Rinteln’s Historic Old Town – View of the Weser River loop from Porta Westfalica

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Porta Westfalica

Rinteln’s Historic Old Town – View of the Weser River loop from Porta Westfalica

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Rinteln’s Historic Old Town – View of the Weser River loop from Porta Westfalica

02:58

49.8km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 0 m for 210 m

After 16.3 km for 59 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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16.1 km

Rinteln’s Historic Old Town

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful little old town with shops and restaurants. There's also a beach club on the banks of the Weser River.

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16.3 km

View of the Weser River

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Small beach club next to the bridge with its own jetty

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16.9 km

Hindenburg Bridge

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The bridge was opened in 1927 as the "Hindenburg Bridge". The bridge was blown up in 1945, but opened again the following year - as the first road bridge over …

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31.7 km

Rintelner Straße Scenic Path

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Very well-developed path

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31.7 km

Panoramic cycle path near Borlefzen

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very nice line of sight

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32.0 km

View of the Weser Valley

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with such beautiful weather as we have today, the view is twice as beautiful!

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36.7 km

Uffelner See

Highlight • Lake

A small lake to relax at Uffeln on the Weser

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48.4 km

View of the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument

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The monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I on the Wittekindsberg at a height of 268 meters is one of the most important national monuments in Germany and the landmark of the …

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49.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.9 km

16.0 km

11.2 km

2.30 km

233 m

208 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

39.6 km

6.31 km

2.69 km

902 m

196 m

178 m

Elevation

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Highest point (120 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 15 September

21°C

13°C

86 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

May 13, 2023,Rinteln, Fernsehturm auf dem Jakobsberg von Porta Westfalica

Very nice tour with a personal guide on the TV tower.

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April 21, 2025,Ostermontagstour Rinteln Marktplatz und zurück

Wonderful cycling weather lured us along the Weser Valley toward Rinteln today.
Others also took advantage of the weather today.
Actually, worse weather had been forecast for late afternoon, but we were spared.

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