From the Ems to the Elbe without any gradients: on the Mittelland Canal, cyclists ride in the countryside and car-free across Lower Saxony - past ports, locks and barges.

Cycling across Germany and hardly pedaling up an incline? No problem if you orientate yourself on the Mittelland Canal. At a good 320 kilometers, it is the longest artificial waterway in Germany.

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Bo-Ma

June 22, 2023

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The Mittelland Canal is a kind of highway for shipping. It connects the Elbe in eastern Germany with the Dortmund-Ems Canal in the west. Ships can travel a long distance here without locks

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March 1, 2023

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The Mittelland Canal (MLK) is a federal waterway[2] and, at 325.3 kilometers in length, the longest artificial waterway in Germany. Including branch and connecting canals, the length is 392 km. …

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1. Minden Waterway Crossing – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Naturschutzgebiet Wittekindsberg

41.1km

02:27

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2. View of the Minden Ship Lock – Minden Waterway Crossing loop from Bückeburg

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02:36

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3. View of the Minden Ship Lock – Minden Shaft Lock loop from Petershagen-Lahde

33.6km

02:01

100m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 90 m

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Location: Minden, Kreis Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Other Popular Places to Check Out

View of Minden Industrial Harbor from the Upper Lock

Gevattersee

Weserbrücke Kaiserstraße, Minden

View of the Weser River

View of the Mittelland Canal at Osthafen

Fahrradstraße Weseraue

Weser Riverside Path

Schnurrviertel (Historic Quarter, Minden)

Glacisbrücke (Kanzlers Weide)

View of the Weser River

Main Pumping Station Minden

Weserpegel Minden

Mittelland Canal

1. Minden Waterway Crossing – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Naturschutzgebiet Wittekindsberg

2. View of the Minden Ship Lock – Minden Waterway Crossing loop from Bückeburg

3. View of the Minden Ship Lock – Minden Shaft Lock loop from Petershagen-Lahde

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