Handelsweg
Description
- Name Handelsweg
- Length of trail 229 km, 142 miles
- Length in days 11 days
- Start of trail Bad Bentheim (D)
- End of trail Deventer (Nl)
- Traildino grading LW, Light walk, countryside walk
Osnabrück - Bad Bentheim – Oldenzaal (Netherlands) - Deventer (Netherlands), 229 km
The Dutch part of this trail is the same as the Marskramerspad, LAW 3-1 (95 km). The German part of the Handelsweg is called the Töddenweg (123 km).
"Handelsweg" means "Trade route": the name of the trail refers to the overland trade in the late Middle Ages. The region is characterised by forests, small country roads bordered by trees, fields and meadows with small hamlets and isolated farms.
Map
Links
Facts
- Handelsweg.com: Ein Wandererlebnis auf den Spuren der reisenden Händler (German)
Homepage of the trail
- Wanderbares Deutschland (German)
Use the left menu to find any trail. Wanderbares Deutschland (Wanderful Germany) is a very good webpage, created and maintained by the German Walking Association, Deutscher Wanderverband. You will find many trails, including sketch maps, descriptions (often also in English), relevant guides and maps, and so on.
- Flyer Handelsweg (pdf) (Dutch)
Basic information.
- Handelsweg - Wikipedia (Dutch)
- WGV | Willkommen beim Wiehengebirgsverband (German)
This is the hiking organisation of the Wiehengebirge and the whole of Northwest Germany north and west of these hills. You will find a overview of the hiking trails, when you click on "Wegeübersicht".
Reports
- Handelsweg - Lekkerwandelen (Dutch)
Hiking story and pictures.