Lippeaue - nature experience trail from Lippstadt to Vellinghausen

#deinsauerland / Neusta Touren / Lippeaue - nature experience trail from Lippstadt to Vellinghausen

Natural floodplains and river sections, semi-wild cattle and horses, wading and water birds and breeding white storks - the Lippeaue offers all of this. Observation points invite you to experience nature.

Tour starting point:

Parking lot at the "Cabrioli" leisure pool, Lippstadt

Tour destination point:

Vellinghausen

Properties:

Refreshment stop

Additional Information

There are several cultural and historical features along the Lippeaue: Heintrop is home to the only preserved windmill in the region(Sändkers Mühle).
On the Auenland cycle path, you will pass the Heintrop museum station between Vellinghausen and Lippborg.

In Herzfeld you can visit the St. Ida Basilica and in Hovestadt the baroque garden of Schloss Hovestadt.

In the parish church of St. Clemens you will find the Stone Bread.

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Length

34.9 km

Duration

3:00 h

Elevation ascent

70 m

Elevation descent

71 m

Lowest point

65 m

Highest point

74 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

J F M A M J J A S O N D

The Lippeaue is located in the north of the district of Soest. The state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the Lippe Association and the NRW Foundation are committed to the Lippeaue. Since the mid-1990s, around 15 kilometers of the river have been renaturalized

The Lippeaue is rich in different habitats: the leisurely flowing Lippe, meadows and pastures, dry sandy heaths, tall herbaceous meadows, small forests, ponds, pools and streams. Smooth oat and wet meadows provide habitats for rare plant species: meadow silau, yellow meadow rue, meadow atlant and small rattle grow here. The higher, sandy river terraces are the realm of specialists: English broom, dwarf feltwort and heather thrive here where other species can no longer cope with the nutrient-poor conditions. Wading birds such as snipe, wood sandpiper or greenshank, ducks such as wigeon or teal and the crane are just some of the numerous species that spend the winter or rest in the Lippeaue during migration.

Schloss Hovestadt mit Barockgarten

St. Ida pilgrimage basilica in Herzfeld

Disselmersch observation hut in the Lippeaue

Information

Directions

The "Auenland" cycle path is marked with a snipe on the official cycle path signage. As the Lippeaue is very extensive, it is best explored by bike. You cycle from Lippstadt via Hellinghausen, Benninghausen, Eickelborn, Hovestadt, Lippborg to Vellinghausen (distance: 35 km). Along the route you will find observation huts, viewpoints and places to sit. A number of information boards provide information on various topics.Alternatively, you can also explore the Lippe on the shorter tours "Lippeaue Lippborg" and "Lippeaue Herzfeld".

Equipment

Binoculars are recommended for birdwatching!

Public transiot

by train (Hamm - Paderborn), Lippstadt station

Getting there

You can reach the area via the B475 and B55.

Address for navigation:
Pastorat: Kirchweg 1, 59556 Lippstadt
Herzfeld: Kreuzweg, 59510 Herzfeld
Lippborg: Illmerweg 3, 59510 Lippborg
GPS (UTM):
Pastorat: 32 U 450910, 5724372
Herzfeld: 32 U 440850, 5723546
Lippborg: 32 U 433481, 5724242
Google coordinates:
Pastorat: 51.668164, 8.290456
Herzfeld: 51.659857, 8.144715
Lippborg: 51.665260, 8.037987

Parking

There are a few parking spaces at each of the observation points. Larger parking lots are located at the above-mentioned navigation addresses (see directions)