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Legden

Restored Berkel River – Varlar Castle loop from Legden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Borken

Legden

Restored Berkel River – Varlar Castle loop from Legden

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(48)

131

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Restored Berkel River – Varlar Castle loop from Legden

02:31

41.8km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Berkelaue

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.6 km

Billerbeck Bicycle Street

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Great bike connection from Billerbeck to the Münsterland cycle track.

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19.2 km

Historic houses on Market Square, Billerbeck

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The town's elevated location offers stunning views of the region's meadows and forests. A visit in May, when the rapeseed fields are in full bloom, is particularly worthwhile.

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20.1 km

View of St. Ludgerus Church (Billerbecker Dom)

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History

Bishop Liudger baptized in Billerbeck and founded the parish church of St. John the Baptist there before 800. A chapel dedicated to the saint was built in the 11th century at the place where he died or in the vicinity, and was probably associated with a cult of St. Ludgerus from the beginning. The secondary patron was St. Nicholas of Myra. In the 15th century, this chapel was extended in Gothic style. Under Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1650–1678), the tower was raised by one storey. Towards the end of the 19th century, the building was demolished to make way for a new building. The present provost church was built between 1892 and 1898 on the foundations of the essentially Romanesque Ludgeri Church and a mortuary chapel built around 1735 by the master builder Wilhelm Rincklake (1851–1927). He designed the nave in the form of a basilica with a transept and the 100 m high pair of towers from the Baumberg sandstone found in the nearby Baumbergen mountains.

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22.2 km

Restored Berkel River

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The Berkel River has been successfully renaturalized; this is what a stream in Münsterland should look like. Space for flora and fauna.

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24.0 km

View of Ludgerusdom in Billerbeck

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Newly constructed cycle path - beautiful panoramic views of the hilly Münsterland region

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25.7 km

St. Ludger's Cathedral (Ludgerusdom) in Billerbeck

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🏰✨ Gemini said: „The St. Ludgerus Cathedral in Billerbeck is one of the most impressive structures in Münsterland and is known far beyond the borders of the Baumberge as the ‘Cathedral of the Baumberge’.“ It is not only a spiritual center but also an architectural masterpiece made of the typical light-colored Baumberger sandstone.

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26.7 km

Düsterbachaue

Nature Reserve

30.5 km

Varlarer Mühlenbach

Nature Reserve

30.8 km

Varlar Castle

Highlight • Castle

Varlar Castle, in my memories the place where you could go ice skating ages ago! Today it's a lovely destination, easily reached by bicycle, mountain bike, or on foot. The castle, with its surrounding moat, fields, and nearby forest, invites you to spend time there. Geese and other birds can be seen in the meadows. The castle itself can only be viewed from the outside and from a distance, as it's private property! But you can get quite close by following the paths along the moat.

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31.4 km

Varlar Castle

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Very nice castle with a view over the lake.

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41.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

17.2 km

4.36 km

2.61 km

342 m

Surfaces

29.6 km

8.46 km

2.08 km

1.48 km

271 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Friday 15 May

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47 %

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Restored Berkel River – Varlar Castle loop from Legden

Billerbeck Bicycle Street

Historic houses on Market Square, Billerbeck

View of St. Ludgerus Church (Billerbecker Dom)

Restored Berkel River

View of Ludgerusdom in Billerbeck

St. Ludger's Cathedral (Ludgerusdom) in Billerbeck

Varlar Castle

Varlar Castle

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