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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
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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.
Length
34.9 kmTime
3:00 Std.Elevation ascent
70 mElevation descent
71 mAltitude (Minimum)
65 mAltitude (Maximum)
74 mCondition
Difficulty
Adventure
Landscape
Recommended seasons
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 a habitat 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 even the crane are just some of the numerous species that spend the winter or rest in the Lippeaue during migration.
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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 seating areas. A series of information boards provide information on various topics.Alternatively, you can also explore the Lippe on the shorter tours "Lippeaue Lippborg" and "Lippeaue Herzfeld".
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 LippstadtHerzfeld: Kreuzweg, 59510 HerzfeldLippborg: Illmerweg 3, 59510 LippborgGPS (UTM):Pastorat: 32 U 450910, 5724372Herzfeld: 32 U 440850, 5723546Lippborg: 32 U 433481, 5724242Google coordinates:Pastorat: 51.668164, 8.290456Herzfeld: 51.659857, 8.144715Lippborg: 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)