Venner Moor

Guided tours
Every year, the Nature Conservation Centre organises a series of events in the Venner Moor, which offers a wide variety of insights into the nature conservation area through several guided tours. Experts from various biological departments explain the biodiversity and history of the moor and provide insights into the different habitat perspectives. Plants and animals as well as the development of the moor are examined.
Information for hikers
Whether by bike or on foot, the surroundings of the Venner Moor invite you for both entertaining and extended tours on foot or by bike. The hiking trails of the local history society directly at the moor car park and through the nature reserve are particularly popular. On site, active hikers will find a board with route profiles and trail markings. The tours range from four kilometres to nine kilometres in length and provide wonderful insights into the calming nature and biodiversity of the moor.
Senden has other attractive trails for cyclists and hikers, for example around the castle. Here, active cyclists will find unspoilt paths along the Stever. The Dortmund-Ems Canal offers flat routes and attractive hiking and cycling paths also lead through the town centre.
The hiking trail network of the Senden local heritage association comprises 67 km of hiking trails, the nine trails ranging in length from about 4 to almost 13 kilometres.
Scenic trails lead to the water castle town of Lüdinghausen and through the nature reserves of Venner Moor and Davert.
Information for cyclists
Whether by bike or on foot, the surroundings of the Venner Moor are inviting for both entertaining and extended tours on foot or by bike. Various routes provide wonderful insights into the calming nature and biodiversity of the moor.
The ADFC-Gräftenhof cycle tour, the German Football Route NRW and the Dortmund - Ems - Canal route lead directly along the Venner Moor. The moor lies directly in node network 55. Only a few metres further east, the routes meet the pilgrimage route D-Netz Route 7 as well as the themed route "Historic Town Centres".
Senden has other attractive routes for cyclists and hikers, for example around the castle six kilometres away. Here, active cyclists will find unspoilt paths along the Stever. The Dortmund-Ems Canal offers flat routes and attractive hiking and cycling paths also lead through the town centre.

Admission
Free admission: 0 €

Parking facilities
Two car parks are available to car drivers near the Venner Moor nature reserve: The Venner Moor car park, at Keppenberger Damm 990, and the car park at Gasthof Venner Moor, which is the starting point of a hiking route.
Approach
The Venner Moor is located east of Senden, a town south of Münster.
Arrival by car: Motorway A1, exit Münster-Hiltrup, via Kappenberger Damm.
Motorway A43, exit Senden, via B235 to Senden, continue via K4 parallel to the Dortmund-Ems Canal to Kappenberger Damm, turn right to the car park.
Arrival by public transport: From Münster Westfalen by train RE7 to Münster/Hiltrup, continue with bus line 18 to the Alexian Campus, continue in R41 to Venne, Venner Moor. From here it is about 100 metres on foot.