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Mittelweser Energy Explorer Route (South Route)

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Landkreis Nienburg/Weser

Nienburg/Weser

Marklohe

Mittelweser Energy Explorer Route (South Route)

Moderate

4.4

(8)

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Mittelweser Energy Explorer Route (South Route)

03:47

59.9km

200m

Cycling

The approximately 60 kilometer long and well-signposted route connects different energy locations. All locations have one thing in common: they show that the use of renewable energies has long been commonplace in the Middle Weser region.

by Mittelweser-Touristik GmbH

Last updated: February 17, 2025

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4.68 km

Glissen-Bühren Wind Farm

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The wind farm consists of seven VESTAS wind turbines. The wind turbines are around 100 meters high and the rotors have a diameter of 52 meters. The wind farm achieves …

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11.1 km

Station 10: Mainsche Photovoltaic Installation

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The 400 square meter photovoltaic system captures 950 kilowatt hours of solar energy per square meter annually. 13 percent of this is converted into electrical energy. The system supplies around …

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12.1 km

Station 11: Experimental Substation Mainsche

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The energy generated in power plants is under high voltage of more than 50,000 volts and is transmitted to the nearest substation via high-voltage lines. There, transformers convert the energy …

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15.4 km

Station 12 - Biogas plant Sudholz

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A biogas plant is a power plant that generates energy biologically from manure or plant material and in which even high-quality fertilizer is produced as a "waste product": The Sudholz …

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18.5 km

Station 13 - Peat extraction Großes Borsteler Moor

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Peat consists of dead plant remains that only partially decompose in the absence of air in the moor. Over the course of thousands of years, layers meter-thick form in moors. …

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27.9 km

Biogas Plant and District Heating Network Düdinghausen

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The raw materials that the Düdinghausen biogas plant needs to produce around 3.8 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually using a built-in combined heat and power plant are grown on …

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32.3 km

Eichenkratt Nature Reserve

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The “Eichenkratt” nature reserve includes a unique population of trees. The name of the area is derived from the North German word “Kratt”, which means oak thickets, and is explained …

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35.1 km

Station 16 - Steyerberg biogas plant and local heating network

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The electrical energy generated here corresponds to the consumption of around 2,750 four-person households.

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36.3 km

Lebensgarten Nienburg – First Solar Charging Station in Lower Saxony

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In 1991, the first solar refueling station in Lower Saxony was established here in addition to many other eco-projects.

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38.5 km

Meyersiek Watermill

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The Meyersieksche Mühle is a water mill that was mentioned in 1245 as “Vogedie Molen” (Voigtei Mill). This term describes an administrative district and suggests that all residents of the …

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59.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.0 km

19.4 km

7.60 km

3.28 km

599 m

Surfaces

35.2 km

10.1 km

8.07 km

6.10 km

409 m

126 m

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Monday 25 May

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July 29, 2021

The approximately 60 kilometer long and well-signposted route connects different energy locations. All locations have one thing in common: they show that the use of renewable energies has long been commonplace in the Middle Weser region.

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Trail Reviews

Martin Börgerding

April 27, 2024, Pennigsehl - Steyerberg - Weser - Glissen

Parking in Pennigsehl near the football field. The entire tour runs along the Mittelweser Süd energy discovery route and is fully signposted. Here is the link to the official site: https://www.mittelweser-tourismus.de/tour/energie-entdecker-route-mittelweser-suedroute/ Coffee break at the Rohrbach in Glissen.

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Mittelweser Energy Explorer Route (South Route)

Glissen-Bühren Wind Farm

Station 10: Mainsche Photovoltaic Installation

Station 11: Experimental Substation Mainsche

Station 12 - Biogas plant Sudholz

Station 13 - Peat extraction Großes Borsteler Moor

Biogas Plant and District Heating Network Düdinghausen

Eichenkratt Nature Reserve

Station 16 - Steyerberg biogas plant and local heating network

Lebensgarten Nienburg – First Solar Charging Station in Lower Saxony

Meyersiek Watermill

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