The Wolf Tour (South Route)

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

Lower Saxony

Landkreis Nienburg/Weser

Nienburg/Weser

Rodewald

The Wolf Tour (South Route)

Moderate

4.3

(21)

riders

The Wolf Tour (South Route)

03:38

59.4km

90m

Cycling

The signposted “Wolfstour” cycle tour with its information boards is divided into a north and a south route. On this tour, attention is drawn to the current topic “The Return of the Wolf to Germany” and illuminated objectively through the informative display boards.

by Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

Last updated: February 17, 2025

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Rodewalder Wiehbuschwiesen

Steimbker Kuhlen

Waypoints

Rodewald Local History Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The local history museum shows the local history as well as a special exhibition on the “Shrike from Lichtenmoor”.

The local history museum is located in a former doctor's office …

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11.5 km

St. Dionysius Church, Steimbke

Highlight • Religious Site

The hall church was built in the first half of the 13th century. It was given a baroque makeover between 1727 and 1729, as can be seen from the chronogram …

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16.7 km

Old School, Sonnenborstel

Highlight • Historical Site

Formerly a school, now a village community center.
There was a schoolmaster in Sonnenborstel as early as 1741, and the wealthy farmers in the village probably built the small half-timbered …

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23.2 km

Wooden Bear Sculpture at Lichtenmoor

Highlight • Monument

He lost, I found him. "The strangler of Lichtenmoor"

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28.9 km

Half-timbered Chapel Anderten

Highlight • Religious Site

The Anderten chapel is the center of village life.

The chapel, built in 1854, probably replaces a previous building from the 16th century. As early as 1900, the building was …

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59.4 km

Rodewald Local History Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The local history museum shows the local history as well as a special exhibition on the “Shrike from Lichtenmoor”.

The local history museum is located in a former doctor's office …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.7 km

17.2 km

9.44 km

7.80 km

233 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.5 km

11.9 km

7.29 km

3.80 km

787 m

149 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

9°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

July 6, 2025,Die Wolfstour (Süd-Route)

A beautiful tour through forests, meadows, and fields. Suddenly, when you least expect it, you find yourself in front of a truly old German pub.

But you should always bring provisions. A thousand farms, but nothing to eat. Welcome to reality. 😁
Now we tackle the northern route.

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March 28, 2025,Die Wolfstour (Süd-Route)

Riding in glorious weather across vast, quiet, flat countryside on mostly smooth asphalt, with a wolf story in mind—what a joy for cyclists that was today. Birdsong, crane calls, manure spreads, and blooming gorse: it's spring!

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July 3, 2025,Fahrradtour: Die Wolfstour, Südroute

I've been wanting to ride the southern route of the Wolf Tour for a while now. Thanks to Meet5, I found three great people who wanted to cycle the route with me today.
The Wolf Tour is a roughly 100 km long, signposted bike tour, divided into a northern and a southern route with information boards. It aims to objectively …

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July 29, 2021

The signposted “Wolfstour” cycle tour with its information boards is divided into a north and a south route. On this tour, attention is drawn to the current topic “The Return of the Wolf to Germany” and illuminated objectively through the informative display boards.

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