest and the castle meadows. Here, too, our family curse overtook us - half of the castle was scaffolded.

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52.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

14.5 km

13.3 km

5.72 km

1.03 km

437 m

Surfaces

43.4 km

4.64 km

3.00 km

503 m

420 m

209 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

July 18, 2023,Feierabendrunde 🚲ohne 📷

I took the beautiful after-work ride with a watch, so no pictures

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September 15, 2022,Fietstocht Willebadessen - Rondje Brakel - Bad Driburg

Very nice and varied tour through the rolling landscape in the region of the Teutoburgerwald from Willebadessen to Brakel, Bad Driburg and back. The first autumn colors adorn the forests in a beautiful color palette! There are apple, pear and plum trees all along the road. You can take the fallen fruit with you. Ascent meters are completely wrong and …

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