Werse Cycle Path Station 27

The headwaters of the Werse lie in the Beckum Mountains in the east of the district of Warendorf. North of Münster, the Werse flows into the Ems. The landscape that flows through it in between presents itself to the cyclist as extraordinarily varied. This is mainly due to the fact that the river crosses areas of very different soil conditions.

In the upper reaches, where the subsoil is rich in limestone and where coal was once mined, the landscape tells of industrial use. If you cycle further west, you will find an area with fertile clay soils, and the landscape is completely transformed. A mosaic of farms, meadows, fields and small forests tells of the life of the farmers on and with the river. Finally, on the lower reaches, a completely different picture presents itself. In the romantic floodplain landscape with its oxbows, flood areas

sandbanks, the Werse shows a very original face.

Charly