Twiste Cycle Path – the original!

In Korbach The tour starts at the train station and heads straight through the medieval Hanseatic city, which is full of discoveries – it's worth keeping your eyes open. Whether fossil site Korbacher Spalte and GeoFoyer Kalkturm Korbach, two Gothic hall churches, the medieval city fortifications, and the award-winning Wolfgang Bonhage Museum Korbach – traces of the past, both near and distant, are everywhere. But the modern pedestrian zone is also always worth a detour.

We continue out of the city to Twiste spring, a first place for a short break. From there you can reach 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 town of Mengeringhausen directly to Bad Arolsen and from here to Twistesee. In Bad Arolsen you can enjoy the diversity of the Baroque and delight in the beautiful townscape with its residential palace and wide avenues.

Am Twistesee The alternative route rejoins the main route. The lake is ideal for swimming, water skiing, and stand-up paddling. The lakeside café and the restaurant at the lido welcome hungry and thirsty cyclists.

The cycle path continues directly past the small train station in the direction of Külte and from there to VolkmarsenHere, it's worth taking a look at the approximately 700-year-old Roman Catholic parish church of St. Mary and the Volkmars Town Hall. At the foot of the Kugelsburg Castle, visible from afar, the path leads along the Erpe River, which flows into the Twiste shortly after. With a bit of luck, you might spot a pair of nesting storks here before leaving Volkmars town and the Hessian state for the final leg of your journey towards the Hanseatic city of North Rhine-Westphalia. Warburg Shortly before the destination, the Twiste flows into the Diemel.

Today's old town of Warburg, with its defensive castle on the Wartberg, grew on the slopes of the Diemel River. The new town and old town still characterize the city's historic appearance today, with large sections of the mighty city wall, five defensive towers, and two city gates dating back to the end of the 13th century.

Of course, the Twiste cycle path can also be used from Warburg to Korbach be driven on….