Lakeland near Hävern – Büsching's Mill, Petershagen loop from Mittelweser

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Petershagen

Lakeland near Hävern – Büsching's Mill, Petershagen loop from Mittelweser

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Lakeland near Hävern – Büsching's Mill, Petershagen loop from Mittelweser

02:50

48.8km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 9, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes ferry crossings

Check ferry timetable.

After 909 m for 78 m

After 47.9 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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919 m

Weser Ferry Petra Solara

Highlight • Bridge

The Petra Solara, the only ferry in NRW powered by solar energy, connects in every respect: two villages, two banks of the Weser, people and nature, ecology with economy, the …

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999 m

Hävern Ferry Dock (PetraSolara)

Highlight • Rest Area

Not only the Weser ferry "Petra Solara" docks and departs here. There is also a nice rest area here: if you are waiting for the ferry or just because, you …

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2.92 km

Lakeland near Hävern

Highlight • Lake

The former gravel ponds are now biotopes for water birds

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13.3 km

Büsching's Mill, Petershagen

Highlight • Monument

This Dutch windmill can be visited. The mill has recently been powered by a diesel engine. During guided tours, the functionality is explained, the mill wheel runs and everything works. …

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19.9 km

Rail Trail Glissen–Petershagen

Highlight • Cycleway

The old railway line leads from Glissen to Petershagen

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32.1 km

View From the Bridge Over the Schlüsselburg Lock Canal

Highlight • Viewpoint

33.6 km

Schlüsselburg barn quarter

Highlight • Historical Site

The Scheunenviertel, which still exists today, in the Schlüsselburg district of Petershagen is a rural cultural asset of supra-regional importance. The oldest of the 26 barns still in existence today …

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47.4 km

Weserkirche Windheim

Highlight • Religious Site

The Weserkirche Windheim seen from the other side of the Weser.

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48.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.5 km

14.4 km

7.61 km

3.92 km

358 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.9 km

2.11 km

1.66 km

1.19 km

802 m

185 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

15°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2025,Scheunenviertel Schlüsselburg – Bahntrassenradweg Runde von Petershagen

We continued along the Weser from Petershagen via Schlüsselburg with its beautiful Scheunenviertel district to the Stolzenau lock. A very scenic stretch with many tree-lined avenues and the Weseraue nature reserve, where you can observe many migratory birds. We are getting ever closer to our destination, the beautiful city of Bremen.

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June 1, 2024,Von Petershagen - Schlüsselburg - Gut Neuhof - Weser Fähre - Petershagen

Very nice tour, really 😍 Lots of sights along the way. My tip, read the information boards. Lots of history and interesting facts. My personal highlights: Schlüsselburg, Scheunenviertel, church in Buchholz, Kaffee Weserscheune and the solar ferry across the Weser. Attention! Be sure to check the ferry times, as it doesn't always run.

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August 28, 2023,Petershagen-Lahde Stolzenau und zurück

Weser cycle path. Well signposted.TOP paths. Great landscape. Unfortunately, as so often on the Weser, you rarely see them. You never drive on the shore 😬

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October 6, 2023,Scheunenviertel – Schleuse Schlüsselburg Runde von Petershagen-Lahde

Great tour. Demanding, especially in headwinds. LG Jorge

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May 18, 2023,Fahrradtour Storchenroute

I was on the road again. By car to Petershagen, parked there and cycled the stork route. The weather was actually good, but with short pants it was still too fresh. The route is well signposted and very easy to drive on. On the way you can stop off very well and at the Scheunenviertel of Schlüsselburg a small food …

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July 22, 2024,🚴Die Storchenroute 🚴 Mein Gott...war das schön🙏👌

This route really deserves the name "stork route"...it was a recommendation from my fellow cyclist 👌👍🙏
I stopped counting at some point...there were probably between 20 and 25 storks.
It was not possible to capture them all on camera because the distances were sometimes too great.
But it was of course a beautiful sight, a gathering of up to eight …

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