View of the Minden Ship Lock – Weser Lock, Minden loop from Bückeburg

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View of the Minden Ship Lock – Weser Lock, Minden loop from Bückeburg

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View of the Minden Ship Lock – Weser Lock, Minden loop from Bückeburg

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44.0km

100m

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 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 32.0 km for 114 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.6 km

Lahder Marsch Nature Reserve

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The approximately 19 hectare[1] large Lahder Marsch nature reserve is located in the natural area of the Weser valley about one kilometre south of the Lahde district of the town …

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24.2 km

Rest stop on the Weser Cycle Path at Tonwerk Heisterholz

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The left side of the Weser between Minden and Petershagen is fantastic. Good surfacing and a constant view of the Weser. Every now and then a barge comes by.

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29.0 km

Weser Cycle Path — Riverside Section

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Great bike path along the river. It is very narrow, but paved throughout.

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30.0 km

View of the Minden Ship Lock

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By the way, there is an Adventure Lab here!

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30.3 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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31.5 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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32.0 km

Minden Waterway Cross

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At the beginning of the 20th century, the Prussian state saw the need to create a waterway connection between the Rhine, Weser and Elbe and thus a west-east waterway north …

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33.3 km

Mittelland Canal

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From the Ems to the Elbe without any gradients: on the Mittelland Canal, cyclists ride in the countryside and car-free across Lower Saxony - past ports, locks and barges.

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44.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.9 km

10.5 km

10.2 km

6.76 km

653 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.6 km

5.51 km

3.56 km

2.07 km

1.31 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

8°C

71 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

March 20, 2022,Minden nach Petershagen über Wietersheim, Lahde und Todtenhausen

Today at half past seven in the morning I had an appointment with "Alex" and we went in the direction of "Minden", where I have already driven a few tours.

We parked again at the "Schachtschleuse" parking lot and from there it went along the beautiful "Weser" for quite a while. Except for the strong and also quite cold wind, …

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April 6, 2025,Fahrradtour am Sonntag 🌼☘️👍

After breakfast with my father ☘️ a small but sunny 🌞 round from Bückeburg to Minden and now back with the DB 👍

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March 1, 2023,Bückeburger Aue - Mittellandkanal - Weser 🌞 🌡️ 6°C

I copied another tour by Hans-Werner and it was great. The tour was accompanied by a lot of water and the bright sunshine did the rest. Lahde started at the Bückeburger Aue. At Minden I switched to the Mittelland Canal and at the Wasserstrassenkreuz to the Weser. The way back led me through Petershagen to Lahde.
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August 1, 2024,Tour nach Petershagen

Very nice bike tour. First on a well-developed path through the Schaumburg Forest, then mainly on farm roads to Lahde, over the Weser bridge (currently being renovated) to Petershagen, Weser cycle path to the waterway junction in Minden. The crowning finale: a detour to the "Bückeburger Niederung" nature reserve.

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June 8, 2023,Cammer- Lahde- Petershagen

Already cycled the Weser cycle path in Petershagen umpteen times. Today I noticed the counting station directly at Büschings Mühle.

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May 9, 2024,Entlang der Weser und Mittellandkanal 🌤️🌡️20°C 🌬️11 km/h

Today it felt like there were more cyclists than cars on the road. In such beautiful weather it is wonderful to cycle past the Weser. As an additional bonus I also took the Mittelland Canal. The Schaumburg Forest was the final stop.
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March 2, 2025,Päpinghausen-Lahde, Runde von Minden

So, before work starts again tomorrow, I did another nice ride. It was all nice roads, no muck or anything else. The Petershagen Lahde dam is open despite the signs, I didn't know that and took the detour via the L770.
Then I stopped off at the Sweet Virginia ice cream parlor before heading home via the waterway junction.

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August 24, 2024,Radrunde Stauwehr-Gevattersee-Mittellandkanal-Weserradweg

Great tour in the best cycling weather 🚲☀️🚲
In Petershagen we went over the dam (🥵😅🤭) to the other side of the Weser to Lahde. From there through the beautiful Lahder Marsch over the Mittelland Canal to the Gevattersee. We actually wanted to go around this, which was not possible in some places because of flooded, very muddy paths...., so …

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