Freizeit-Radroute "Bielefeld malerisch!"

 Enjoy art and nature in and around the Teutoburg Forest on this circular tour through the countryside and discover the Johannisbach floodplain, the Moorbachtal and Ochsenheide nature reserves, the Peter August Böckstiegel Museum, beech forest and species-rich dry grassland and the Natural History Museum!

The flat start with park paths is followed by the gentle hills of the Ravensberger Hügelland and finally the somewhat more challenging climbs of the Teutoburg Forest.

Attractive "green" paths connect the districts of Bielefeld: from Oldentruper Park via KulturLand am Schelphof to Johannisbachaue and Obersee.

From here, things get hillier. Through the Moorbach Valley Nature Reserve, you reach the district of Theesen. From here, you have a good view over the city. Cycle on cycle paths and side roads over rolling hills.

Small villages, impressive individual farms and small tree-lined stream valleys such as the Moorbachtal and the  Schwarzbachtal are scattered across the gently undulating landscape of the Ravensberger Hügelland.

Between the Wassermühle in Deppendorf and Werther, the cycle route follows the Böckstiegel Trail with information boards about the paintings and life of the painter P. A. Böckstiegel and leads to the Museum Peter August Böckstiegel next to the historic red artist's house, which opened in 2018. 

From Werther, the route takes you up into the Teutoburg Forest and back down to Kirchdornberg, a rural district of Bielefeld. The ride on slightly ascending gravel paths under the canopy of the Bielefeld city forest to Olderdissen Animal Park is a special treat. You cycle back down through the Johannistal valley to Bielefeld's old town.

Detour to the Ochsenheide nature reserve (2x 0.5km):

Gracious orchids and blue fringed gentian grow in the Ochsenheide nature reserve, a dry grassland in the middle of the forest. Park your bike at the Farmhouse Museum, take the sunny path around the Ochsenheide and enjoy the view over the heights of the Teutoburg Forest!