Buxtehude Fleth – Buxtehude Old Town loop from Buxtehude

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Buxtehude Fleth – Buxtehude Old Town loop from Buxtehude

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Buxtehude Fleth – Buxtehude Old Town loop from Buxtehude

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4.30km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.36 km

Historic Harbour of Buxtehude

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The harbor was once the heart of Buxtehude. The Hanseatic city was the first city to be built systematically around a central harbor basin. Cargo ships anchored in the harbor basin located in front of the city.

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1.55 km

Buxtehude Fleth

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The canal runs right through the city center, there are many street cafés to the right and left. Has a bit of Amsterdam flair ....

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1.64 km

Buxtehude Old Town

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Old town with pedestrian zone and many small streets with little traffic - beautiful half-timbered houses everywhere. The old town is surrounded by the Este river, which divides into an …

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1.64 km

Statue of the Flethenkieker, Buxtehude

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FLETHENKIEKER
The Flethenkieker, a sculpture created by the artist Carsten Eggers, had the task of monitoring the Düpen (water depths) in the Elbe and in the canals in Hamburg since 1548. This resulted in the nickname "Flethenkieker".

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1.71 km

Wooden bridge over the Westviver

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A beautiful wooden bridge spans the Westviever, leading directly into the city center. The Westviever is also a popular spot for canoeing. A visit is highly recommended! 👍🏼

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1.79 km

Fleth Canal, Buxtehude

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The Flehte is considered the oldest artificial harbor within a city in Northern Europe and remains largely as it was designed over 700 years ago. Although renovation work in the …

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1.94 km

Buxtehude town center

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The medieval town hall from 1418 was destroyed by fire in 1911, together with the neighboring residential buildings. The current new building was designed by the architect Alfred Sasse (Hanover). …

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3.25 km

Buxtehude Townhouse (Lange Straße 25)

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BUXTEHUDE TOWN HALL:

Until the early 1930s, the front building had only one upper floor. Before the Second World War, a second upper floor with a hipped roof was added, …

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4.30 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.05 km

1.09 km

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.39 km

659 m

178 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 30 October

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Comments

December 21, 2024,Weihnachtsmarkt Buxtehude mit den Mädels ✨️

Faith - Love - Hope
Day 21 of the 31-day challenge from MARSCH zum Meer

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April 15, 2022,Buxtehude Altstadt WoMo Stellplatz

Really worth the trip, learned a lot, why rabbits 🐰 and hedgehogs 🦔 have their place everywhere in the city, very nice, especially for children there is a lot to discover. The beautiful little winding streets, what is hidden behind them, how the old and new parts of the city center are connected, we say an exciting thing 👍🏽.🐰&🦔.

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July 30, 2024,Schwesternbummel👭 durch das wunderschöne 🏤🏫💒Buxtehude mit Kirchturmbesteigung😀🕍

After breakfast, we took the S-Bahn to the Hanseatic city of Buxtehude. We had never been there before, but a sentence from our childhood, "Then go to Buxtehude!", had stuck in our minds.😄 And today we were there. Buxtehude, a Hanseatic city in the Altes Land, first mentioned in documents in 959 and known as the city where dogs bark …

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September 22, 2022,22.09.2022 eine Runde durch die Hase-Igelstadt Buxtehude gelaufen

Hello Ullige, I am very happy...that you like my round...best regards from Sonja

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May 4, 2025,Steampunkfestival Buxtehude 2025 🎩⚙

Not a big tour in terms of kilometers, but a wonderful opportunity to get a completely different topic in front of the lens 🥰

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December 26, 2024,🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️ STD - Buxtehude - Altstadt - Weihnachtsmarkt - St. Petri ⛪ - Fliethkieker - Glockenspiel

Took a trip to Buxtehude today.

First we walked around the old town.

There was a lot to see and you have to say, Buxtehude is worth a visit.

In the old town today there was the idyllic Christmas market with very nice stalls and a fairy tale path for the children.

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May 3, 2024,Wanderung durch die Märchenstadt Buxtehude

It's smart if you're already there or in charming Low German "Ick bün al dor!". That's what the hedgehog calls to the hare during the race in the fairy tale, written down by Wilhelm Schröder. Buxtehude - known as a fairy tale town - is located in the "Altes Land" holiday region on the Elbe.

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June 9, 2023,🛍 Shopping Paradies Kaufhaus Stockmann

Stockmann, a beautiful department store in the middle of Buxtehude. The company was founded in 1919. Historical photos and framed newspaper reports can be found everywhere in the department store. If you don't find what you're looking for in this department store, it's your own fault. The many chilled lounge corners on each level invite you to linger. A great …

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