Circular route Castles & Manors

The cycling route starts in Bückeburg at the market square, close to the castle and its other sights in the old town. The ride then heads out of town along Mindener Straße towards Röcke and Petzen. Via Nordring and Pfahlwinkel, you reach Eveser Straße, which you follow to the church. Then head back along Eveser Straße to Röcker Straße, which you take right towards Große Klus.

Through Große Klus, you pass Gevatter See and Bruchwiesen to Schaumburger Straße, which you follow right through Evesen. On field paths, you now return to Bückeburg. Passing the train station, you cross Bückeburg on Jetenburger Straße and after the roundabout follow the street "Im Winkel" and a small footpath to leave Bückeburg on Ahnser Straße. North past Ahnsen, you go via Obernkirchener Straße to Bad Eilsen. You cross the town on Bückeburger Straße until you turn into Harrlallee and follow Schulstraße. Over the Auenwanderweg you continue to Arensburg.

In Steinbergen, follow Messingbergstraße and reach the path that you follow along the Weserberge to Schaumburg. Then there is a steep descent towards the Weser. On the Weser cycle path, you now ride from Großenwieden towards Engern. After crossing the Weser, follow Weserwall to cross the Exter bridges to Exten. Then you pass the iron hammers through Uchtdorf and Hessendorf to Möllenbeck. From there, go over meadows and fields back to Rinteln. On Waldkaterallee you head out of town to reach Bückeburg again from Steinbergen along Auewanderweg and the Harrl.

Bückeburg's excellent transport connections ensure accessibility and mobility.

Motorway

Via B 83, the east-west long-distance connection of the A 2 can be reached in a few minutes, which runs a few kilometers south of the city (Bad Eilsen junction).

Federal roads

The federal roads B 65 (Minden-Hannover) and B 83 (Bückeburg-Hameln) run directly through Bückeburg.

Rail connection

The centrally located station connects Bückeburg southwest towards Cologne and further to Paris, as well as eastwards to Hannover via Berlin to Warsaw. Since Expo 2000, Bückeburg has also been connected to the Hannover S-Bahn network.

Train stations in Bückeburg and Rinteln

Bückeburg: Westfalen-Bahn RE60 Braunschweig - Rheine and RE 70 Braunschweig - Bielefeld, S1 Minden - Hannover

Rinteln: Nordwestbahn RB 77 Hildesheim - Bünde

Schaumburg Castle and Bückeburg Palace are still witnesses to the splendid history of the Schaumburg region.

A special feature of the route is the opportunity to also explore the Historical Weserbergland. Why not take a historical city walk in Rinteln and Bückeburg or visit Bückeburg Palace?