Minden Shaft Lock – Weser Lock, Minden loop from Petershagen

Mountain biking trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Petershagen

Minden Shaft Lock – Weser Lock, Minden loop from Petershagen

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Minden Shaft Lock – Weser Lock, Minden loop from Petershagen

01:37

30.5km

110m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 12.6 km for 8 m

After 17.4 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.4 km

Minden Shaft Lock

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The shaft lock in Minden, built between 1911 and 1915, is located in the descent from the Mittelland Canal to the Weser. Its location was chosen immediately west of the …

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11.6 km

Weser Lock, Minden

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The Minden Weser Lock is an economy lock at the Minden waterway junction. It supplements the Minden shaft lock, which is too small for large motor freight vessels. The port …

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14.8 km

Glacis Bridge, Minden

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The bridge was built in 1995 after a long discussion and connects the southern part of the right bank of the Weser and the large parking lot of Kanzlers Weide …

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15.1 km

View of Kanzlers Weide and the Suspension Bridge

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Paid parking space for 100 mobile on the outskirts of Minden. The pitch is located on the water and in a parking lot. Mostly flat, sunny place. Fortified underground. Local …

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16.2 km

Kleinbahn Bridge Minden

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The narrow-gauge railway bridge in the East Westphalian town of Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia is a railway bridge and one of a total of six bridges over the Weser in …

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17.2 km

Minden Waterway Crossing

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They are trough bridges. The water of the Mittelland Canal is in the trough of the bridge and ships can sail unhindered across the Weser. The Weser is connected to …

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27.4 km

Büsching's Mill, Petershagen

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This Dutch windmill can be visited. The mill has recently been powered by a diesel engine. During guided tours, the functionality is explained, the mill wheel runs and everything works. …

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28.3 km

St. Petri Church Petershagen

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A breath of French history wafts through the Petri Church. A French Huguenot congregation lived in Minden from 1686 to 1807 and held their services in the Petri Church. In …

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30.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.9 km

3.94 km

3.43 km

2.53 km

717 m

Surfaces

24.6 km

2.97 km

2.08 km

559 m

231 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

73 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

April 15, 2022,Petershagen - Minden entlang der Weser

Good Friday acclimation... Always along the Weser... Even I can't get lost.... 😄 Although.... At the Wasserstrassenkreuz with shaft lock... 😳🤔 Interesting construction and nice little comfortable tour, incl. PPP - View (Ponte, Porta, Ponte 😄).

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