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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Porta Westfalica

Minden Waterway Crossing – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Wittekindsberg

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Porta Westfalica

Minden Waterway Crossing – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Wittekindsberg

Moderate

4.4

(83)

272

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Minden Waterway Crossing – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Wittekindsberg

02:27

41.1km

170m

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: April 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.6 km for 70 m

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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5.34 km

Green Bridge Neesen

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Wonderful along the Weser cycle path, always with a view of the Porta Westfalica.

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8.93 km

The bridge was built in 1995 after a long discussion and connects the southern part of the right bank of the Weser and the large parking lot of Kanzlers Weide with the city center of Minden at the level of the Weserglacis. Above all, the change in the view of the Porta Westfalica from Minden, which lies in the North German lowlands, was discussed.

The competition was won by the Stuttgart civil engineer Jörg Schlaich. He constructed a light suspension bridge that is 177 meters long, spans the Weser at 103 meters with a 3.50 meter wide concrete ramp and is suspended from two 22 meter high tubular steel masts. This only slightly impairs the view of the panorama of the Porta Westfalica.

The southern side of the bridge, facing Porta Westfalica, is illuminated blue at night. This illumination is part of a blue band of light that continues from the city across the bridge to the east and includes the Minden ship mill.

In April 2016, the bridge was closed to cyclists because the railings were too low for cycling. An additional rope was installed in November 2016 to raise the railings to the legally required height of 1.30 m, which made the bridge available for use by cyclists.

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9.93 km

Kleinbahn Bridge Minden

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The narrow-gauge railway bridge in the East Westphalian town of Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia is a railway bridge and one of a total of six bridges over the Weser in the town. It was built in 1898 and is a listed building.

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10.9 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 the canal with locks. The concrete trough bridge from 1914 was blown up by retreating German troops at the end of World War II. In 1949 the reinforced concrete bridge was put into operation. Since the dimensions of the old bridge became too small for the larger ships, a new steel trough bridge was built between 1993 and 1998 to the north as a supplement to the old trough bridge.

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11.7 km

Oberhafen

Lake

13.5 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.

Cycling across Germany and hardly pedaling up an incline? No problem if you orientate yourself on the Mittelland Canal. At a good 320 kilometers, it is the longest artificial waterway in Germany.

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25.5 km

Bückeburg Town Hall

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Very worth seeing town hall. Forms a beautiful backdrop along with other historic buildings. There are of course ice cream parlors, cafes and restaurants in the adjacent streets.

The helicopter museum is in the immediate vicinity.

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25.6 km

Bückeburg Old Town and Castle

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Bückeburg Castle is always worth a trip! The mausoleum in the adjacent park is particularly worth seeing.

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39.5 km

View of the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument

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The monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I on the Wittekindsberg at a height of 268 meters is one of the most important national monuments in Germany and the landmark of the city of Porta Westfalica. Located in an outstanding scenic location at the Weser gorge between the Weser and Wiehen mountains

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41.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

9.51 km

9.25 km

9.04 km

425 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.9 km

7.57 km

1.97 km

1.57 km

101 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 16 July

28°C

15°C

43 %

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Minden Waterway Crossing – Bückeburg Old Town and Castle loop from Wittekindsberg

Green Bridge Neesen

Glacis Bridge, Minden

Kleinbahn Bridge Minden

Minden Waterway Crossing

Mittelland Canal

Bückeburg Town Hall

Bückeburg Old Town and Castle

View of the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument

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