Why this ride
A one-way ride of 193 km, Großgoltern to Bad Iburg - roughly 3 h 04 in the saddle. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Teutoburg and Externsteine Long Sweep · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 193 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 3 h 04
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Hannover west escape → Bückeburg fuel gate
Speed drops and stays down. Park rather than crawl through. 88 km through ground somebody thought worth listing. The road passes it rather than bypassing it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 43 km
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Hannover west escape
Hannover has a reputation for being flat, grey and efficient, which is mostly unfair, though to be honest the first twenty kilometres west of town will not change your mind. The starting point here sits on the Calenberg lowland, a farming plain of big fields, hedgerows and straight roads, just outside the built-up edge and close to the villages of Großgoltern and Egestorf. The Deister ridge lies not far to the south-west, and that low range of wooded hills is the first real promise of curves for anyone leaving the city in that direction.
Read the complete Hannover west escape write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Hannover west escape is where the day begins. Next is Bückeburg.
2. Bückeburg fuel gate
Fuel is available here and in the neighbouring villages, and the main street has bakeries and cafes. The country around it is flat and fertile, with the Weser some kilometres to the west and the low ridge of the Bückeberge to the south.
Read the complete Bückeburg fuel gate write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Bückeburg is the fuel stop for this leg. Next is Bad Iburg forest.
3. Bad Iburg forest
The hills here are not high, no more than three hundred metres or so, but they are steep, well wooded and cut with small valleys, and the road in from the plain climbs through beech forest with a satisfying series of bends. The town has fuel, bakeries and several inns, and it is a pleasant place for a late lunch.
Read the complete Bad Iburg forest return write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 193 km.
Leg by leg
Hannover west escape to Bückeburg fuel gate
Hannover west escape → Bückeburg fuel gate is 43 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Bückeburg fuel gate to Bad Iburg forest
Bückeburg fuel gate → Bad Iburg forest return is 150 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.