Part 07: Drensteinfurt (Mersch) – Werne
(KM 98 – 113)
Saturday, 02nd May 2026
For this section of the Westphalian Way of Saint James [DE] I had considered a quite long day covering a long distance. I had three different end points in mind. I stopped at the first one, because I was so knackered. It was one of the first few really warm days here and I realized that my preferred hiking weather is a sunny / bit cloudy maybe 15 – 20 °C. I enjoy mid-20s temperatures as much as anyone, but not necessarily for being out on a hike. I had thought of taking a hat, but I had to rush out of the home in the morning and forgot to pack it. Big mistake. Anyway…
The active part of the day started with 4 km from the train station to the actual trail. It was shortly after 9 in the morning, so it wasn’t too warm (yet) and I didn’t mind walking it with fresh legs, unlike the last time. I admit I hadn’t checked the map much before this day to see where the trail would lead me, which happened to be across a golf course and past a manor house. There were – again – quite a few roads and trails leading straight ahead and quite a bit of agriculture. No surprise. Lots of different looking waymarkers as well.
Shot with a Canon Powershot G7X Mark III
Gallery best viewed on a larger screen than just a phone…
Part 06: Münster-Hiltrup to Drensteinfurt (Mersch) (KM 078 – 098), 04th April 2026
Part 05: Münster-Dorbaum to Münster-Hiltrup (KM 061 – 078), 26th March 2026
Part 04: Greven-Schmedehausen to Münster-Dorbaum (KM 045 – 061), 19th October 2025
Part 03: Lengerich to Greven-Schmedehausen (KM 029 – 045), 27th October 2024
Part 02: Natrup-Hagen to Lengerich (KM 017 – 029), 13th October 2024
Part 01: Osnabrück to Natrup-Hagen (KM 000 – 017), 15th September 2024
“I place one foot before the other…” is a lyric from of a Frank Turner song (obviously…)