Cycling.
In the mood for an expedition with a sporty touch? Enjoy cycling, biking excursions or even racing? No matter whether a short tour through the surroundings or from the Ruhr area right up to the Munsterland, any kind of cycling leisure is possible.
If one is interested in a biking excursion one can surf on the Internet or get a map to plan and arrange a delightful tour or make a trip into the blue. The whole Bundesland NRW simplifies one’s tour with an almost perfect and broad network of circular cycling routes across the state. On the red-white or green-white coloured displays placed at the waysides one can see the routes and their length. So one can choose spontaneously other routes within the tour and does not have to be afraid to lose one's way. By the way, these systems of junctions are also implemented in the Netherlands and in Belgium. It is advisable for vacationers with bikes who would like to make a tour for one or more days to inform themselves about the route, weather conditions, accommodation and necessary equipment. Otherwise the tour could be very stressful if one has to fight against unexpected bad weather, hot or cold, seemingly insuperable mountains or permanent headwind. The short- and long-distance trains are very helpful since they often have facilities to transport bikes. This enables one to plan or to cover long distances with the possibility to be brought back home easily. If one still does not own a bike then there are many bicycle rentals in Dusseldorf where charges are quite low.
The best-liked and really beautiful landscapes one can explore nearby by bike are the Munsterland, the Lower Rhine and diverse routes from the Ruhr area to the Sauerland. Many of these pathways lead through nature parks and conserved landscapes. With the eye on streams, woods and cottages, you can get an impression of the region and the people living here. Special routes along the Rhine are for example the Rhine-cycling-way from Mainz to Cologne and the experience-way Rheinschiene from Konigswinter to Dusseldorf to Duisburg. The Munsterland alone offers 8 Tours through the nature park Hohe Mark or the way of Dortmund-Emskanal from Rheine to Leer.