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Source to source – themed routes in and around Bielefeld

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Source to source – themed routes in and around Bielefeld

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Source to source – themed routes in and around Bielefeld

04:13

68.2km

220m

Cycling

Lutter and Pader have their sources in the area of the two cities of Bielefeld and Paderborn. The Emsquellen are located in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock. On this bike tour, you will get to know the three headwaters up close and learn that each of the bodies of water has significantly more…

by Teutoburger Wald Urlaubsregion

Last updated: March 24, 2025

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411 m

Lutter Springs

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The Lutter (Ems-Lutter) rises partly above the Brackwede station, partly below the station, flows from there over 26.5 km mainly in a south-westerly direction through Quelle, Ummeln, Isselhorst, Gütersloh-Blankenhagen, Marienfeld and Harsewinkel and flows into Harsewinkel in the Ems.

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43.6 km

Ems River Source (Emsquelle)

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It's hard to believe that ocean giants swim 300 kilometers away on this creek.

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44.5 km

Ems Information Center, Moosheide

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Here, you can learn more about the flora and fauna along the trail and the region. Everything is clean and well-maintained. Behind the center, there are restrooms that look brand …

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66.1 km

Pader Springs

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The Pader is the namesake of the city of Paderborn and, at just four kilometers, the shortest river in Germany. The special feature of this river is that it is …

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68.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.3 km

19.7 km

14.1 km

12.3 km

436 m

200 m

130 m

Surfaces

41.7 km

7.89 km

7.54 km

6.54 km

4.35 km

288 m

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Comments

May 12, 2024,314-Wieder einmal: Immer der Nase nach

I am often disparagingly called a "mileage eater". People who call me that don't ask about my motivation, or why I "eat up" so many kilometers. For them, only their opinion counts, and only their opinion.
It's true, I ride a lot, but I always have time to observe nature, to smell things and to take photos.
I am a …

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June 9, 2024,Freizeitradroute "von Quelle zur Quelle", PB - BI, gestartet von Zuhause, zurück nach Paderborn mit dem Zug (09.06.2024)

...today I took advantage of the good weather and did the tour "from source to source,
PB - BI", which was described in our daily newspaper about 3 weeks ago, which I found very interesting and downloaded the GPX data straight away.

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March 27, 2023

Lutter and Pader have their sources in the area of the two cities of Bielefeld and Paderborn. The Emsquellen are located in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock. On this bike tour, you will get to know the three headwaters up close and learn that each of the bodies of water has significantly more than just one source

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Lutter Springs

Ems River Source (Emsquelle)

Ems Information Center, Moosheide

Pader Springs

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