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8 Day Family Cycling Tour
Daily Cycling Distances 11-29 miles
Total distance 164 miles
Accommodation
- One night in a Castle.
- One night in a very nice old Manor House
- One night in a hotel which has been built into the old city walls, originally built in the 14th century.
- Four nights Bed & Breakfast in very nice traditional family run hotels
Cycling Grade: “Gentle Cycling”
Itinerary
Day 1. You are met at the airport and escorted to your hotel in Nottuln. After you have been shown your rooms at the hotel, you will be introduced to the bikes and we will go through our routes with you, explaining the cycling system and give you all the detailed information you will need during your tour.
Hotel web site ( www.steverburg.de )
Day 2. Nottuln to Davensberg 45 km (29.5 miles) After your breakfast, you are introduced to the bikes and the routes are explained to you by our guide. Your first days cycling takes you down towards the stever stream that leads you through beautiful countryside towards today’s destination of Münster. In Münster you can visit numerous historical buildings, churches and even a palace. Or you can just sit back in a street cafe and watch the world go by. At the end of the day you will be staying in the small market town of Davensberg.
Day 3. Davensberg to Nordkirchen 42 km (27 miles) After your breakfast your tour leads you to the castle at Westerwinkel passing the 600 year old tree. En-route you will find numerous “Bier Gartens” and restaurants where you can refresh yourself and take a well earned break.Once in Nordkirchen do not miss visiting the palace which is a popular attraction and is an absolute must!
Day 4. Nordkirchen to Haltern 32 km (20.32 miles) After your breakfast your tour leads you to Haltern, alongside a river past a lake (where you can take a dip) En-route you will find numerous “Bier Gartens” and restaurants where you can refresh yourself and relax.
Day 5. Haltern to Raesfeld 44 km (29.6 miles) Today’s tour takes you alongside a river, through dense forests where in the middle of the forest you will find a fantastic restraint which serves very good food. You can relax at the restaurant for a while before you head off to your next hotel next to the castle in the old town of Raesfeld.
Day 6. Raesfeld to Oeding 21 km ( 14 miles) Today’s tour takes you past beautiful scenery and peaceful countryside to the small town of Oeding on the border to Holland. Here you will stay in a hotel which has been built around the old city walls. Your room is actually one of the rooms of the old walls watchtowers originally built in the 14th century.
Day 7. Oeding to Velen 23 km (15 miles ) After breakfast your tour takes you past the beautiful moated castle in Gemen, through the forest and onto the small town of Ramsdorf. At the end of the day you can relax and enjoy the comfort of schloss Velen, one of the best addresses in Geramny.
Day 8. 44 km (29 miles.) On your last tour day you head back towards Nottuln passing through two picturesque market towns of Darfeld and Billerbeck. On this route you will cycle through stunning scenery and very quite and peaceful countryside.
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