Cycling tours on the Open Monument Day

This 26-kilometre tour tip starts and ends at the Kulturbahnhof in Münster-Hiltrup, which today serves as a cultural centre and event location. From there, the tour begins with a relaxed walk along the Dortmund-Ems Canal in the direction of Gremmendorf. Here the path leads you through the middle of the charming district to Gremmendorfer Weg.

You then have to take a short detour past the Pängelanton via Erikaweg to Anton -Knubel-Weg, where the historic building of the Ida School awaits you.

From Angelmodde you then cycle along the WerseRadweg through an idyllic landscape to Albersloh. Then it gets really green: through the Hohe Ward forest area, the path leads past the historic waterworks and Hiltrup Lake back to Hiltrup. Haus Heidhorn can be reached via a detour along the B54. Attention: Traffic on the B54 can be correspondingly heavy.

This 54-kilometre tour takes you around Warendorf. You start and finish in the beautiful historic old town at the Lohwall car park.

From there, you cross the Ems into the city. After a stop at the West Prussian State Museum, the route takes you through the picturesque Münsterland park landscape via Freckenhorst towards Hoetmar. Between these two parts of Warendorf lies the Buddenbaum pilgrimage chapel, which can be reached via a short detour.

The route continues idyllically along fields and meadows. You will pass through Everswinkel and Müssingen until you finally reach Einen, where you will find St. Bartholomew's Church, which you can reach via a small detour from the route. From Einen it is not far to the starting point in Warendorf.

If you want to cycle in the Steinfurt district, choose this 31-kilometre tour around Steinfurt and Hortsmar. The starting and end point is the railway station in Burgsteinfurt.

The route takes you through the historic town centre, past the beautiful Steinfurt Castle and into the so-called Bagno, a very special park that impresses with its unusual garden architecture. Winding paths through sparse woods, densely overgrown banks and the overgrown island of ruins contrast with the clear forms of the avenues and squares. In the centre of the park is the Bagno Concert Gallery, one of the oldest surviving free-standing concert halls in Europe.

The route continues: through Borghorst, along meadows and fields towards Horstmar. Shortly before Horstmar you will reach Haus Alst, which can also be visited on German Monument Day. Finally, the trail continues through Horstmar with its interesting Burgmannshöfe towards Leer. Before Leer you will find the Wenningsmühle and Schmeddings Doppelmühle, both also open on 10 September. From here it is not far to the starting point of the tour, the railway station in Burgsteinfurt.

Ahaus, Heek and Legden are in the district of Borken. This 45-kilometre cycle tour links them together. The tour starts and ends near the magnificent Ahaus Castle and is all about nature and the joy of cycling.

You set off from Ahaus in the direction of Heek-Nienborg along the idyllic Münsterland park landscape. The high walls of Nienborg Castle once towered ten metres above the ground. Of the 40 farmsteads that once stood here, three still remain today and offer a trio of sights worth seeing in the picturesque village, including the Hohe Haus.

Now the route continues through much greenery to the abbey village of Asbeck, a district of the small municipality of Legden. Between 1132 and 1151, the then Münster bishop Werner von Steußlingen built an imposing double monastery here: Asbeck Abbey. The listed Haus van Wüllen is also worth seeing here. You will pass through Legden before returning to Ahaus, the starting point of the tour.