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North Rhine-Westphalia

Detmold District

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
Minden

Mittelland Canal

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Detmold District

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke
Minden

Mittelland Canal

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Mittelland Canal

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

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    1. Wasserstraßenkreuz Minden – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Hitzepohl

    41.1km

    02:27

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

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

    45.2km

    02:36

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

    33.6km

    02:00

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    June 23, 2023

    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.

    ndr.de/ratgeber/reise/radtouren/Mit-dem-Fahrrad-am-Mittellandkanal-entlang,mittellandkanal256.html

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      June 22, 2023

      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

        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. It connects the Dortmund-Ems Canal with the Weser, Elbe and the Elbe-Havel Canal. In a broader sense, it is part of a connection between the Rhine and the Oder. In the west, the connection to the Rhine is established via the Dortmund-Ems canal and the Rhine-Herne canal or the Wesel-Datteln canal. In the east, the Elbe-Havel Canal, Lower Havel Waterway and Havel-Oder Waterway connect the Mittelland Canal with the Oder. On a European scale, it enables a connection between the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France and Switzerland on the one hand and Poland and the Czech Republic on the other.

        The canal is also known by the names Ems-Weser Canal, Weser-Ems Canal, Weser-Elbe Canal, Rhine-Elbe Canal, Elbe-Weser-Ems Canal or Ems-Weser-Elbe Canal. These are old or regional names that are only rarely used.
        de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mittellandkanal

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

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