Kuhsiel Lock – View of the Wümme River at Kuhsiel loop from University of Bremen

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Kuhsiel Lock – View of the Wümme River at Kuhsiel loop from University of Bremen

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Kuhsiel Lock – View of the Wümme River at Kuhsiel loop from University of Bremen

00:56

15.6km

20m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 28, 2026

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Untere Wümme

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.31 km

Kuhsiel Lock

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Kuhsiel can be reached wonderfully from all directions of the block country - no matter whether direction from direction Lilienthal, Ritterhude or city center. Thus, a nice onward journey is …

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2.43 km

View of the Wümme River at Kuhsiel

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This HL is at the eastern end of the NSG Blockland on the southern part of the Wümmeradweg.

Not far away "Restaurant Landhaus Kuhsiel" is one of the few restaurants on the Wümmeradweg

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3.91 km

Kreuzdeich nature reserve

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Good view of meadows and birds.

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5.13 km

Jan Reiners Bridge Memorial

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Small but interesting 👍

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5.20 km

New Wümme Bridge in Lilienthal

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The New Wümm Bridge crosses the river at this point and connects Bremen with Lower Saxony - the border actually runs right along the middle of the river.

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10.6 km

Wümme Bridge

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10.6 km

Jan-Reiners Cycle Path

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You can easily travel from Bremen through Lilienthal on the old railway line

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12.3 km

Heron Habitat at Kreuzdeich/Borgfelder Deich Nature Reserve

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PURE NATURE: That's what I associate with my arrival by bike in the Bremen countryside. Arriving in a big city can be this beautiful.

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15.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.72 km

4.15 km

1.75 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

2.93 km

2.37 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Wednesday 14 October

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Comments

July 25, 2022,Arbeitsrückweg 25.7.2022

The newly created biotope on the Kreuzdeich was officially opened last week. They have now finally opened up the "hole in the dyke" so that the area is regularly flooded with the tides of the Wümme. And immediately it looks completely different on the banks and on the fields, other birds are there, not just the ubiquitous Canada and Egyptian …

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June 22, 2022,Arbeitsrückweg 22.6.2022

It was so beautiful tonight that I didn't feel like hurrying. And above it all, larks, swans next door, and a swooping buzzard.

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August 5, 2022,Arbeitsrückweg 05.08.2022

Way back to work through bright evening sun.
At the newly created floodplain on the Kreuzdeich, they dismantled the ramp that the construction site vehicles could use to access the site. Only the dixi toilet is still down there. How does that get home now?

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September 1, 2024,Nur mal eben zum schiefen Haus

After a long time, we took photos of our favorite path again. We just wanted to drive to the crooked house to take a photo of it for friends in Bavaria.

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February 28, 2022,Tour mit Hindernissen

Today I wanted to try new paths and drive through the block country to the new viewpoint "Metalhenge". Past the Kuhgrabensee, the paved path then becomes a hiking trail. Today still heavily iced and partly completely under water. That didn't scare me, it was pushed. What spoiled my mood, however, was the complete closure just before Blocklander Hemmstrasse. All I …

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October 8, 2023,Vom Bürgerpark nach Lilienthal - Teil 3

After refreshments in the “Waldbühne” restaurant, we started the third and final part of our bike tour.
On the Bremer Parkallee the path led back to the Kuhgrabenweg and the Kuhsiel lock.
At the farm shop vending machine at the "Stein" farm we couldn't avoid exchanging a homemade product that was appropriate for the day for a few euros.
We …

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