View of the Minden Ship Lock – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Bückeburg

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View of the Minden Ship Lock – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Bückeburg

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View of the Minden Ship Lock – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Bückeburg

04:54

82.6km

310m

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: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 47.7 km for 220 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.4 km

Lahder Marsch

Nature Reserve

28.1 km

View of the Minden Ship Lock

Highlight • Monument

By the way, there is an Adventure Lab here!

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28.4 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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29.6 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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31.8 km

View of the River Weser

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Just beautiful!

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37.2 km

View of the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument

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Where the Weser dug through the low mountain range

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37.3 km

Weser Cycle Path at Porta Westfalica

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Beautiful, when you approach the porta, great view.

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70.9 km

Rinteln’s Historic Old Town

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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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80.3 km

NSG Hofwiesenteiche

Nature Reserve

81.9 km

Bückeburg Old Town and Castle

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Bückeburg Castle is always worth a trip! The mausoleum in the adjacent park is particularly worth seeing.

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82.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.2 km

14.9 km

14.4 km

13.8 km

398 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.5 km

10.4 km

4.69 km

3.44 km

1.53 km

139 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Tuesday 20 October

12°C

7°C

91 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Comments

August 30, 2025,04 - Rinteln - Petershagen (JH)

A short tour today. Campsites are becoming scarce, and the youth hostel in Petershagen had a room available...that's how the stage unfolded. With a stroll and breakfast in Rinteln, sightseeing at the Schachtschleuse lock near Minden, a beer garden break, and shopping in Petershagen. We rode against the wind until Porta Westfalica, after which it pushed us.
Various things are …

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September 3, 2023,Von Rinteln nach Petershagen

A very nice tour along the Weser. There is a lot to see.

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August 9, 2023,5️⃣. Etappe Weser, Rinteln - Vlotho - Porta Westfalica-Minden - Petershagen

On today's stage, the weather also played along and the beautiful beginning in the historic old town of Rinteln, as well as the impressive water cross in Minden towards the end, gave us a perfect day of cycling.
The countless beautiful views, the constant movement along the Weser, small breaks in nice little places, this tour is just good!

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June 10, 2024,Weserradweg E3 - Von Hessisch Oldendorf nach Petershagen

Rain was forecast for the afternoon, so we wanted to start early. We managed that, but the rain came three hours earlier. At least it was manageable drizzle at first and there were enough covered rest areas. We had our first rest stop just after Uffeln. Before that, there was a first diversion in Eisbergen, which was well signposted, however. …

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July 5, 2022,Weser-Radweg - Etappe 3 Von Hessisch Oldendorf nach Petershagen

The third day is now over. The highlight was definitely the section through the Porta Westfalica. Before we went to a cafe at the bistro campsite Sonnenwiese. Very, very nice landlady. Battery charging for my wife's Ebike included.
A Weser crossing on the bike path together with the A2.
Riding a bike on the Autobahn... Very interesting today.
Minden is …

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August 10, 2022,🚴🏻‍♀️☀️🚤 kleine Wesertour um Porta 🛥☀️🚴‍♂️

... want to drive further sections on the Weser today; but apparently we didn't choose the most beautiful passages; one is often close to the Weser but does not see the river at all; Restaurants and snack bars are apparently only found in the cities; everything that is directly on the river is closed or somehow looks a bit unloving …

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