View of the Weser – View of the ruins of Polle Castle loop from Holzminden

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View of the Weser – View of the ruins of Polle Castle loop from Holzminden

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View of the Weser – View of the ruins of Polle Castle loop from Holzminden

01:29

25.9km

60m

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: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 2 m for 8 m

After 25.9 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.07 km

Weser Cycle Path: Polle to Höxter

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The Weser Cycle Path is wonderful to cycle along. The view is great, as is the surface. Hardly any elevation gain!

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5.67 km

Weser Cycle Path

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Nice, well-traveled bike path. There's really something going on at the weekend.

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5.76 km

Paved path along the River Weser

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Like the entire Weser cycle path, this section is also well developed.

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5.97 km

View of the Weser from the Weser dike

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About three kilometers behind Holzminden, you drive along the Weser dike and have a wonderful view of the Weser and the Weserbergland.

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6.85 km

View of the Weser

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The higher path offers a great view of the Weser

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6.87 km

Weser Cycle Path near Bevern Forest

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Overall, the Weser cycle path is nicely developed. Most of the time it is easy to drive here.
On my tour there was a constant wind from the front, but …

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12.4 km

View of the ruins of Polle Castle

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Rest area directly at the Weser ferry with a view of the castle ruins.

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16.1 km

View of the Weser River

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Again and again you have wonderful views of the Weser, I particularly liked this one.

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25.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.8 km

9.60 km

2.98 km

438 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.9 km

1.27 km

728 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

May 28, 2023,Fahrradtour Polle-Holzminden-Polle 🌞

One of the most beautiful bike tours I've ever done 😊💞.

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July 25, 2024,Holzminden Weserradweg Fähre Heinsen

Today we visited Holzminden. Small town, lots of empty properties, cobblestones. The route was quite hilly, in Holzminden we crossed the Weser and then in Polle we took the ferry to our side. The Weser cycle path was easy to ride. The 👀 saw a lot and the weather was good for us. On the way home we bought a …

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August 29, 2024,Radreise auf dem Weserradweg - Abschlussrunde Heinsen - Holzminden - Heinsen

At the end of my cycling trip on the Weser Cycle Route, I took a short ride with one of my friends over the Polle ferry on the east bank of the Weser to Holzminden. After a short tour of the town, we then went on the left bank of the Weser to the marker stone "Easternmost point of NRW" …

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June 17, 2023,Auf zur Poller Burg in romantischer Abendsonne.... 🐈

Not hiking today and exploring daring, steep hiking trails 😄 but just getting on the bike and purring away 🐈.... It was actually my better half with her cooking skills that was to blame... Let's put it briefly... I needed exercise 😄😄 😄 nice and briskly along the Weser in the evening sun to the Pollerburg. Too bad the ferry …

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May 18, 2024,Die kleine Weserrunde

Today I was drawn to my bike 😉🚲🚲🚲. It was a lovely ride along the Weser to Polle. I thought so... there will be a lot going on on the bike path on Saturday. Nope, almost nothing... The Wese ferry is always nice too, you can get a ferry for €1.50. And then I went back on the Forsterdamm towards …

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May 28, 2023,Tour mit eBike hin/zurück und zu Fuß durch Holzminden 🌞😎

At 🌞 pur today by bike to Holzminden because this WE street theater festival and we wanted to see it there.
Of course, as expected 🫣 the city is way too crowded 😎
Well then... a stroll through the old town with coffee and cake and again only too happy ☺️ back to the Weser.... pure nature and tranquility 🙏👍 …

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