Circuit 2: Border stones at the border triangle – cycling between Teutoburg Forest and Ems

The second circuit of the border crossing route starts in Glandorf and initially leads you through wide and flat fields towards the north and thus to the southern edge of the Teutoburg Forest, whose mountains on the horizon provide the beautiful backdrop for this tour. Accordingly, the route is somewhat hilly, but since you only "scratch" the Teuto, you can expect only short climbs that are doable for everyone. The beautiful towns of Lienen, Bad Iburg, Hilter and Bad Laer also invite you to linger a little.

In the cozy little towns you have all kinds of opportunities to relax. Treat yourself to a break at the brine inhalation pavilion in Bad Laer, take a long walk around the graduation towers in Bad Rothenfelde or enjoy yourself in one of the cozy cafés or restaurants. In Bad Iburg, it is worth visiting the treetop path with a fantastic view of the castle and the surrounding area. In the Kneipp adventure park you can relax your legs and be reminded of the motto of the tour at the boundary stone circle - a collection of boundary stones that were found in the surrounding forest.

From here you cycle to the border triangle, which was once formed by the county of Ravensberg and the bishoprics of Münster and Osnabrück. The border between North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony still runs here today. An old boundary stone with an inscription commemorates the historical border, which is still important today.

You cycle further through the flat meadows and fields until you get back to the starting point of the tour. Of course, you can decide for yourself where you want to start the tour from. If you want to travel by train, Hilter is a good starting point. There you will find a good train connection, for example from Osnabrück.