View of the Hunte River – View of the River Hunte loop from Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf
View of the Hunte River – View of the River Hunte loop from Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf
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View of the Hunte River – View of the River Hunte loop from Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf
03:57
15.5km
40m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 16, 2026
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Naturpark Wildeshauser Geest
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Start point
Train Station
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543 m
Historic crane at Alter Stadthafen, Oldenburg
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... a place steeped in history, but anything but "old"!
I have been actively following the development of the "Old" City Harbor in Oldenburg (Oldb) over the past few years – both as a real estate agent and as a private individual. For about two years now, my walk along the Hunte River from the new residential quarter on the north bank to my office at Huntestraße 14a has been one of my favorite times of day – the maritime atmosphere along the Hunte is both calming and inspiring.
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Oldenburg Castle
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The castle is based on a medieval lowland castle, which was built around 1100 by the Counts of Oldenburg to control a long-distance trade route from Westphalia to East Frisia. It was first explicitly mentioned in 1275, and a keep appears in a document in 1313. At that time, the individual buildings had to be founded on oak piles. Around 1400, the complex, which was laid out in a circle, was given a moat with an outer wall under Count Dietrich the Lucky, and thus became a moated castle. Numerous residential and commercial buildings were gathered in a small area, which housed a court of around 350 people around 1600.
In 1573, the castle was considered dilapidated and was therefore renovated piece by piece. The keep in the middle of the courtyard had already become slanted by 1599 due to the marshy ground and was therefore demolished in 1608.
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1.72 km
Confluence of the Küstenkanal and the Hunte
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7.26 km
View of the Hunte River
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9.20 km
Hunte River Path
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10.8 km
View of the River Hunte
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11.3 km
Wooden Dock on the Water
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12.4 km
View of the Hunte Hydroelectric Power Plant, Oldenburg
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15.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
12.6 km
1.68 km
1.16 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
8.37 km
3.07 km
2.54 km
918 m
611 m
< 100 m
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