View of the Hunte River – View of the River Hunte loop from Oldenburg (Oldb) Hbf

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Lower Saxony

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

Hiking

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: August 5, 2026

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Naturpark Wildeshauser Geest

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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543 m

Historic crane at Alter Stadthafen, Oldenburg

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Old City Harbor

... 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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History

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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A wonderful hiking route with lots of water.

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7.26 km

View of the Hunte River

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The Hunte flows near Tungeln, a district of the municipality of Wardenburg, and can be used for canoeing and SUP tours, for example, on the scenic stretch between Wardenburg and Tungeln, which leads through a nature reserve. The river is known for its diverse landscapes, with sandbanks, forests, and embankments, and there are various entry points, such as the Hunte Bridge in Tungeln.

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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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perfect place to stay and take a break

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12.4 km

View of the Hunte Hydroelectric Power Plant, Oldenburg

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A nice place to watch the shipping on the canal.

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15.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

1.58 km

1.16 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.13 km

3.12 km

2.74 km

918 m

611 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

59 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

August 25, 2024,🇩🇪 Jadeweg entlang der Hunte - Hundsmühlen - Oldenburg

Sunny Sunday round along the Hunte.

Right at the start, I got a catchy tune:

Go get some beer...

Originally planned as another kingfisher round:

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We didn't find anything, but the landscape makes us want more :-)

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May 26, 2022,Himmelfahrtskommando Hunte (inkl. Rückweg 😉)

Hunte, Lethe,osterburger canal - on today's Ascension Day we simply extended our house round and at least got as far as Tunnels. Tip: The most effective way to avoid the not insignificant number of groups of people armed with handcarts and holiday cyclists is on the Lethedeich. But well, it has also spread to some extent on the Hunte.

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