Easy hiking trails in Westphalia in Germany
This is our last post of Münster, that jewel of North-Rhine-Westphalia, … … and the number one daytrip destination of Germany’s most populous if not (in general) most picturesque regional state. For many years, we have invited you to accompany us on our exploration of the city, encouraging you to discover Münster’s works of modern…
Telgte, a small town in the flat and fertile German province of Westphalia, is visited by 150,000 people every year. This is 15 times the number of people who live there, a ratio of tourists per inhabitant similar to that of Amsterdam and Barcelona. But don’t be surprised if you have never heard of Telgte….
If you like forest hikes that are attractive and at the same time not overly strenuous, I bet you will like this one. It has, after all, everything that an Easy Forest Hiker could possibly expect. You will be entertained by glimpses of dense undergrowth that seem to come straight from the primeval woodlands of…
Today, we will be offering you: a lake that looks occasionally like a piece from the Amazon jungle … … a river that looks occasionally like a canal … … a gem of an old town with plenty of interesting views and motives … … and a spate of horses, largely in one shape and…
A frequent change in scenery: This is the key ingredient of a successful spazierwanderweg trail – according to the of the German Hiking Institute, which, after all, invented the whole concept of German “easy hiking”. The Haywain of the Teutoburg Forest Seen like that, a walk alongside a small country creek – and a particularly…
“Spazierwanderwege” – as the Germans call their designated easy hiking trails – are designed to pack the punch of a heavyweight into the frame of a lightweight fighter: this is what we learned last week. These trails have been engineered to provide hikers with everything they like: dense forests, idyllic views, scenic bodies of water…
Today and over the next couple of weeks, we are going to learn how to do easy hiking the German way. I can feel your feet are itching already! But we shall have to discipline our urges and, in the ancient tradition of German teaching, do some theory first before we can unleash our selves…
What exactly does “easy hiking” mean? Occasionally, people still ask me that question, particularly if they have just received our calling card. One would think that I, after all these years, had developed a one-sentence standard reply, something along the lines of “adventures for beginners” with a bit more meat on the bones, but one…
Germany’s northwesterly region between Bielefeld and Gütersloh is one of the country’s economic powerhouses. The names of the region’s towns and cities may mean little to you, but you are probably familiar with some of the brands and products that come from here. The kitchens and white goods of Miele, frozen pizzas and baking goods…
Ready for more “Cologne through the prism of its Romanesque architecture”? All right then, here we go. This week, we shall visit six more early medieval churches, now turning our attention to the southern half of Cologne’s Old Town. We will walk through some pretty and picturesque streets with much local atmosphere, making sure that…