Alternative - Cycle route "From the Devil's Moor to the Wadden Sea" - Bremervörde-Bremerhaven
- 4:14 h
- 66.21 km
- 105 m
- 110 m
- 41 m
- Start: Bremervörder Sportboothafen, Am Hafen, 27432 Bremervörde
- Destination: Historical Museum, An der Geeste, 27570 Bremerhaven
The "Bremervörde-Bremerhaven alternative route" offers a real shortcut to the 450 km long cycle route "From the Devil's Moor to the Wadden Sea". It runs through the wide fields and meadows of the Geest, which is criss-crossed by small streams and sections of forest and takes you to idyllic villages and bathing lakes. After the cycle tour, you can take the EVB train back to your starting point.
Combine the alternative route with the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the artists' town of Worpswede, the resort town of Bremervörde and the seaside town of Bremerhaven. You can discover the Teufelsmoor and the Weser region on the approximately 230 km long southern "Teufelsmoor" circuit, which is best started at Bremen Central Station. The Wadden Sea, Elbe and the Altes Land region, on the other hand, are the focus of the approximately 250 to 280 km long northern "Wadden Sea" circuit. This connects Bremerhaven with the towns of Bremervörde, Stade, Otterndorf and Cuxhaven.
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Directions
Route:About 66 km, Bremervörde - 14 km - Basdahl - 15 km - Beverstedt - 7 km - Wollingst - 15 km - Donnern - 15 km - Bremerhaven
Larger bodies of water:Vörder See, North Sea, Weser
Natural areas and highlights: Bremervörde Nature and Adventure Park
You can start the alternative route in Bremervörde or Bremerhaven and cover the route as a track. After the tour, you can take the EVB train for the return journey, which connects the two towns. Or simply combine the 66 km alternative route - depending on your preference - with the southern or northern main route of the "From the Devil's Moor to the Wadden Sea" cycle trail. Instead of the full 450 km, you halve the total distance. The southern circuit takes you through the extensive Teufelsmoor. The northern circuit takes you to the Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Round tour suggestion through the Teufelsmoor
Round tour: around 230 km, including the 66 km alternative route
Route: Bremen - Worpswede - Bremervörde - Oerel - Beverstedt - Kirchwistedt - Bremerhaven - Bremen
Larger waters: Wümme, Vörder See, North Sea, Weser, Lesum
Natural areas and highlights: Teufelsmoor, Huvenhooopsmoor nature reserve, Bremervörde nature and adventure park
The circular tour, connects the southern section of the cycle route with the Bremervörde-Bremen alternative route and starts at Bremervörde main station. It runs anti-clockwise and first leads through the stately Bremen Bürgerpark, past the Stadtwaldsee lake and through the green Wümmewiesen to the artists' village of Worpswede. 100 years ago, numerous artists settled here, such as Heinrich Vogeler and Paula Modersohn-Becker, who were inspired by the mystical landscape of the Teufelsmoor. Over the course of time, the once 600 square meter raised bog was cultivated and gave way to meadows and fields. However, the impressive expanse has remained. Via the moor metropolis of Gnarrenburg and the moor village of Augustendorf, the route continues to the impressive Huvenhoopsmoor nature reserve. The next section of the route follows the Oste through a fascinating cultural and natural landscape to the recreational town of Bremervörde. The town on the Oste offers a great nature experience with the nature and adventure park on Lake Vörder. Here you leave the main route and follow the alternative route, through a landscape of fields, forests and meadows, tranquil villages, past streams and lakes,to Bremerhaven. Explore the lively seaside town with its impressive and exciting harbor worlds and take a look over the dyke where the Weser flows into the North Sea. On the last stage, you follow the course of the Weser via Dedesdorf, Sandstedt and Bremen-Vegesack and along the Lesum and Wümme to Bremen. The historic heart of the Free Hanseatic City is the market square with the UNSESCO World Heritage Town Hall and Roland statue and St. Peter's Cathedral. Nearby you will also find the Bremen Town Musicians, the winding old town quarter "Schnoor" and the Weser promenade with its numerous restaurants.
Suggested round trip to the Wadden Sea
Round trip: around 250-280 km, including the 66 km alternative route
Route:Bremerhaven - Beverstedt - Kirchwistedt - Oerel - Bremervörde - Stade - Otterndorf - Cuxhaven - Bad Bederkesa - Bremerhaven
Larger bodies of water: Lake Vörder, Oste, Elbe, North Sea, Lake Bederkesa
Natural areas and highlights: Altes Land, Wadden Sea UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ahlenmoor Nature Reserve
The circular tour consists of the northern section of the cycle route and the alternative route Bremerhaven-Bremervörde. Start at the Historical Museum in Bremerhaven and follow the alternative route anticlockwise through the districts of Geestemünde and Surheide to Appeler See. From there, the cycle route leads through tranquil villages such as Beverstedt, Kirchwistedt and Oerel and through a varied landscape of fields and meadows to the recreational town of Bremervörde. This offers a great nature experience with the nature and adventure park on Lake Vörder. In the town on the Oste, you join the main route and follow it through the wide Geestlandschadft to the Hanseatic city of Stade. Here it is worth taking a stroll through the winding streets of the old town.
From Stade, the route follows the course of the Oste, which meanders gently towards the Elbe, to the Elbfähranleger Wischhafen. The route leads through the Old Country, the largest fruit-growing region in Germany. The northernmost section of the cycle route begins in Freiburg an der Elbe and takes you parallel to the Elbe via the picturesque half-timbered towns of Freiburg and Otterndorf, the Oste barrage and the Natureum Niederelbe to Cuxhaven. Here, the "Alte Liebe" viewing platform offers a sweeping view of the North Sea or the UNESCO Wadden Sea World Heritage Site. The last stage of the circular route leads from the coast inland and into the Ahlenmoor nature reserve. The route then continues towards Bad Bederkesa and Bremerhaven. With the Havenwelten, the seaside town offers exciting museums, all within walking distance, which you should take the time to visit.
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Directions & Parking facilities
The A1, A26 and A27 freeways will take you directly to many places along the cycle route. The route planners map24 or www.google.de/maps.
Traveling by bike
Want to get there by bike? There are a number of long-distance cycle routes that connect to the "From the Devil's Moor to the Wadden Sea" cycle route or run parallel to it for a stretch.
In Bremen, the cycle route meets the Weser-Radweg, the Brückenradweg Osnabrück-Bremen, the Wümme cycle path and the Hamburg-Bremen long-distance cycle path. Some of these long-distance cycle paths also run parallel to the cycle path. In Stade, the cycle path meets the Elberadweg and the Nordseeküsten-Radweg and runs parallel to them in places. From Bremerhaven the route runs parallel to Weser cycle path and the Nordseeküsten-Radweg. Also in the area of the Wesermarsch run various long-distance cycle routes, such as the Weser Cycle Route, the North Sea Coast Cycle Route and the German Sielroute in sections synchronized with the cycle route From the Devil's Moor to the Wadden Sea.
Many places along the cycle trail can be easily reached and combined by train and bus. A train or bus line runs parallel to each stage and can be used for attractive day trips. Bicycles can be taken along spontaneously or by booking in advance, but space for bicycles is limited. It is best to find out in advance from the respective train or bus provider whether it is possible and necessary to reserve bicycle transport.
Rail connections
(Hamburg) - Stade - Cuxhaven
Verkehrsgesellschaft Start Unterelbe mbH mbH
Tel.: 04721 / 2049724
www.start-unterelbe.de
Hamburg - Stade
S-Bahn line 3
Hamburger Verkehrsverbund GmbH
Tel.: 040 / 19449
www.hvv.de
Cuxhaven - Bremerhaven
EVB - Elbe-Weser Railway and Transport Company GmbH
Tel.: 04761 / 993116
www.evb-elbe-weser.de
Bremerhaven - Bremen
Deutsche Bahn AG (Regional Express)
Tel.: 0180 / 5996633
(14ct/min. from a landline, max. 42ct/min. for mobile calls)
www.bahn.de
NordWestBahn GmbH
"Regio-S-Bahn (line RS 2)
Phone: 01805 / 826826
(14ct/min. from landlines, max. 42ct/min. from mobile phones)
www.regi osbahn.de
Bremerhaven - Bremervörde - Buxtehude - Hamburg
EVB - Eisenbahnen und Vekehrsbetriebe Elbe-Weser GmbH
Tel.: 04761 / 993116
www.evb-elbe-weser.de
From Buxtehude you can take the metronom or the S-Bahn (S3) to Hamburg Central Station.
Nordenham - Bremen
NordWestBahn GmbH
"Regio-S-Bahn (line RS 4)
Tel.: 01805 / 826826
(14ct/min. from a landline, max. 42ct/min. for mobile calls)
www.regiosbahn.de
Museum railways
Bremen - Worpswede - Bremervörde - Stade (May to October)
Historic Moorexpress (museum train)
Tel.: 0 47 61 / 99 31 16
www.moor express.de
Bremerhaven - Bad Bederkesa (May to October)
Historical museum train
Tel.: 0 47 45 / 71 96
www.museumsbahn-bremerhaven-bederkesa.de
Bus connections
Harsefeld - Jork - Stade - Drochtersen - Wischhafen - Balje
Elbe cycle bus (April to October)
Tel.: 0 41 42 / 81 38 38
www.elberadwanderbus.de
The bus has space for up to 16 bikes. It is not possible to make a reservation in advance. Tickets are available directly on the bus. The local stops are marked with the bus logo.
Berlin - Hamburg - Stade - Bremervörde
MeinFernbus Flixbus
Tel.: 0 30 / 3 00 13 73 00
www.flixbus.de
Additional information
More information
Seit über 100 Jahren engagieren sich Menschen im NABU für die Natur und für eine lebenswerte Umwelt. Unter dem Motto „Natur erleben“ eröffnet der NABU vielen Menschen die Möglichkeit, vor Ort bei Wanderungen, Fahrradtouren oder durch Veranstaltungen die Vielfalt und Schönheit der Natur kennenzulernen. So auch im Land zwischen Elbe und Weser mit dem wunderschönen Radwanderweg „Vom Teufelsmoor zum Wattenmeer“, der von der NABU-Umweltpyramide Bremervörde zusammen mit den Tourismusregionen am Radwanderweg konzipiert und gestaltet wurde.
Naturnahe Landschaften, vielfältige Flora und nicht zuletzt zahlreiche heimische Tiere gibt es auf dem Radrundweg zu entdecken. Aus diesem Grund leitet auch der Kiebitz als Wappentier auf den Wegweisern des Radweges durch die abwechslungsreiche Region.
Auch hier setzt sich der NABU in vielfältiger Weise für die Bewahrung der Heimat ein – so für die letzten Moore, in denen Goldregenpfeifer und Sonnentau am Rande des Verschwindens stehen, für das Wattenmeer als Drehscheibe des internationalen Vogelzugs und Kinderstube der Fische, für die Feuchtwiesen der Niederungen mit Kiebitz, Brachvogel und Orchideen, für traditionelle Hecken als Brutreviere für Rotkelchen, Braunelle und Goldammer und für die reichen Wälder der Geest mit ihrer eigenen Artenfülle.
Literature
The free brochure contains general information about the route, how to get there and tourist highlights along the way. You can obtain it from the local tourist contacts or simply here
Contact person
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Radwanderweg "Vom Teufelsmoor zum Wattenmeer" c/o Erlebnis Bremerhaven GmbH
License (master data)
Touristikverband Landkreis Rotenburg (Wümme)
Author´s Tip / Recommendation of the author
Historic Moorexpress
The red narrow-gauge railroad, which usually chugs between Bremen, Worpswede, Gnarrenburg, Bremervörde and Stade every weekend and on public holidays from May to October, promises a romantic and relaxing ride. The best thing about this leisurely travel experience is that it can be perfectly combined with your cycle tour thanks to a bicycle carriage. Treat yourself to a break on the exciting 99 kilometers parallel to the cycle path. The Historische Moorexpress offers you the opportunity to hop on and off at 22 stations between Bremen and Stade.
Museum train Bad Bederkesa-Bremerhaven
A delightful addition to your cycle tour and an up to 18 km long "breather"
is the ride on the Museum train from Bad Bederkesa to Bremerhaven and vice versa. Every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month (see website) from May 7 to
October 1, the 1950s-style train transports passengers and bicycles
between its home station in the moor spa town of Bad Bederkesa and the
showcase fishing port in the seaside town of Bremerhaven. Enjoy
delicious butter cake in the original ambience of the 1950s in the station restaurant
in Bad Bederkesa and experience maritime hospitality on the "Schaufenster Fischereihafen" gastronomy and museum mile.
Elbe-Radwanderbus
The leisure bus with bicycle trailer tours the Altes Land vacation region on the Elbe river every day from mid-April to the beginning of October at weekends and on public holidays. It connects the towns near the Elbe and runs from Harsefeld via Jork, Stade and Wischhafen to the estuary at Balje. Tickets are available on the bus, the stops are marked with the bus logo.
Safety guidelines
Map
(9,95 Euro plus shipping costs)
The popular cycling map at a scale of 1:75,000 from the Bielefelder Verlagsanstalt (BVA) is a combination of map and cycling guide. The map consists of detailed individual maps and contains a wealth of information on the towns and tourist highlights along the route. It is available in bookshops at a price of EUR 9.95 (ISBN 978-3-87073-821-1) and from local tourist contacts. Or simply order the cycling map directly from the Bielefelder Verlangsanstalt.
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