Gräpel Ferry Dock
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It's a beautiful place here, but unfortunately the ferryman in Gräpel is closed on Wednesdays.
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•June 14, 2023
About ten kilometers north of Bremervörde, the Oste meanders through a gentle geest landscape. Far from large settlements and traffic, the river valley is ideal for hiking. The barge ferry in Gräpel is a perfect example. When passengers ring the bell on the west bank, opposite the "Zum Osteblick" inn, innkeeper and ferryman Stefan Plate takes action, ferrying passengers, bicycles, and sometimes even a car across the river. This is done gently and silently: the barge, built around 1918, is pulled across the water by hand using a chain anchored in the ground.
translated by•June 9, 2025
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