- Circular route
Beautiful mountain bike tour around the Valmetal and the Hunau.
Valmetal
Valmetal
Challenging climbs, steep descents, plenty of views and lots of forest. Refreshment stops in Bödefeld and at the start/end of the MTB tour.
The tour starts at the small wooden bridge on the Valme stream. Start at the hotel parking lot and ride approx. 60 m down the road at the "Pochwerk", then turn left down the small path and over a small wooden bridge. At the edge of the forest, turn right along the Valme towards Untervalme. In "Untervalme", turn left uphill, past the small vacation homes and up to "Brigitte-Hennecke-Platz". Turn right uphill between the houses and keep right. Turn right again (at the bench) onto the path into the forest. Follow the path to the village of "Obervalme".Turn left at the main road and up the road a little. Then turn left downhill towards the forest. Cross the Valme stream. Follow the path uphill, turn right at the barrier and continue up the hill. Once on the upper path, follow the forest path parallel to the road until you reach the main road.Caution! You will cross several bridges on the tour, which can be very slippery from September onwards.Cross the road and head towards "Kreuzberg". First follow the asphalt road and then the gravel path up the mountain. Follow the path in the direction of "Nasse Wiese"/"Hunau". Ride up to the highest point "Hunau" at over 800m. At the top, turn left down the meadow by the lift (Hunau ski slope). Don't go all the way down, but turn left at the sledge lift into the forest. Follow the path downhill and parallel to the main road.Ride downhill to the main road, then turn right over a small bridge and cross the main road. At the pedal pool, turn right onto the small path and follow it to the playground. Behind the playground, turn left uphill. Follow the path to the "Vogelstange". Follow the path steeply uphill to the left and onto the main path. At the main path, turn right and immediately left again up the hill via the small path. Follow the path to the Hollenfelsen rock. Above the "Hollenfelsen", follow the main path to the right.Follow the path and trail to Bödefeld. Take a short break in "Bödefeld" in the "Dorfpark" or in one of the restaurants.In "Bödefeld", ride under the car bridge and continue behind the sports field. Follow the upper path on the right uphill to the village of "Brabecke". In "Brabecke", ride past the church and up the hill towards "Ramsbeck".Then follow the "VA5" until above Ramsbeck (long right-hand bend) and take the path on the left down to "Werdern". Follow the main road to the left until the crossroads, turn right there and change sides of the road. Then follow the "Bergbauwanderweg" to the left until you reach the center of the village.
You may encounter hikers on the paths. The wooden bridges are very slippery in the fall and it is easy to slip.