Mill Route around Porta Westfalica

Bike touring routes & trails

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Bad Oeynhausen

Mill Route around Porta Westfalica

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riders

Mill Route around Porta Westfalica

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82.1km

530m

Cycling

Where the Weser flows through the mountain gate between the Weser and Wiehen Mountains into the North German Plain is Porta Westfalica. You circle this city for around 82 kilometers and visit eight mills. And at the same time, you'll gain a few meters in altitude as you cross the…

Last updated: March 24, 2025

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.92 km for 105 m

After 66.6 km for 96 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.5 km

Holzhausen an der Porta Windmill

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The Holzhausen windmill on the Porta (also called Maschmeyers Mühle; Mühlenroute No. 38) is a Wallhollander with a plastered conical quarry stone tower. The year of construction of today's mill …

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23.6 km

Veltheim Windmill

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The Veltheim windmill from 1903 is a Wallhollander with sails and wind rose (dummy). Your grinder is now operated with a motor and used for grinding for your own use.

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27.4 km

Röckemanns Mill (Eisbergen Windmill)

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This Erdholländer was erected in 1855, but only found its final location in 1992 through relocation. The mill tower is a conical building made of sandstone and quarry stone.

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31.6 km

Hartings Mill (Kleinenbremen Watermill)

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There is a village museum on the upper floor of the mill and a mill café on the premises. The Heimatverein takes care of many great events.

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41.6 km

Meissen windmill

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Very nice windmill, definitely a nice meeting point for cyclists in summer.

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54.6 km

Dützen Windmill and Mill Park

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The Heimatverein Dützen operates a windmill here with an adjacent mill park that is well worth seeing.
Rest stops are also provided. Further information: heimatverein-duetzen.de

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66.6 km

Bergkirchen Watermill

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The Bergkirchen watermill is one of the few overshot watermills in the Minden-Lübbecke mill district. Opinions differ as to the age of the mill. Parts of the foundation walls probably …

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79.8 km

Manor watermill in the Sieker Valley

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The farm water mill in Siekertal (also called the farm water mill on the Osterbach; mill route no. 37) is idyllically located in the forest below the Bad Oeynhausen museum …

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82.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.2 km

22.7 km

21.1 km

8.54 km

611 m

Surfaces

68.5 km

7.75 km

2.78 km

1.63 km

1.35 km

168 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 29.0 km/h

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Mühlenroute rund um Porta Westfalica

Beautiful scenery, beautiful mills on Mill Day – the mills are open every Whit Monday. Some offer guided tours, or you can simply stop by and see for yourself.
Some mills served coffee, cake, and/or bratwurst. A nice change of pace and a wonderful thing.
The only drawback, unfortunately, was the poor roads.

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October 21, 2022

Where the Weser flows through the mountain gate between the Weser and Wiehen Mountains into the North German Plain is Porta Westfalica. You circle this city for around 82 kilometers and visit eight mills. And at the same time, you'll gain a few meters in altitude as you cross the Weser and Wiehengebirge

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