Teutoburg Forest Wellness Cycle Route: A woodland path to wellbeing

Looking to escape the stresses of everyday life? In the Teutoburg Forest you can get some good, healthy exercise and take advantage of a wealth of health and wellness options. It's the ideal choice for a relaxing cycling holiday.

This circular route through the Teutoburg Forest is a wonderful way to combine relaxation with exercise. The region is famous for its spas and health resorts. There are around 30 towns and villages along the Wellness Cycle Route where cyclists can recharge their batteries. Along the way, you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Teutoburg Forest. Passing through forests, parkland and fields, it offers the cyclist a tranquil setting, and its connecting routes offer plenty of scope for shortcuts – the main ideas is to take it easy and enjoy yourself. Terrain: circular route on mainly asphalt paths linking a series of spa towns, climatic health resorts and resorts with hydrotherapy facilities. Flat stretches alternate with hilly sections, most of which are manageable even for the less fit. Scenery: the circular tour runs through densely wooded nature reserves, river valleys, open parkland (e.g. between Gütersloh and Paderborn) and through the Teutoburg Forest/Wiehengebirge hills and Egge hills.

• Length: 537 kilometres, circular route
• Route info: Hilly in parts