View of the River Weser – Minden: City Wall with Cannons loop from Minden

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Minden

View of the River Weser – Minden: City Wall with Cannons loop from Minden

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View of the River Weser – Minden: City Wall with Cannons loop from Minden

01:42

6.62km

30m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.04 km

Botanical Garden Minden

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The old cemetery was created in the 1950s as the botanical garden and educational garden of the city of Minden. The remodeling of the site, which is under monument protection, …

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1.61 km

World War I War Memorial (1914–1918)

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As a memorial to the many dead, such memorials or war memorials are still very important today. "Now, Lord, let your servant go in peace, as you said." However, the …

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2.88 km

Wittekindglacis

Forest

3.77 km

View of the River Weser

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Just beautiful!

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3.89 km

View of the Weser Riverside Beach in Minden

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The meadows on the Weser beach invite you to linger.

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4.09 km

Bridge in the Glacis at the Swan Pond

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The steel framework construction rests on abutments made of ashlar masonry. The railings are artfully decorated with Art Nouveau ornaments. The bridge was built as part of the redesign of …

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4.14 km

Bridge over the Bastau in Glacis Park

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The steel framework construction rests on abutments made of ashlar masonry. The railings are artfully decorated with Art Nouveau ornaments. The bridge was built as part of the redesign of …

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5.04 km

Fischerstadt City Wall (Minden)

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Old cannon on the city fortifications of the Minden fishing town. Today the city wall is used for flood protection.

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5.08 km

Minden: City Wall with Cannons

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The historic cannons embedded in the city wall are aimed at the cars that are parked beyond the wall

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6.62 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.99 km

2.13 km

717 m

441 m

336 m

Surfaces

3.09 km

2.64 km

537 m

171 m

166 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

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Comments

February 14, 2022,3. Gästetour Glacis. Der grüne Ring um Minden

You can calculate 90 minutes for this tour.

A walk through a green belt that stretches around the city center in a ring.

All adjacent properties are in a preferred residential area, which is also clearly represented by the numerous, lavishly designed villas from the penultimate turn of the century.
Here was and still is lived exclusively.

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January 30, 2022,Rund um Minden: auf den Spuren der alten Festung

Through the city park around Minden.
Weserglacis, Simeonsglacis, Königsglacis, Marienglacis, Fischerglacis - I had to google the meaning of Glacis first:
Glacis means the free field of fire in front of the fortress walls - without trees and bushes and of course also without superstructures. In Minden, after the ramparts were demolished, this open field was reforested and designed like …

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July 7, 2024,AIL in NRW🏋‍♀️🫣🤥🥳

AIL in NRW! You're probably thinking she's going crazy now... well, sometimes! 🤣

And then they beat around the bush about what the headline actually means.

It's very simple! For each of you, including me and especially for my husband. From the moment an advertising slogan appeared in a shop window of a wonderful, green city in North Rhine-Westphalia, there …

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