Melchers Bridge over the Hamme – Broad Water loop from Osterholz-Scharmbeck

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Melchers Bridge over the Hamme – Broad Water loop from Osterholz-Scharmbeck

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Melchers Bridge over the Hamme – Broad Water loop from Osterholz-Scharmbeck

01:39

25.6km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.74 km for 117 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.50 km

Melchers Hütte on the Hamme

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Melchers hut was a rest stop of the Torfkäne, which brought the coveted fuel from the Teufelsmoor, over the Hamme to Bremen.
Today's excursion destination is a coveted destination for many cyclists, which lies picturesquely on the Hamme.

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4.73 km

Melchers Bridge over the Hamme

Highlight • Bridge

Very nice bridge with a kink over the Hamme at Melcher's Hütte. Idyllic rest area

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13.4 km

Worpswede Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

They also serve great iced coffee here.

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16.4 km

Hammehafen Campsite and Harbor

Highlight • Rest Area

Excellent small campground. Ideal as a starting point for a paddle tour on the Hamme

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17.0 km

Neu Helgoland Hamme Hut

Highlight • Restaurant

When the weather is good, the Hammehütte offers plenty of seating outside with a beautiful view of the Hamme. You can see boats and canoes sailing past here in peace. …

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17.0 km

Neu-Helgoland Bridge and Beach on the River Hamme

Highlight • Beach

Here you absolutely have to pause and look at everything

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18.7 km

Teufelsmoor near Worpswede

Highlight • Natural

Was a nice gravel road, then one side of the route would be "rehabilitated" with coarse and sharp splinters. All for the sake of cyclists.

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18.8 km

Broad Water

Highlight • Lake

The nature reserve "Wide Water" has the shape of a triangle and is also known as the "wet triangle" because of the many streams and lakes. The area is home …

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25.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.96 km

7.83 km

7.67 km

1.73 km

275 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.26 km

6.19 km

4.60 km

3.56 km

1.47 km

439 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

13°C

7°C

75 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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Comments

March 3, 2024,Anradeltour Runde Worpswede-Osterholz

Before you move, you should strengthen yourself 🤔. So a short bike ride to breakfast brunch 😋. Then let's go along the beautiful paths next to the main roads. Halfway through the journey I noticed that there was no air in the tires. You should have checked beforehand. Of course there is no air pump, but in OHZ there are …

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September 3, 2023,2023-09-03 Worpswede and Moor

Worpswede has been an artists' colony and place to live for 125 years. Worpswede is characterized by the Weyerberg and the vastness of the landscape. The combination of art, culture and landscape - that's exactly what makes Worpswede a very special experience!
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worpswede

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