Ähren-Route

Start and finish is the horse market in Rotenburg (Wümme), right next to the town hall. After crossing the Wümme lowlands, you cycle through the Stellinger Moor to the Emen golf course and on to Westerholz. The route runs over a geest hill past the settlement of Bult in the direction of Westeresch to Jeersdorf. There you can take a break at the barbecue area before continuing on to Scheeßel.

Scheeßel welcomes you with a water mill worth seeing, which is located directly on the Wümme. You can also explore the Scheeßel Home Museum, with its Meyerhof and Home Museum grounds and an interesting permanent blueprint exhibition. The St. Lucas Church, built in 1757 in the peasant baroque style, is also worth a visit.

From Scheeßel, drive to the small village of Bartelsdorf with its attractive farmhouses, the small honey store and the small cemetery, where all the gravestones are made of boulders. Now it's not far to Rotenburg (Wümme).

Rotenburg (Wümme) - Stellinger Moor - Emmen golf course - Westerholz  - Westeresch - Jeersdorf - Scheeßel - Bartelsdorf - Rotenburg (Wümme)

Follow the white logo sign with the orange-yellow inscription Ähren-Route and the three ears of corn depicted on it.

The cycle tour starts in the center of Rotenburg (Wümme) on the horse market in the immediate vicinity of the town hall.

Rotenburg (Wümme) can be reached from Bremen or Hamburg via the A 1 (exit Stuckenborstel) and B 75 (exit Rotenburg Mitte). If you are traveling from Hanover, follow the A 27 (exit Verden Nord) and take the B 215 in the direction of Rotenburg (Wümme).

If you start your cycle tour in Rotenburg (Wümme), free parking is available at the train station. There are also paid parking spaces in Rotenburg town center. Pay attention to how long you are allowed to park there.

The district town of Rotenburg (Wümme) is very easy to reach by train. The railroad company "metronom" offers a direct connection between Hamburg and Bremen, with Rotenburg (Wümme) as a stopover. The EVB also runs direct services between Verden and Rotenburg (Wümme), making it easy to travel from Hanover or Minden. Bicycles can be taken on all of these train connections. You can find more information about the train connections to Rotenburg (Wümme) station at www.bahn.de

There are also numerous bus connections to Rotenburg (Wümme) but without the option of taking bicycles (Zeven bus station).
Further information on bus connections to Zeven can be found here: www.vbn.de

The district of Rotenburg (Wümme) has an approx. 1,800 km long network of signposted cycle paths. Star cyclists can set off on several routes from one location. There are also eight long-distance cycle routes available for tours lasting several days.

If you find any discrepancies or errors in the signposting or in the designation of the routes, please let us know. We are working on the issue! A district-wide quality review of the cycle path network and cycle routes is currently underway. The results will help us to identify and rectify any weak points (e.g. missing signposting, twisted signs, impassable sections).

Do you use the KOMOOT app for route planning and on the road? Then you will be pleased to know that all of our cycle tours can be found on the KOMOOT online portal. You can also download the GPX track for the tour here (see green box on the right, below the map) and save it directly to your computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone. For further planning and routing on site, there are various free apps and programs that can be used to display the downloaded GPX tracks (e.g. on a smartphone).

Brochure for cycle tours around Rotenburg (Wümme), with brief information and route descriptions for all three themed routes.

The brochure can be ordered directly from the tourist information office in Rotenburg (Wümme) via tib@rotenburg-wuemme.de. It can also be ordered via the online brochure order form of the Rotenburg (Wümme) District Tourist Association.

Sights and points of interest along the route:

• Wümmeniederung
• Golfplatz- und -restaurant Emmen bei Westerholz
• Covered barbecue area in Jeersdorf (use by appointment with Mrs. Kröger:
  Tel.: +49 (0)4263 / 3023235
• Scheeßel with watermill, local history museum and blueprint, St.Lucas church
• Bach Veerse with Bartelsdorfer Kirchsteg
• Bartelsdorf with fieldstone cemetery and honey store
• Rotenburg (Wümme) with pedestrian zone, cultural trail, local history museum and town church
  

Kompass cycling map of the Rotenburg (Wümme) district; scale 1:60,000; Kompass Verlag; ISBN 978-3-85026-549-2; price € 7.99; available from bookshops or at www.kompass.de

ADFC regional map of the cycling paradise of the district of Rotenburg (Wümme) between Hamburg and Bremen; scale 1:75,000; BVA-Verlag; ISBN 978-3-87073-673-6; price €8.95, available from bookshops or via www.fahrrad-buecher-karten.de