Schaumburger Land Mill Route

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Schaumburger Land Mill Route

Hard

4.3

(14)

riders

Schaumburger Land Mill Route

04:22

68.2km

570m

Cycling

From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, water and wind power was used to operate mills in the Schaumburg region. Oil and grain were ground and sawmills operated. You can discover relics of this time on the 68-kilometer mill route. From the starting point at the Bad Eilsen train…

by Weserbergland

Last updated: January 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 21.6 km for 312 m

After 25.0 km for 56 m

Waypoints

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14.2 km

Krebshagen Watermill

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The mill, built in 1864, was in operation until the 1970s. In the mill building, all mills and machines are still intact and functional. Today, a separate association takes care …

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16.3 km

Stadthagen City Park

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An old garden from the 16th century, it has been the property of the city since 1930. The pleasure palace built on stilts in the pond - built in 1573 …

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25.4 km

Lindhorst Mining and Local History Museum

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The museum, which is housed in Hof Gümmer, preserves and maintains the memory of historical village life and mining. At the computer stations, which were set up with the help …

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37.1 km

Weir at Domäne Rodenberg

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The weir was dismantled in 2019 as part of the renaturation of the floodplain and a fish ladder was built around the weir.

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49.1 km

Antendorfer Mill

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Old windmill near Antendorf that used to be used to grind grain.

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68.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.9 km

13.4 km

9.84 km

3.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.0 km

11.2 km

4.26 km

3.86 km

2.10 km

851 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 7 October

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Comments

July 19, 2023,W Schaumburg-Mühlentour

This time I had planned the mill route through the Schaumburg region with the pleasure cyclists.

We started from Lindhorst (and not from Stadthagen).

In the morning there was another delay on the S-Bahn from Seelze to Lindhorst.

The route is very beautiful, but also very hilly. Contrary to what the name might suggest, we saw very few mills. That …

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October 11, 2025,Mühlenroute Schaumburger Land 🚲🚲☁️

Today, on a suggested tour (which I slightly modified), we first went up to Paschenburg Castle, where we enjoyed the view and nibbled on the mulled wine and homemade nut corners we'd brought along. 😋
Although the tour is called the Mill Tour, we saw very little of it, if anything. 😉
Nevertheless, it was a beautiful day, and we …

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February 12, 2023

From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, water and wind power was used to operate mills in the Schaumburg region. Oil and grain were ground and sawmills operated. You can discover relics of this time on the 68-kilometer mill route. From the starting point at the Bad Eilsen train station, it goes directly

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