Start: Markt Mettingen; Knotenpunkt 80

Ziel: Markt Mettingen; Knotenpunkt 80

Parken:

Free parking is available in the immediate vicinity of the starting point of the route in the public car park of St. Agatha's Church. Other free car parks with time limits are also available in the immediate vicinity.

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Bicycle service centres

There are two free charging stations for e-bikes in Mettingen:

• At the barn at Schultenhof, Burgstraße 9
• In front of the police station at Markt 6, where you can also find a repair kit

Beschilderung der Strecke:

The museum tour runs entirely along the well-developed junction network of the NRW cycle network. The red and white arrow signposts at junctions and selected points indicate the direction to long-distance and local destinations. Reliable orientation is therefore guaranteed at all times.

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Anreise:

Travelling by car:

• via the A30 motorway, exit Ibbenbüren
• via the A1 motorway, exit Osnabrück Hafen, further route via Westerkappeln

Travelling by public transport:

• via Münster main station, from here take the S50 express bus to Ibbenbüren bus station and then continue with one of the R20 or R24 lines to Mettingen
• via Osnabrück main station, from here take the S10 express bus in the direction of Recke
• via Ibbenbüren- Laggenbeck, from here take the R20 line to Mettingen

Beschreibung:

The starting point of the approximately 35-kilometre tour is junction 80 at the market in Mettingen, near the Michaelbrunnen fountain. From there, the route runs through the eastern edge of the town and passes a historic washing station that was once used to clean clothes in the stream water - a relic from earlier times.

The route leads through slightly hilly countryside to Westerkappeln. There, it is worth taking a look at the Protestant church with its massive 12th century tower, which served as a fortified defence system. After around 13 kilometres, the Westerkappeln Tractor Museum invites you to make a stopover. The exhibition displays old agricultural machinery and vehicles that vividly document the development of regional technology.

After Westerkappeln, the route continues towards Laggenbeck. From here, it continues over the Schafberg past the former Nordschacht - the deepest coal mine in Europe until its closure in 2020. The industrial history of the town becomes impressively tangible here. The route then heads back towards Mettingen through the natural Köllbach valley.

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