Neanderlandsteig Örkhof Velbert
Tourismus NRW e.V., Ilonka Zantop, Neanderlandsteig Örkhof Velbert

Hiking trails with farm cafésLoving places to take a break

What's the best thing about hiking and long walks? Of course, the surrounding nature, the forests and fields, rivers to cross and, above all, simply clearing your head. But there is something else that hikers appreciate so much on strenuous tours and during sporting challenges: The stops in between. The little breaks and picnics. Preferably in cosy farm cafés - with homemade cakes and a strong cup of coffee to recharge your batteries. Are you also a fan of cosy hiking breaks? Whether it's multi-day tours, romantic excursions or walks - here you will find a selection of circular routes with guaranteed farm cafés along the way.

Top 6Our favourite routes

Neanderlandsteig
Tourismus NRW e.V., Hannah Förster, Neanderlandsteig
Organic farms in the Windrath ValleyLearn more
Hofcafé Abtsküche in Heiligenhaus
Dominik Ketz, Kreis Mettmann, Hofcafé Abtsküche in Heiligenhaus
Heiligenhauser round
Heiligenhaus
Tecklenburg Old Town
Münsterland e.V./Philipp Fölting, Tecklenburg Old Town
Tecklenburg Romanticism
Tecklenburg
Bison in Siegen-Wittgenstein
Bison in Siegen-Wittgenstein
Bison Trail
Bad Berleburg Wingeshausen
Farm path
Lohmar
Red kite high trail
BLB-Tourismus GmbH, Red kite high trail
Red kite high trail
Bad Berleburg Elsoff
1 6
  • Top 6Our favourite routes

    Organic farms in the Windrath Valley

    The full load of Hof-Cafés

    The first break before the start? If you like, you can start this eleven-kilometre circular walk with a little refreshment. Although it is not a farm café located directly at Velbert-Langenberg railway station, but an organic bakery, you can still get good coffee here. All in all, a number of farm cafés await hikers on the Bio-Höfe trail in the Windrather Tal valley, a discovery loop of the neanderland Steig, each one more beautiful than the last. It's always worth taking off your rucksack here and lingering for a while. Our favourite: the Örk farm with its organic food shop.

    Learn more
    Neanderlandsteig
    Tourismus NRW e.V., Hannah Förster, Neanderlandsteig
  • Top 6Our favourite routes

    Heiligenhauser round
    Heiligenhaus

    Break in the Vogelsangbach valley

    The ideal loop for a Sunday outing: at around eight kilometres, not too long and not too short, it goes a little uphill and downhill and through tranquil nature reserves such as the Rinderbach valley. Halfway along this discovery loop of the neanderland Steig, there is a former farmhouse in the Vogelsangbach valley right next to the stream - with a beautiful beer garden and a cosy restaurant. The Café Herberge. It's worth staying a little longer here and enjoying the peaceful location in the middle of nature. If you are up for a second break, you can also stop off at the Hofcafé Abtsküche at the end of the circular tour. With homemade cakes and a direct view of a reservoir.

    Learn more
    Hofcafé Abtsküche in Heiligenhaus
    Dominik Ketz, Kreis Mettmann, Hofcafé Abtsküche in Heiligenhaus
  • Top 6Our favourite routes

    Tecklenburg Romanticism
    Tecklenburg

    City walks on the tea ridge

    Fancy a romantic walk? Through the picturesque old town of Tecklenburg and with a detour or two into the countryside, the Teuto Loop Tecklenburg Romantic, which is around six kilometres long, offers the ideal setting. If you want to top off your romantic excursion, you can take a break at the Haus Hülshoff manor - with a personalised picnic basket from the picnic café, in a beautiful spot in the picturesque park of Haus Hülshoff.

    Learn more
    Tecklenburg Old Town
    Münsterland e.V./Philipp Fölting, Tecklenburg Old Town
  • Top 6Our favourite routes

    Bison Trail
    Bad Berleburg Wingeshausen

    Visit the shaggy giants

    The Sonnenhof farm café is the ideal starting point for the bison trail circular walk. An idyllic place, characterised by country life and a fantastic panoramic view over the village. If you love farm animals, you should save a stop for the end of the 13.5 kilometre hike. Otherwise there is a risk of not setting off at all. But the bison trail also has animal surprises in store. The kings of the forest live here. The trail leads through the Rohrbach valley along many paths to the bison enclosure, where part of the herd lives.

    Learn more
    Bison in Siegen-Wittgenstein
    Bison in Siegen-Wittgenstein
  • Top 6Our favourite routes

    Farm path
    Lohmar

    On a first-name basis with the black-and-white

    It is the dairy breed that hikers in the Bergisches Land probably encounter most often - the black-and-white. Background information about the spotted four-legged friends and other farm animals such as geese, chickens and pigs as well as typical crops grown on Bergisch fields can be found on eleven information boards along the 12.6 kilometre long Bergisch farm trail. And a total of three farm cafés invite you to take a break - the Schiefelbusch farm, the Gammersbacher Mühle mill and the Krewelshof farm.

    Learn more
  • Top 6Our favourite routes

    Red kite high trail
    Bad Berleburg Elsoff

    With a window to the cowshed

    You should take plenty of time for this circular tour. It covers a good 45 kilometres through North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse. With marvellous views over the Wittgensteiner Bergland and idyllically situated farms. And with probably the most unusual rest stop - the Rinderstübchen. It may not be a traditional farm café, but you can enjoy regional products here too. There is also a "live insight" into cattle farming. A window to the cowshed makes the break something special.

    Learn more
    Red kite high trail
    BLB-Tourismus GmbH, Red kite high trail

Not found the right one yet?Then look here for other ways

  • Der Rothaarsteig führt durch die Wälder von Sauerland und Siegen-Wittgenstein und bietet Panoramablicke mit Sonnenuntergang.
    Tourismus NRW e.V., Der Rothaarsteig führt durch die Wälder von Sauerland und Siegen-Wittgenstein und bietet Panoramablicke mit Sonnenuntergang.
    Discover the most beautiful pathsHikingLearn more
  • Wanderer auf Etappe
    Johannes Höhn, Wanderer auf Etappe
    Experience nature at any time of yearThe high of hikingLearn more
  • NRW's highlight routesTop TrailsLearn more
New tips every two months

Insider tips & excursion ideasNewsletter

Fancy some mail? Then subscribe here to our every two months newsletter with information on special travel offers, selected short tips for short trips and other insider tips for travelling in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Click here to register