Rundwanderweg Nr. 3 von Brakel über Istrup, Schmechten, Riesel zurück nach Brakel.

The hike begins at parking lot 9 on Bredenweg in Brakel.

Cross Bredenweg towards the town center and enter the historic town center through an opening in the town wall.

From the church square, you come to Thystraße. Turn right onto Thystraße, cross Nieheimer Straße and reach Bohlenweg . The Bohlenweg leads through Westerlindensiek to Flechtheim.

The path goes up the Rustenberg, leads gently downhill into the valley of the Aa, through the wood garden and crosses the B 64 bypass. Cross the four-arched bridge over the Aa to reach the center of Istrup. From the village road, Johannes-Allerkamp-Straße branches off to the right, leading uphill to the edge of the Spitzenberg state forest.

Now the hiking trail begins through the Schmechten state forest. You soon reach the village of Schmechten.

On the way to Riesel, the trail crosses the Triftholz and leads down the Mühlenberg to the village.

The way back to Brakel leads up the slope of the Knuttenberg, crosses the railroad tracks and leads through the Siek to the Westerlinden cross. The Bohlenweg takes you back to the town center and to the starting point, the parking lot on Bredenweg.

Binoculars, sun protection, sturdy shoes

In addition to the baroque-style interior, the Bartholomew Church in Istrup also has a special treasure, the "Madonna in the Radiant Wreath".

Visit the "Mead Fountain" in Schmechten. The water of the "Metbrunnen" was much loved and praised in the past centuries. As the spring water supposedly tasted honey-sweet, like mead.

Autobahn A 44 (Dortmund-Kassel), take the Warburg exit onto Ostwestfalenstraße 252 towards Brakel

From Paderborn via the B 64 federal highway to the Brakel junction

Ostwestfalenstraße 252 coming from Lemgo take the 1st exit, coming from Warburg take the 3rd exit Brakel. Follow Nieheimer Straße until the 1st junction, then turn left onto Bredenweg. The parking lot is on the left side.

The free parking lot no. 9 is located in Bredenweg in Brakel.

Bus and train

City and hiking map of Brakel

Tourist Information, Am Markt 5, 33034 Brakel / Telephone no. 05272 - 360 - 1250

tourist-info@brakel.de

www.brakel.de

Parking lot no. 9 at Bredenweg in Brakel