Getting to know the Weser River in a relaxed pace

Let the Weser take you on an especially pleasurable bike trip! Follow the river on the most worthwhile part of its course and enjoy short stages and memorable breaks. You will discover Hann.Münden and Hameln with their neat Old-Towns, Corvey castle, the chinaware manufacturer in Fürstenberg and the castle of Bevern, a real treasure of the Weser Renaissance. And if you are interested, there will even be enough time for a short river cruise!

1. day  Arriving in Hann. Münden

We recommend bringing enough time to visit the city hall dating from the Weser Renaissance and the more than 700 half-timbered houses of the town. Parking facilities and rental bikes at the hotel.

2. day  Hann. Münden - Oedelsheim/Oberweser 26 km

Onto the bicycles! The former Benedictine monastery Bursfelde is the first sight waiting to be visited. Next on your list is the worthwhile open-air museum with its numerous mills.

3. day  Oedelsheim/Oberweser - Beverungen 29 km

Today’s route leads you where Hesse and Lower-Saxony meet, to Bad Karlshafen. Let the historical town hall built in 1715, originally used as a store house, impress you and treat yourself with some ice-cream or a piece of cake. In case you are interested in seeing a half-timbered house of especially unique charm, you should take a side trip on the Diemel-bike trail to Helmarshausen (ca. 2,5 km) before continuing your way past Herstelle castle to Beverungen.

4. day  beverungen - Holzminden 28 km

The periphery of the Solling, Northern Germany’s second largest continuous wood-covered surface, will accompany you today! Fürstenberg castle, known world-wide for its chinaware manufacture, lies on your way to Corvey castle. After your visit, you will roll along the Weser bank to Holzminden.

5. day  Holzminden - Bodenwerder 28 km

We recommend following the Europe-bike trail R 1 to bring you to a cultural highlight: Bevern castle, one of the Weser Renaissance’s most impressive buildings. After about 2,5 km, you will rejoin the river bank to continue towards Bodenwerder, home of the famous Baron Münchhausen. The museum dedicated to him and the historical Old-town are equally worthwhile.

6. day  Bodenwerder - Hameln 26 km

You will leave Bodenwerder and reach the picturesque Hämelschenburg in the lovely valley of the Emmer (+ 5,5 km). Here you will be captured by the medieval atmosphere of the Hamelin, home of the Pied Piper, who appeared here in 1284. Ever since, he has been the emblem of the town and has reached world-wide fame. Do not miss the opportunity to participate in an interesting guided tour around town.

7. day  Hameln - Rinteln 30 km

Leaving beautiful Hameln means discovering other new places. Visit the monastery Fischbeck in Hessisch Oldendorf, which is thanks to its original Romanic architecture and to its compact construction a splendiferous example of medieval monastery tradition. At the same time, it is said to be the best-preserved major sacral building in the Weser region. The town of Rinteln also has a lot to offer: The magnificent Old-Town from the Weser Renaissance, the ancient harbor and the historical steam railway.

8. day  Rinteln - Minden 42 km

Bad Oeynhausen is North-Rhine Westphalia’s only national spa. It attracts the numerous visitors with its 36°C warm "Jordansprudel" – the world’s greatest sparkling thermal spring shooting up into 42 metres of height from 720 metres below the earth out of its own force.
The valley gets a little narrower nearby Porta Westfalica, where the Weser and the numerous cyclists have to push their way through the Wiehen- and Weser mountains. A number of interesting museums wait in Minden (coffee museum, Prussian museum, button museum, doll museum) just as nice cafes and a boat trip across the intersecting waterways.

9. day  Departing from Minden

Your rental bikes can be left at the hotel. It is possible to travel back to Hann. Münden by train or to book our return transfer by minivan.