Especially the beautiful views, such as the Deseberg near Warburg, which is crowned by a castle. The cycle route runs along the Diemelsee lake and passes points of interest such as the slate quarry in Willingen, the burial mounds near Liebenau, the old town centre of Warburg, Trendelburg Castle, the moated castle in Wülmersen and the baroque town of Bad Karlshafen.
The well-signposted cycle path, which is labelled as family-friendly, does have some climbs, but most of them are relatively short and not too steep. You only have to struggle a little more towards Padberg.
Character:
110 km of cycle path accompany the Diemel from its source near the village of Usseln to its mouth in the Weser in Bad Karlshafen. A tip e.g. for a long weekend with 2-3 stages. The route mostly runs on quiet tarmac roads, field and forest paths, sometimes with unpaved sections, but these are easy to cycle on. The Diemel Cycle Route is signposted throughout. A cyclist depicted with colourful circles points the way. The logo is characterised by the ammonite in the front wheel. The Diemel cycle path is also recommended for children aged 10 and over. If the Diemel tour has whetted your appetite, you can continue cycling on the Weser cycle path or the Ruhr cycle path.
Best time to travel:
May to the end of September.
Journey:
You can reach the start and finish points of Usseln and Bad Karlshafen by changing trains with Deutsche Bahn. Cyclists can call the railway hotline on 01805/99 66 33 (14 ct/min. from landlines, max. 42 ct/min. from mobile phones). On the Willingen-Usseln, Marsberg-Warburg and Warburg-Hofgeismar sections, you can change to the railway en route.
Bike service:
Bike hire and workshops can be found in Willingen, Marsberg, Warburg and Bad Karlshafen.
Cycling hotels:
Under http://www.diemelradweg.de/gastgeber/ you will find accommodation along the cycle path that fulfils certain minimum criteria and is therefore listed as an official host along the Diemel Cycle Path
Tips for cyclist-friendly accommodation include
Pension Haus Weserblick in Bad Karlshafen http://www.haus-weserblick.de
Gasthaus Zum Löwen in Hofgeismar-Hümme http://www.gasthaus-gaide.de
Hotel Stadt Marsberg in Marsberg http://www.hotel-stadt-marsberg.de
Brandner Inn in Trendelburg http://www.gasthaus-brandner.de
Landhotel Westfalenhof in Willingen-Usseln http://www.landhotel-westfalenhof.de
Maps/literature:
Bikeline "Diemel- Radweg - Von der Quelle zur Weser" cycle tour book and map 1:50,000, 80 p., 11.90 euros. Publicpress-Verlag "Radwanderkarte Diemel-Radweg", 1:50,000, 6.95 euros.
Information (general):
Office Co-operation Diemelradweg
City Marketing & Economic Development Marsberg e. V.
Bäckerstraße 8, 34431 Marsberg
Telephone: 02992-8200, Fax: 02992-1461, info@stadtmarketing-marsberg.de
