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Hereditary Prince's Palace Rastede – View of the Hunte Bridge loop from Rastede

Hereditary Prince's Palace Rastede – View of the Hunte Bridge loop from Rastede

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Hereditary Prince's Palace Rastede – View of the Hunte Bridge loop from Rastede

01:51

45.8km

100m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 4, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.2 km for 81 m

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Train Station

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730 m

Hereditary Prince's Palace Rastede

Highlight • Historical Site

The palace can be visited on certain days. Registration for the public tours is required on 04402 8638550 (more at rastede-touristik.de/freizeit-erleben/gaestefuehrungen/)

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15.1 km

Water Tower at the Weir, Oldenburg

Highlight • Monument

The little detour out of town is worth it.

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15.3 km

Oldenburg Railway Bascule Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Railway bascule bridge

The route to Oldenburg Central Station leads from Bremen and from Osnabrück over the railway bascule bridge that spans the Hunte. Cyclists and pedestrians can also cross the river here - and enjoy the view of the city landscape on the water and the harbor.

The third bridge at this point

Since 1954, the rolling bascule bridge has enabled shipping to the city harbor, as its flaps open up to 20 times a day - with a hydraulic drive, which replaced the old electric motors in 2002. When it was completed after around eight years of construction, it was the largest railway bascule bridge in Europe. It replaced the rigid bridge that had temporarily enabled the Hunte to be crossed for around ten years after the Second World War, after the old swing bridge from 1866 was destroyed at the end of the war.

Note: Please push bicycles when crossing

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18.5 km

Hunte Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The eagle's view over town and country

There are several bridges over the Hunte River in Oldenburg, but the A29 motorway bridge to the east of the city is worth a visit and certainly not for those afraid of heights.
Not only motor vehicles use the bridge, which is almost 30 meters high, but also pedestrians, for whom there is also a path on the "basement floor". Secured by bars, you cross the gigantic building and experience unsettling vibrations when heavy trucks on the upper level shake the entire reinforced concrete structure.
Directly above the Hunte you have an unobstructed view of the silhouette of the university town and from Oldenburg harbor a picturesque path along the river leads between grazing sheep directly to the spectacular vantage point, which you reach after about 3.5 kilometers.

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18.5 km

View of the Hunte River and Oldenburg from the Hunte Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

In good weather perfect view over Oldenburg. Interesting graffiti on the transition.

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19.5 km

View of the Hunte Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful, partly straight route along the Hunte. Even if it's not that long, you can still go cycling here. Warning, there may be pedestrians on this route.

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