Gemen Local History Centre

Information for cyclists
The Münsterland is an ideal travel and excursion destination for cyclists, as it has a 4,500 km long, well-signposted network of cycle paths. Borken, located in the lowlands, is also connected to this network. Various cycling and themed routes invite you to cycle, on which there are many exciting things and sights to discover. There are also smugglers' trails to the neighbouring Netherlands.

The Heimathaus Gemen and the Ackerbürgerhaus Gemen are also connected to the Münsterland cycle path network. At the Jugendburg Gemen, in the immediate vicinity of the Heimathaus, is the next junction with the No. 74, which can be the starting point for 3 cycle tours: 100 Castles Route (West Course); Flamingo Route; Hohe Mark Nature Park Route.

Admission Heimathaus Gemen
No entrance fee is required for the Heimathaus or Ackerbürgerhaus Gemen.
no entry possible: 0 €

Arrival
The Heimathaus Gemen is located in Borken-Gemen in the western Münsterland.

By car:
via the A31 (Oberhausen-Emden), Borken exit, approx. 15 minutes' drive.
via the A3 (Arnhem-Cologne), Hamminkeln exit, approx. 30 minutes' drive.

By bus/train:
Borken is the terminus of the RE14 Essen-Bottrop-Dorsten-Borken railway line.
Borken station is about 2.5 km from Heimathaus Gemen.
Take the R51 bus and get off at the "Evangelische Johanniskirche" stop. Then it is only about 1 minute's walk.
Parking
Several public car parks are located near the Heimathaus or Ackerbürgerhaus Gemen:
Ahauser Straße
Coesfelder Street
Cordulastraße