Soest & Lippetal - Three Castles Route

The cycle route mainly runs through the city area of Soest and the municipality of Lippetal, but also touches the area of Welver. As the name suggests, three distinctive castles and manor houses lie along the wayside. Haus Nehlen (between KP 51 and 8, detour from Stocklarn towards Berwicke), Haus Assen at KP 06, and Hovestadt Castle at KP 10.
Furthermore, it passes through two landscape forms of the district of Soest: the lush fields of the Soest Börde, as well as the park landscape of the southern Münsterland in the municipality of Lippetal. Last but not least, we can also visit several remarkable churches, a castle park, and a special nature reserve. We cycle past mills and also cross the Lippe and its four major tributaries from the Börde (Soestbach, Schledde, Rosenau, and Ahse). Therefore, we can confidently claim that this circular tour is one of the outstanding cycling routes in terms of landscape and culture in the district.