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Tour suggestions in the North Rhine-Westphalia region

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Paddling tour - Lippe (Westphalia-Lippe)

Entertaining one- or two-day tour with lively rapids from Datteln to Dorsten.

This trip can be done as a sporty day trip or a leisurely two-day trip. Where the Ruhr area merges into the green parkland of the Münsterland, the Lippe flows with l...

Paddling tour: Lippe (Westphalia-Lippe)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1-2
↔ Distance: 47 km
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Paddle tour - Alme (Paderborner Land)

A fast-paced adventure with many twists and turns from Büren to Wewelsburg.

Water, forest and Wewelsburg. Sporty paddlers with some experience will love the Alme. Small rapids, tight bends and the odd fallen tree require full concentration.

Paddling tour Alme (Paderborner Land)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: 14 km
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Möhne (Sauerland)

A short 12 km between Belecke and Niederbergheim that packs a punch.

The Möhne rises at an altitude of around 400 meters on the Brilon plateau in the Sauerland and flows in narrow meanders through a wide floodplain, which is bordered to the south by the Arnsberg Forest, ...

Möhne (Sauerland)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: 12 km
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Ruhr upper reaches

Idyllic day tour before the Ruhr reaches the Ruhr area proper.

Today, the Ruhr Valley is a green recreational area for the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region, and this tour introduces the upper reaches of the Ruhr in the Sauerland before it reaches the Ruhr area proper.

Ruhr upper reaches
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1-2
↔ Distance: 8.5 - 16.5 km
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Paddle tour - Ruhr upper reaches, ending in the Sauerland

Quiet day trip from Fröndenberg to Schwerte.

On this tour, the Ruhr, which is quite natural here, flows in beautiful river loops through a tranquil landscape between the Haarstrang in the north and the mountain ranges of the Sauerland in the south....

Paddling tour: Ruhr upper reaches, end Sauerland
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: 17 km
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Ruhr (Ruhr region)

Multi-day tour for the whole family from Wetter to Essen.

The "new" Ruhr region is an exciting mix of natural, cultural and leisure landscapes. Its namesake is no exception. The banks of the Ruhr are largely undeveloped, and there are...

Ruhr (Ruhr area)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 5
↔ Distance: 61 km
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Wupper

A brisk day tour through the idyllic mountain landscape of the Rhenish Slate Mountains.

As one of the major tributaries of the Rhine on the right-hand side, the Wupper meanders through the Rhenish Slate Mountains with numerous small rapids in gentle bends. In the first half of the tour...

Wupper
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: 28 km
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Victory

Extensive weekend tour through meadows and hills with a sporty touch.

The Sieg has its source in the Rothaargebirge mountains and carries its clear water at a brisk flow speed along the edge of the Bergisches Land region for around 130 km to its mouth in the Rhine near Bonn. The ...

Victory
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 2
↔ Distance: 60 km
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Rhine (Rhineland)

3-day tour on "Father Rhine" from Koblenz to Cologne

"The tour starts at the end of the scenic Middle Rhine Valley in Koblenz. Behind Bonn, the mountains recede from the banks and the Rhine meanders through the Lower Rhine Buc...

Rhine (Rhineland)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 3
↔ Distance: 102 km
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Ahr (Rhineland-Palatinate)

Varied tour with easy white water through gorges and bright green vineyards.

The route presented here from Kreuzberg/Altenahr to Walporzheim begins with a wildly romantic, almost gorge-like rocky valley, later lined with bright green, steeply rising vineyards and ...

Ahr (Rhineland-Palatinate)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: 18.5 km
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Niers (Lower Rhine)

Three day tours from Wachtendonk to Goch 46 km

The Niers rises in Kuckum, a district of Erkelenz, and makes its way via Mönchengladbach on the 100 km long route to its mouth in the Maas near Gennep in the Netherlands. Ru...

Niers (Lower Rhine)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 3
↔ Distance: 46 km
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Rur (Eifel)

On a swift current through beautiful floodplains from Heimbach to Obermaubach.

On the route presented here, the Rur flows through a scenic valley with a fast current throughout and some pronounced slopes. Various bends and a decent flow are...

Rur (Eifel)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 2
↔ Distance: 20 km
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Ems (Münsterland)

4-day tour from Warendorf to Rheine, approx. 80 km

The Ems is one of the classic lowland hiking rivers and is also popular in NRW. The section between Warendorf and Greven with its nature reserve is particularly scenic.

Ems (Münsterland)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 4
↔ Distance: approx. 80 km
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Paddling tour on the Werse (Münsterland)

Day trip from Angelmodde to the mouth of the Ems, approx. 20 km

The Werse is a small river in the Münsterland region that rises near Beckum. It flows past the eastern outskirts of Münster via Ahlen and Drensteinfurt to reach its estuary after almost 70 km.

Paddle tour, day tour, family tour: Werse (Münsterland)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: approx. 20 km
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Else (East Westphalia-Lippe)

Entertaining half-day tour from Bruchmühlen to Bünde

You won't find this anywhere else in Europe: west of the town of Melle in Lower Saxony, the course of the River Hase splits into two branches, each of which turns towards a different river basin. While...

Else (East Westphalia-Lippe)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: approx. 10.5 km
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Werre (East Westphalia-Lippe)

Quiet, completely unproblematic day tour from Herford to Bad Oeynhausen

With a good 70 kilometers from its source near Horn-Bad Meinberg in the western Lipper Bergland to its mouth in the Weser near Bad Oeynhausen, the Werre is the longest river in the Ravensberg Hills...

Werre (East Westphalia-Lippe)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: approx. 18 km
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Weser (Weserbergland)

250 km on the Upper Weser completely without obstacles

Low boat traffic, the absence of obstacles on the river and the lack of industry along the banks as well as the swift current make the Weser a hiking river par excell...

Weser (Weserbergland)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 6
↔ Distance: approx. 250 km
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Nethe (Upper Weser Uplands)

Extended day tour with Weser finale from Brakel to Höxter (Weser)

From its source in Neuenheerse south of Bad Driburg, the Nethe flows through the district of Höxter from west to east and flows into the Weser from the left at Godelheim after around 50 km. The Nethe offers...

Nethe (Upper Weser Uplands)
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: approx. 33 km
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Lippe upper course

Long tour with a fast current and rapids from Paderborn-Sande to Lippstadt.

The Lippe rises to the west of the Eggegebirge mountains near Bad Lippspringe and flows westwards as a typical lowland river between the Münsterland and Ruhr regions to join the Rhine at Wesel.

Lippe headwaters
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1-2
↔ Distance: approx. 31 km
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Lippe middle course

On the Lippe from Werne-Stockum to Lünen-Beckinghausen (Westphalia-Lippe)

Easy, absolutely beginner- and family-friendly trip on the particularly scenic middle course of the Lippe near Werne. On the way there is only a short portage over land at the weir b...

Lippe middle course
⦿ Region: North Rhine-Westphalia
⟐ Stages: 1
↔ Distance: 17.5 km