Olfen: Steveraue, Cycling Route and Historic Buildings
Accommodation in Olfen
Olfen offers clearly distinct highlights for a stay: the Steveraue with its nature park centre and various activities, an eight-kilometre route and buildings in the town. If you are looking for a hotel in Olfen, you can make your choice based on your planned activities: are you especially interested in the exhibition and water, a route on foot or by bike, or individual buildings? The following places and activities provide specific points of reference.
Steveraue: Exhibition and Activities
Opened in 2022, the Steveraue Nature Park Centre offers an interactive exhibition for all ages as well as a nest cinema. Check the current opening hours when planning your visit. The Steveraue also offers raft trips, guided tours of the Steveraue and cycling tours along the Steverauenweg. On raft trips along the Stever, the Antonia raft offers views of the Steveraue. If you are planning a trip or guided tour, it is best to check the dates in advance.
From spring to late autumn, groups and families can learn facts, sagas, legends, fairy tales and poetry on herb walks. This seasonal period can help you decide when to explore this topic; check specific dates in advance.
The Steverauenweg on Foot or by Bike
The 8 km Steverauenweg can be explored by bike or on foot. It passes waterways and architectural monuments, as well as Heck cattle and Konik horses. The route thus combines a specific distance with a variety of sights along the way. To plan your day, you can first decide whether you would prefer to explore the route on foot or by bike.
Buildings and Bridges in Olfen
FĂĽchtelner MĂĽhle is one of the buildings in Olfen worth visiting. The DreibogenbrĂĽcke is right next to the newly created riverside beach, while the Schiefe BrĂĽcke is in the heart of Olfen. The two bridges therefore have different locations: the riverside beach and the town centre.
Additional Perspective: Coesfeld
In the wider Coesfeld travel destination, the district of Coesfeld is characterised by an exceptionally high density of castles, fortresses and historic aristocratic residences. Some properties are open to visitors or serve as event venues, museums or destinations for day trips; visitor arrangements vary from one property to another. Since 1972, Burg Vischering in Lüdinghausen has served as a museum and as an exhibition and event venue for the district of Coesfeld. It is situated on two islands in the Stever’s millponds on the north-western edge of Lüdinghausen.
Coesfeld’s palace park, known as Liebfrauenpark, is also part of this regional perspective. It was opened to the public in 1980. The Berkel flows through the park and, following a redesign, has once again become a river that visitors can experience up close.
The district of Coesfeld has a comprehensive cycling network, with several hundred kilometres of well-developed paths. It connects towns, municipalities and districts and runs through the parkland of the MĂĽnsterland region. The signposted junction network, with numbered points and freely selectable number sequences, allows flexible route planning. Other regional benchmarks include the 30-kilometre Baumberger Ludgerusweg between Stift Tilbeck and Coesfeld; local circular walks in Coesfeld and Lette are 4 to 20 kilometres long.
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Go to the main travel overview: Coesfeld.
