Main Cycle Tour 11 - Stage Hameln - Holzminden

4-star Weser cycle path, very well developed, very good signposting, suitable for families

Difficulty level: easy
Trail quality: ★★★★
Signposting: ★★★★


The Märchenstraße cycle route continues along the Weser cycle path, where you can roll along comfortably on smooth asphalt. Polle is the place where Cinderella is at home. A yaw rope ferry takes interested cyclists quickly to the other side to the castle ruins, where the fairytale Cinderella is performed every third Sunday in summer. From the ruins, you also have a wonderful view of the Weser with the ferry.

The next stop is the Münchhausen town of Bodenwerder. Baron von Münchhausen lived here and told his fantastic tall tales to his friends. Rudolf Erich Raspe wrote them down and published them in England, where they quickly spread. The Göttingen poet Gottfried August Bürger translated them back into German and added more, so that they quickly became popular in Germany too. A museum and several monuments were erected in the town in honor of its famous son.

Further along the easy Weser cycle path , you have a beautiful view of the moated castle on the other side of the river at Hehlen.



A Dutch windmill greets cyclists along the way in Tündern. After a good hour, Hameln is in sight. This is where the famous Pied Piper once wreaked havoc. There are several historic buildings to visit in this pretty town. The Pied Piper House, the Dempter House and the Wedding House are particularly worth a visit.

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Services and facilities on site:

Bodenwerder:
Charging station: Tourist Info, Münchhausen Museum
Bicycle + luggage storage: bicycle parking garage (Münchhausenplatz)
Rest areas: along the Weser promenade


Holzminden
Luggage storage

• Bicycle parking garage near the Weser, use of the spacious cabins with your own bicycle lock; near Steinhof 2
• Lockers at the public toilets; Marktstraße 1,

Charging stations

• Eight charging stations in the form of lockers on the market square, free of charge, at Markt 13

• In the city marketing office, free of charge, Markt 2, during opening hours

Bike rental

• Stadtwerke Holzminden, e-bike rental, directly on the market square; Markt 13
• Second Hand Bikes, bike rental, directly at the Weserbrücke, below the Weserbrücke residence, Obere Straße 56

Nice resting places

• There are plenty of places to sit and relax on the Weser quay
• Fragrant garden on the Weser
  
  

Public transport offers

• Bicycles can be taken on buses free of charge in the VSN area.
• Bikes can be taken on the RB 84 "Egge-Bahn" for a small surcharge. )