Cloverleaf loop from Lüdinghausen via Olfen – day Tours on the Hohe Mark cycle route

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North Rhine-Westphalia

Coesfeld

Lüdinghausen

Cloverleaf loop from Lüdinghausen via Olfen – day Tours on the Hohe Mark cycle route

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Cloverleaf loop from Lüdinghausen via Olfen – day Tours on the Hohe Mark cycle route

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40.4km

140m

Cycling

The 40-kilometer loop runs between Lüdinghausen and Olfen, offering a wildly romantic and enchanting cycling route perfect for nature lovers. The starting and finishing point is the parking lot on Steverstraße in Lüdinghausen.

From there, you'll cycle through old avenues, past beautiful moated castles, along the Dortmund-Ems Canal, and over…

by Naturpark Hohe Mark

Last updated: October 12, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 30.5 km for 139 m

After 38.2 km for 195 m

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186 m

Lüdinghausen Castle

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In the "city of moated castles" Lüdinghausen, it is considered to be the oldest: Lüdinghausen Castle. Surrounded by a beautiful park, which used to form the fortification system of the …

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8.90 km

Alte Fahrt Three-Arch Bridge over the Stever

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The canal bridge over the Stever led the Alte Fahrt of the Dortmund-Ems-Canal (DEK) in the north of Olfen over the Stever.

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10.4 km

Old harbor basin of the Alte Fahrt in Olfen

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The former port of the city of Olfen was converted into a pond. Very suitable as a break area.

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16.8 km

Viewing platform at the Lippeschleife loop

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Nature lovers can comfortably reach the platform via a long walkway to observe the animals on the opposite side of the Lippe at a height of around five meters. The …

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17.5 km

Perfect picnic spot

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Very idyllic location on the river that invites you to take a break! 🤩

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23.9 km

Fish Pass and Picnic Area at Füchtelner Mühle

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The Füchtelner Mühle looks simply good from the deeper part of the Stever, especially in the evening sun. The beautiful picnic area is definitely recommended, even for larger groups.

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30.5 km

Seppenrade Rose Garden

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In the rose garden of Seppenrade you can enjoy the whole variety of roses. Very well-kept and a blaze of colors that you can't get enough of. The most beautiful …

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36.9 km

Biological Center Coesfeld District

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The aim of the educational work in the Biological Center is to enable experiences in nature and with nature, to impart knowledge about environmental and natural history connections and to encourage environmentally friendly and long-term sustainable action for sustainable development.

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37.4 km

Southeastern shore of Klutensee

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The Klutensee was created in 1936/37 during the construction of the new passage for the Dortmund-Ems Canal, as earth was needed for the filling of the railway embankment.

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39.6 km

Vischering Castle

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This castle is a nice destination. It houses a museum, a café, a medieval bakery and is surrounded by greenery.

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40.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.3 km

13.9 km

4.90 km

4.07 km

169 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.1 km

10.2 km

6.09 km

3.41 km

2.55 km

133 m

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Weather

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Comments

May 6, 2023,Lüdinghausen - Olfen - Seppenrade 🚴🚴‍♀️🌞🌼🌳🤗

We started in Lüdinghausen with the intermediate destinations Olfen and Seppenrade. 🚴🚴‍♀️

The beautiful weather for cyclists and the course of the tour made this round an experience. Hardly any traffic on the few side streets and only great routes through nature. Through fields, forests and also along the canal. We experienced once again how beautiful the Münsterland is. Striking …

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June 15, 2025,Lüdinghauser Kleeblatt Radtour (3)🍀

Today we cycled the THIRD leg of the 🍀Lüdinghausen Cloverleaf Cycle Tours 1-4🍀. We had a blast on this tour, too. It went through many nature reserves. At about 30km, there's a great rest area with benches and tables.

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October 19, 2022,🍁🍁 Wunderschöne Tour 2Stromland und jede Menge Highlights 💕

I found the tour on a leaflet as 'Cloverleaf Tour No. 3, Into the Olfener Stever and Lippeauen'.
I have to say I'm very excited. Even the "entry" at the small forest car park made you want to. In Seppenrade we also looked at the rose garden. The absolute highlight, however, were the rapids on the Lippe. The whole tour …

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May 11, 2024,Lüdinghausen - Olfen - Lüdinghausen 😃

The third tour starting in Lüdinghausen 😃 The sun 🌞 shines non-stop from the sky and no matter which direction the path took me, a light and constant wind always came from the front 😅
The route leads through beautiful countryside, often along the canal and through many forest sections. The rest on the Lippe invited you to unwind.
A …

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September 27, 2026,Lüdinghausen - Olfen - Seppenrade 🚴🚴‍♀️🌞🌼🌳🤗

We started in Lüdinghausen with the intermediate destinations Olfen and Seppenrade. 🚴🚴‍♀️

We already rode this route with slight modifications in 2023 and were equally enthusiastic.

The beautiful cycling weather and the course of the tour once again made this route an experience. Hardly any car traffic on the few side roads and only on great routes through nature. Through …

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June 24, 2023,Fahrradtour 24.06.2023 Kleeblatttour 3 Von Lüdinghausen zu den Lippe Auen. 🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️

Burg Lüdinghausen
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_L%C3%BCdinghausen
Burg Vischering
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burg_Vischering

May 27, 2023,Fahrradtour mit Freunden (15) eine Runde von Lüdinghausen und Zurück

Did a Whitsun tour with 15 friends and a picnic.
In the nicest weather, around the Stever.
👍🙋‍♂️🚴‍♀️👋😋

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July 13, 2024,2024 SEPPENRADE 42 km Richtung OLFEN (Kleeblatt-Route 3)

For this tour I removed the DRIVING ERRORS after the end of the tour.
Some tour sections deviate from the original route.
The starting point of this tour is SEPPENRADE.

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November 20, 2023

The 40-kilometer loop runs between Lüdinghausen and Olfen, offering a wildly romantic and enchanting cycling route perfect for nature lovers. The starting and finishing point is the parking lot on Steverstraße in Lüdinghausen.
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From there, you'll cycle through old avenues, past beautiful moated castles

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