From the west of Bielefeld to the Botanical Garden

Easy

10,2 km

2:45 h

211 m

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229 m

114 m

Regional hiking trail

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Startpoint

Melanchthonstraße / near Schüco Arena

Destinationpoint

Adenauerplatz / Kunsthalle

Leisurely hiking tour on the north-western ridge of the Teutoburg Forest.

This tour leads from the school center near the Schüco Arena past the allotment gardens on Wickenkamp through the green area to Bültmannshof. From there, it goes along the university on the north-western ridge of the Teutoburg Forest, through the city forest, the zoo, the botanical garden and the Johannisfriedhof cemetery.

Map

From the west of Bielefeld to the Botanical Garden

33615 Bielefeld

Route

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Directions

The tour starts on" Melanchthonstraße "opposite the Bürgerpark> follow the signs for the NRW cycle network in the direction of the university through the school grounds> follow the path" Wickenkamp"> when you reach a small housing estate, leave the signposted cycle path> and continue left and cross" Graf-von-Stauffenberg-Straße"> now follow the small footpath running parallel to Kurt-Schumacher-Straße> you will reach a shopping center via Jakob-Kaiser-Straße, where the Bültmannshof is located> at the old farm pond, which is located to the west of Bültmannshof, follow the footpath turning right to the edge of the beech forest> keep left at the small watercourse> as soon as you enter the forest, take the path to the left (several paths are possible here)> and end up on "Voltmannstraße"> cross it and walk on a small footpath to the red bridge at the university heating plant> now cross Universitätsstraße and enter the university through the main entrance> here you cross the large hall to the right and leave it again at the western end. (if you do not want to enter the university building, you can also walk around it on the outside to the right by descending to the level of Universitätsstraße in front of the main entrance)> now turn left and cross the"" Morgenbreede" > turn left downhill until you reach the IBZ sign and thus the Voltmannschen Hof> leave this on your right and follow the footpath to Wertherstraße> after crossing this, walk towards the parking lot and you will see the ZiF (Center for Interdisciplinary Research) on your right> behind the parking lot, climb the steep forest path that leads into the city forest> keep right at the first fork in the wide forest road, so that you reach the ridge of the mountain range> six paths meet here> follow the first path on the left with a rhombus 6 sign> take the next fork left until the next crossroads> turn left again> then take the next path on the right> at the end of the path you reach the Ochsenheide> the paths to the right and left of here lead directly to the farmhouse museum> now take the footpath downhill and follow Dornberger Straße and the signposted footpath to the Olderdissen animal park> cross it, so that you can walk through the forest on the Kahler Berg to the Botanical Garden> follow the A1 signs> from the Bielefeld settlement area, take the forest path parallel to the Langenhagen road directly to the Botanical Garden> at the other end of the Botanical Garden you reach the Johannisfriedhof cemetery directly, follow the street Am Botanischen Garten> from here you reach the street Johannistal> cross it at the pedestrian lights and follow the footpath to the right> this takes you to the pedestrian bridge that leads over the Ostwestfalendamm to Adenauerplatz and the art gallery located there> this is the end point of the tour.

Tip

Though the tour is described as a hiking trail, it is also suitable for cycling. On steeper sections and where cycling is not permitted (e.g. in Olderdissen Zoo), you would have to dismount and push your bike.

If you want to end the tour after the farmhouse museum or the zoo, you can take bus no. 24 back to the city center from the Tierpark stop.