Churches and Monasteries Tour

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Churches and Monasteries Tour

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Churches and Monasteries Tour

03:16

54.7km

140m

Cycling

On this circular tour, you'll discover historically significant churches and monasteries between Rinteln and Fischbeck. On the mostly flat route, you'll cycle through the picturesque Weser Valley. The train station in Rinteln is the starting point, and you'll initially cross the Weser River on the Hindenburg Bridge. Passing the Doktorsee…

by Weserbergland

Last updated: January 21, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.7 km for 85 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.38 km

Möllenbeck Monastery

Highlight • Religious Site

Möllenbeck Monastery is very beautiful. The beer garden is a great place to sit and enjoy delicious food and wonderful cakes. There's also a lovely, large children's playground.

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15.2 km

St. Cosmae et Damiani Church Exten

Highlight • Religious Site

The church is very well preserved and can be seen from far outside the village.

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22.6 km

St. Matthaei Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Parts of the beautiful church with the massive tower date from the late 13th century. Inside you can admire Gothic frescoes from 1488.

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32.9 km

Fischbeck Abbey and Abbey Garden

Highlight • Religious Site

Fischbeck with its 3,500 inhabitants has this beautiful abbey with a cross garden and collegiate church as well as many cafés and, above all, flair.

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54.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.2 km

15.1 km

8.84 km

8.06 km

3.44 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.5 km

11.5 km

4.69 km

2.24 km

631 m

118 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

8°C

82 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

June 14, 2025,Kirchen & Klöster-Tour

Today my wife and I cycled the Church and Monastery Tour near Rinteln. We started at the Bodega Bar in Rinteln, from where the tour first took us towards Möllenbeck Monastery. From there, we returned to our starting point in Rinteln, where we were guided through the city center. Leaving Rinteln behind us, we headed towards the Weser ferry in …

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June 29, 2024,Rinteln-Rundfahrt 🌞

We are starting our bike tour in Rinteln today. On the route we pass through Exten and Hessisch Oldendorf.
The highlight was the Weser ferry.😉
A great round trip, recommended to follow.

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July 22, 2022,Kirchen & Klöster Route von Rinteln

Cycle tourism routes with the designation "Churches & Monasteries" probably exist in Germany in various variations. In the district of Schaumburg alone, two such paths are advertised with detailed brochures. One leads from Haste to Schwarmstedt and could be connected to the starting point by using the train. The other is a circular route and begins at the Rinteln train …

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June 29, 2024,Rinteln-Rundfahrt 🛟

We start this beautiful circular tour in Rinteln. A beautiful little town with many old half-timbered houses. The monastery in Möllenbeck is also on the route. A special highlight is the Weser ferry near Großenwieden. The tour takes us via Hessisch Oldendorf and Fischbeck back to the starting point in Rinteln.
Conclusion: A really great cycle path with no incline …

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June 7, 2026,🚴🍀 Rinteln: Felgenfest 🛞 oder einmal Weser 💦💙 bis Fischbeck 😊👍

Cycling moves!

Felgenfest Rinteln 🛞😊 - very relaxed with nice people,
Pontoon bridge in Großenwieden & delicious cake in Fischbeck & 😀👍!

Despite the rather gloomy weather with brisk wind 🌬️, there were quite a lot of people out and about!

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July 12, 2026,Von Hameln nach Rinteln

Today we were in Rinteln in high summer sunshine. The Weserradweg is always very beautiful and in Rinteln you can eat well in the Ratskeller. On the way back, we took the freshly serviced ferry to Großenwieden. A very nice 🚲 round.

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February 12, 2023

On this circular tour, you'll discover historically significant churches and monasteries between Rinteln and Fischbeck. On the mostly flat route, you'll cycle through the picturesque Weser Valley. The train station in Rinteln is the starting point, and you'll initially cross the Weser River on the Hindenburg

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