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Gräpel Oste Ferry – Prahmfähre Gräpel loop from Hechthausen

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Hechthausen

Gräpel Oste Ferry – Prahmfähre Gräpel loop from Hechthausen

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(64)

188

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Gräpel Oste Ferry – Prahmfähre Gräpel loop from Hechthausen

02:10

37.7km

70m

Cycling

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

Last updated: June 11, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

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Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 19.1 km for 47 m

After 19.2 km for 47 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.4 km

Historic Brobergen Pontoon Ferry

Highlight • Structure

Roland was a comrade in arms and nephew of Emperor Charlemagne in his wars against the Moors in Spain. When the young follower showed great courage in a battle and, …

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14.7 km

Frog Pond

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When the weather is nice you can hear and watch a variety of frogs.

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19.2 km

Gräpel Oste Ferry

Highlight • Bridge

The ferry is simply unique. No engine, but muscle power takes you across! Register for the crossing with a bell.

All information: urlaubsregion-altesland.de/poi/prahmfaehre-graepel

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19.4 km

Gräpel Riverside Rest Area on the River Oste

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Very great cycling and hiking route runs here along the Ostedeich. The ferryman is very nice and takes guests across the Oste. The Osteblick guesthouse offers many different seating options …

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19.4 km

Prahmfähre Gräpel

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Very great bike and hiking route runs here along the Ostedeich. The ferryman is very nice and takes guests across the Oste. The Gasthaus Osteblick offers many different seating options …

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23.0 km

Meadows and Pastures along the Oste

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Very scenic. The path always follows the dike. Good to drive. It pays to stop and look over the dike. Ineterssant are the "Pütten". These are floodplains next to the …

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37.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.2 km

6.52 km

4.30 km

2.72 km

2.48 km

1.38 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

32.4 km

2.32 km

2.25 km

677 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 6 July

19°C

13°C

65 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Comments

August 27, 2021,Fa Ost nah der Oste 9, Gräpel, Hechthausen und zurück

Start and finish: Gräpel, ferry car park
along the left of the Oste to Hechthausen
Paths easy to drive, small detour over roads
because of the meadow path with tall grass.
Past the Klint sand pit (small lake).
On the right of the Oste back to Gräpel.
Great road with no traffic, suitable for racing bikes.

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July 4, 2025,Links und rechts der Oste 🌱🌳🌿

The Eisschmiede in Burweg is highly recommended 👍👍

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July 4, 2025,Neue Abenteuer 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️an der Oste und umzu

It started off very impressively right from the start: the white-tailed eagle, native to the Oste River 🦅, flew over the Oste and followed its course towards Bremervörde.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to admire it briefly, accompanied by three annoying crows.
After crossing by ferry, we were able to enjoy the beautiful paths to Hechthausen again.
In Hechthausen, we …

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Gräpel Oste Ferry – Prahmfähre Gräpel loop from Hechthausen

Historic Brobergen Pontoon Ferry

Frog Pond

Gräpel Oste Ferry

Gräpel Riverside Rest Area on the River Oste

Prahmfähre Gräpel

Meadows and Pastures along the Oste

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