Meliorations-Tour (Red Route)

Bike touring routes & trails

Meliorations-Tour (Red Route)

Moderate

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Meliorations-Tour (Red Route)

02:22

37.6km

90m

Cycling

Explore the former Eyterbruch by bike, where the largest irrigation and drainage project for agricultural land in Central Europe was carried out almost 130 years ago - melioration. Discover parts of the former water system and individual dams that are reminiscent of the Melioration project.

by Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

Last updated: July 24, 2025

Waypoints

Start point

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5.56 km

Steam locomotive "Bruchhausen" at Bruchhausen-Vilsen station

Highlight • Monument

The railway is still in operation. It is still operational in the summer months.

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21.0 km

Collegiate Church of St. Materniani and St. Nicolai (Bücker Dom)

Highlight • Religious Site

You should definitely see the collegiate church in Bücken. The crossroad panels were made from copper plates from the old roof of the church by a local artist.

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27.7 km

Kneipp Facility of the Kneipp Association Hoya

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Here you will find the Kneipp pool of the Hoya Kneipp association.

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37.6 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.1 km

7.15 km

5.53 km

2.34 km

433 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

14.6 km

6.10 km

996 m

709 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

14°C

8°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Comments

March 31, 2023

Explore the former Eyterbruch by bike, where the largest irrigation and drainage project for agricultural land in Central Europe was carried out almost 130 years ago - melioration. Discover parts of the former water system and individual dams that are reminiscent of the Melioration project.

Translated by Google •