Twiste cycle path - alternative route

GeoRadroute Ruhr-Eder / Neusta Touren / Twiste cycle path - alternative route

From Hanseatic city to Hanseatic city, from the Twiste to the Diemel, from Korbach to Warburg - 49 bike-friendly kilometers lead through the idyllic Twist valley.

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Tour starting point:

The route signposting starts at the main railway station in the district and Hanseatic town of Korbach

Tour destination point:

Warburg

Category

Fernradweg

Length

50.4 km

Duration

13:00 h

Elevation ascent

170 m

Elevation descent

380 m

Lowest point

166 m

Highest point

434 m

Condition

Difficulty

Recommended seasons

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

The tour starts at Korbach station, right through the middle of the medieval Hanseatic town, which is full of discoveries - it's worth keeping your eyes open. From the Korbacher Spalte fossil site and GeoFoyer the Korbach lime tower, two Gothic hall churches and the medieval town fortifications medieval town fortifications or the award-winning Wolfgang Bonhage MUSEUM KORBACH - everywhere traces of the near and distant past can be found everywhere. But The modern pedestrian zone is also always worth a detour.

The route continues out of the town to the Twiste spring, the first place for a short breather. From there, you reach Lake Twiste via Berndorf and Twiste to the Twistesee - a paradise for cyclists. The landscape is characterized by deciduous and coniferous forests.

From Twiste, you can also take the alternative route: it leads through the half-timbered leads through the half-timbered town of Mengeringhausen directly to Bad Arolsen and from here on to Lake Twistesee. In Bad Arolsen you can enjoy the diversity of the Baroque period and the beautiful townscape with its palace and wide avenues.

The alternative route rejoins the main route at Lake Twistesee. The lake is ideal for swimming, water skiing and stand-up paddling. The café in the lake and the restaurants at the lido look forward to welcoming hungry and thirsty cyclists.

The cycle path continues directly past the small railroad station in the direction of Külte and from there to Volkmarsen. Here it is worth taking a look at the 700-year-old Roman Catholic parish church of St. Marien and the Volkmarsen town hall. Volkmarsen town hall. At the foot of the Kugelsburg castle, which can be seen from afar, the The path leads along the Erpe, which flows into the Twiste a short time later. With with a bit of luck, you may see a pair of breeding storks here before Volkmars and the Hessian state territory for the final stage towards the the final stage towards the Hanseatic town of Warburg in North Rhine-Westphalia. North Rhine-Westphalia. Shortly before the finish, the Twiste flows into the Diemel.

Today's old town of Warburg grew up on the valley slope of the Diemel with its castle on the "Wartberg". The new town and old town still characterize with large sections of the mighty town wall, five defensive towers and two and two town gates from the end of the 13th century still characterize the town.

Of course, the Twiste cycle path can also be cycled from Warburg to Korbach....

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Information

Equipment

Bicycle: roadworthy bicycle, bicycle helmet, weatherproof and durable clothing, air pump, bicycle tools, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water
E-bike: if necessary, exchangeable battery, charger, bicycle helmet, weatherproof and durable clothing, air pump, bicycle tools, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water

Author Tip

There are various connection options for further tours along the route of the Twiste cycle path. Cyclists can continue on the Diemel-Twiste-Runde or the Diemelradweg or take the train (RB/RE 97 of the Kurhessenbahn) back to Korbach in Volkmarsen, Bad Arolsen and from other stations along the route. Here you can connect to the Ruhr-Eder GeoRadroute or the Ederseebahn cycle path.

Public transit

There are bus and train connections between Warburg and Korbach and other stations along the route (Twistetal, Bad Arolsen, Volkmarsen). Please refer to the timetable information of the NVV (Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund).
Stations:
Korbach, Twistetal-Twiste, Mengeringhausen, Bad Arolsen, Külte-Wetterburg, Volkmarsen (RB 4 Korbach-Kassel)
Warburg (RE 11, IC 51, ICE 41 Warburg-Kassel), RE 17 (Warburg-Hagen))

Bus:
Line W3 (Warburg-Volkmarsen with connection to RB 4), line 120 (Warburg-Wolfhagen with connection to RB 4)

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