Castles, palaces, twelve interesting towns and marvellous natural scenery - the Teuto-Ems cross-border route, rated four stars by the ADFC, connects many highlights in Osnabrücker Land, Ostwestfalen-Lippe and Münsterland. If you would like to find out more, read the booklet "Grenzgeschichte(n) entlang der Grenzgängerroute Teuto-Ems". Numerous farm cafés and country inns provide culinary delights in a pleasant atmosphere. Those who prefer to just have a picnic can stock up on fresh fruit, home-baked bread or home-made ham in the farm shops along the way. And if the almost 150 kilometres are too much at once: Two connecting routes make it possible to organise the entire route according to your own ideas, as they shorten the route into three sections, each 50 to 60 kilometres long.
50 to 60 kilometres each.
Character
Mainly flat route on cycle paths and quiet side roads.
Route
Warendorf - Ostbevern - Glandorf - Lienen - Bad Iburg - Hilter - Bad Laer - Bad Rothenfelde - Borgholzhausen - Versmold - Sassenberg - Warendorf. The route is signposted throughout in both directions. Two connecting routes make it possible to divide the entire route into shorter laps.
Tour combinations
Connection to the Peace Route (e.g. at the start of the cycle path in Gelmer near Münster or in Bad Iburg), to the 100 Castles Route (e.g. in Ostbevern)
Arrival/means of transport
Deutsche Bahn maintains good long-distance train connections to Osnabrück and Münster. From here, you can easily reach Ostbevern, Warendorf, Dissen-Bad Rothenfelde, Hilter and Borgholzhausen stations by regional train. DB cycling hotline on 0180 6 99 66 33. www.bahn.de
Cycle-friendly accommodation
Wiemann-Sander inn in Bad Iburg-Glane, www.wiemann-sander.de
Hotel Froböse in Versmold, www.hotel-froboese.de;
Country inn Zum kühlen Grunde in Warendorf at the Vinnenberg monastery, zumkuehlengrunde-vinnenberg.de.
Further addresses under
http://www.grenzgaengerroute.de/ubernachten/
Bike service
Addresses for bike hire and repairs at www.grenzgaengerroute.de/radstationen/
Travel package
Individual tour packages with 3 nights' accommodation, maps and optional luggage transfer and bike hire can be booked through the Osnabrücker Land tourist office.
Maps & Literature
BVA cycling map "Osnabrücker Land" 1:50.00 for 6.95 euros. Leporello cycling map "Grenzgängerroute Teuto-Ems" 1:50,000 (for 1.90 euros from the tourist office).
Information (general)
Tourismusverband Osnabrücker Land e.V., www.osnabruecker-land.de;
Teutoburg Forest Tourism, teutoburgerwald.de/radregion
Münsterland e.V. Tourism, www.muensterland-tourismus.de
The complete article was published in Trekkingbike issue 5/2015. You can read the entire issue in the Trekkingbike app (iTunes and Google Play) or order the issue in the DK shop.
