Weser Cycle Path

You cycle and we take care of everything else – from hotel bookings to luggage transport.

Here are a few facts: The Weser Cycle Path

• Length: approx. 520 km
• Altitude: ↑ 1164 m ↓ 1287 m
  • The Weser Cycle Path has hardly any inclines and runs mostly directly on the water.

• Signposting: The Weser cycle path has its own signposting – a yellow-blue-green sign accompanies you throughout. You can cycle on both sides of the Weser cycle path. These alternative routes are advertised.
• Quality: One of the most popular bike paths in Germany, mostly leads along bike and waterfront paths, quiet country roads and trade routes.
• Extras of Rückenwind: You get insider tips for your travel documents. Here you will find more information about places of interest, which side of the river is when and where more interesting and which restaurants are on your way. Of course, these are always personal recommendations and serve only as a further orientation.

Route characteristics Weser Cycle Path

From its origin in Hann. Münden, where the Weser flows from Werra and Fulda, to its mouth in the North Sea near Bremerhaven, the Weser Cycle Path leads to Cuxhaven. The length of the Weser cycle path is about 515 kilometers. The cycle route along the Weser runs mostly on well-developed cycle paths, quiet business paths and partly country roads. Unpaved sections are only available from time to time and never for longer stages. You will be spared any inclines – except for detours through the Weserbergland.

Signs

The Weser cycle path is equipped with its own signposting throughout. These are constantly revised or reviewed and, if necessary, renewed.

Weser bike path for families

The Weser cycle path is also very suitable for families, because the tour runs, with a few exceptions, always on quiet country roads or on well-developed bike paths. Furthermore, we are very well represented in Hann. Münden with our station manager and luggage driver as well as in Bremen – if there are any difficulties, we are happy to help our young guests. You can also cross the routes by train or boat. But especially for families, the Weser bike path is very beautiful. It also offers the younger guests a lot of excursion possibilities and is partly very fairy-tale. The lie baron of Münchhausen or the rat catcher of Hameln are waiting for you.

Minden

The city of Minden belongs to the region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Its old town around the more than 1,000-year-old cathedral of St. Gorgonius is particularly charming. In many old town streets it is not particularly difficult to put oneself back in time. In the city you can find buildings from historical periods such as Romanesque, Gothic, Weser Renaissance, Classicism and Historism. An architecturally defining element is the half-timbered structure of many houses, which is why some call Minden a half-timbered town. The half-timbered houses contribute to the fact that Minden is sometimes very romantic and fairy tale-like.

The cathedral is a landmark of Minden, but by no means the only sacred building worth seeing in the city. Also worth a visit are the Church of St. Simeoniskirche and the Church of the Monastery of St. Mauritius. Charming secular buildings are the Alte Münze and the Haus am Windloch, which is considered one of the smallest buildings in the city. A technical masterpiece is the waterway cross, where the Mittelland Canal crosses the Weser River.

Bremen

The Bremen Stadtmusikanten and the Roland are probably the most famous sights in Bremen. The Roland is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the Bremen Town Hall, which is considered one of the most important Gothic buildings in Europe. Town Hall and Roland stand on Bremen’s market square, which many call one of the most beautiful in Europe. Maybe you get an idea for yourself on the spot as to whether that might be true? Around the market square there are impressive buildings such as the St. Petri Cathedral, the “Schütting” as the house of the Chamber of Commerce and many merchant houses in the style of the Weser Renaissance.

Places such as the Böttchergasse and the Schnoor are further reasons to stay in Bremen. The Böttcherstraße with its attractive brick architecture and the Schnoor presents itself as a medieval walkway district in Bremen “ s old town. The Bremen Battle on the Weser is a good place to go out, because you will find many restaurants and bars here.

Although Bremerhaven now has the more important port, Bremen is also a city characterized by maritime economy. Port facilities and museums such as the Hafenmuseum Speicher XI, the school ship Germany and the museum port Vegesack make it clear that seafaring has played and still plays a major role for Bremen. Another important museum in Bremen is the Überseemuseum, an ethnological museum of European standing.

The Weser Cycle Trail also offers the chance for a culinary journey, which gives them ample opportunity to get to know the specialities of North German cuisine. Maybe you will try flambed rat tails in Hameln, which (no fear) are not real rat tails, but delicious pork fillet stripes. Mispeln are of great importance to Viersen. They are also immortalized in the city’s coat of arms and are used as an ingredient in the kitchen. Mispel-Streuselkuchen is an example of the delicacies that come with this ingredient. Nienburg an der Weser is a stronghold of asparagus cultivation in Germany. So this is the right place to try asparagus dishes. “Nienburger Bärentatzen”, a biscuit cake, is also a speciality of the city.

In Bremen, for example, brown cabbage and pinkel (green sausage) could be on the plate. In the surroundings of Bremen, it is called green cabbage and pee. Other Bremen specialities are pears, beans and bacon, wedding soup, Bremen Labskaus and fried stint. Stink are fish that are not only about 30 centimetres long, but also smoked or pickled. Friends of fish dishes can of course also look forward to the further journey on the Weser bike path towards the sea. In Cuxhaven you have plenty of opportunity to sample crabs and fish, such as dishes with cod, plaice or haddock.