Discover Mettingen
Accommodation in Mettingen
Mettingen can be explored on several scales: along circular hiking trails, at a forest marble run, and through stories of schooling and the linen trade. Outdoor activities and local history each offer their own highlights—you can plan your days away around the themes that interest you most.
Hiking and outdoor discoveries
Seven circular hiking trails invite you to explore Mettingen on routes between 7 and 12 kilometres long. The distances provide a concrete guide when planning your hiking days. Check current trail conditions locally before choosing a route.
The forest marble run in the Köllbachtal valley in Mettingen offers a different scale: it is around 120 metres long. Wooden marbles roll through obstacles, sharp turns and other features in the middle of the forest. Unlike the multi-kilometre circular trails, the focus here is on the marbles’ progress through the individual features.
Mettingen also built a spring-fed Kneipp facility in the Köllbachtal valley near the centre in 2012. Its spring-water supply sets it apart from the hiking trails and forest marble run. This brings together different nature and activity themes without requiring the same kind of outing.
School history and the linen trade
The Mettingen School Museum was established in 1998 in the former stable building of the restored Schultenhof farm. It keeps alive the memory of small rural community schools and everyday school life there. The former stable gives this subject a tangible historical setting; the focus is on daily life in rural schools.
The Tüötten Museum focuses on the history of flax cultivation and processing, as well as the customs of linen merchants. Guided tours of the museum in Haus Telsemeyer can be arranged by appointment. School history and the linen trade thus offer two different ways to explore Mettingen’s local history.
Information for e-bike tours
Mettingen has two free e-bike charging stations: at the barn at Schultenhof, Burgstraße 9, and outside the police station at Markt 6. A repair kit is also available at the station at Markt. As availability may change, it is advisable to check the latest information before setting off.
Steinfurt as the wider regional setting
The wider destination of Steinfurt also offers another perspective. The district of Steinfurt is a varied holiday region with parkland and numerous manor houses, moated castles, monasteries and palaces. Twelve NaTourismus routes pass through almost all the towns in the Steinfurt and Tecklenburg regions. They are between 25 and 54 kilometres long and are a great way to discover the area’s diverse flora and fauna. The EmsRadweg runs for around 60 kilometres through the district of Steinfurt.
The route lengths highlight the difference in scale: Mettingen’s circular hiking trails range from 7 to 12 kilometres, while the NaTourismus routes are between 25 and 54 kilometres long. When planning, you can therefore decide whether to focus your days in nature mainly on Mettingen or on the wider region. The landscape and cultural themes mentioned here relate to the destination of Steinfurt, not to Mettingen alone.
The right base for your days away
When looking for a holiday apartment in Mettingen, it helps to first decide what you want to focus on: local circular walks, insights into school and linen-trade history, or a broader nature and culture perspective across the district of Steinfurt. These differences can guide your plans without prescribing a fixed itinerary. You can choose your base according to whether Mettingen itself should be the main focus or whether you would like to combine your stay with the wider region.
Discover more destinations: Laer, Hörstel, Altenberge, Neuenkirchen, Recke, Lotte, Rheine, Metelen.
Go to the wider travel overview: Steinfurt.
