Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Hamburg · Updated on 14 November 2026
Radfernweg Hamburg-Bremen cycle route
Radfernweg Hamburg-Bremen is a cycle route of 146.2 km from Hamburg. Along the way you'll find 309 benches, 11 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 146.2 km
- ± 9:45 h
- ↑ 359 m · ↓ 342 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
- Colour of the signs
Start in Hamburg
0 km6.1 km · 50 benches
Keltisches Baumhoroskop
6.1 kmAttraction
4.2 km · 23 benches
electrum - Museum der Elektrizität
10.3 kmMuseum
1.6 km · 22 benches
Public toilet
11.9 km1.3 km · 3 benches
Honesty box
13.3 km4.4 km · 7 benches
3 public toilets
17.6 km182 m · 9 benches
Public toilet
17.8 km2.2 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
20.1 km14 km · 16 benches
Honesty box
34.1 km12.1 km · 10 benches
Bike pump
46.2 km13.3 km · 17 benches
Public toilet
59.4 km6.7 km · 17 benches
Bike pump
66.2 km16.8 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
83 km168 m
Christinenhaus
83.1 kmPublic toilet
15.9 km · 14 benches
Großsteingrab Nartum
99.1 kmArchaeological site
35.9 km · 30 benches
Observation tower
135 kmObservation tower
8.4 km · 22 benches
Public toilet
143.4 km726 m · bench
Public toilet
144.1 km1.1 km · 35 benches
Wilhelm Benque Denkmal
145.2 kmBike pump
1 km · 12 benches
Finish
146.2 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 60.2 kmBetween 83.2 km and 143.4 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
6 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
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Photo: Funke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 6.1 km
Museum · after 10.3 km
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Photo: Stadt Zeven (Diskussion) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 deView the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 83.1 km
Archaeological site · after 99.1 km
Observation tower · after 135 km
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Photo: Blutgretchen (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMemorial · after 145.2 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 359 m
- Down
- ↓ 342 m
- Highest point
- 149 m
- Lowest point
- 1 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
146.2 km in total- Road: 60.8 km
- Track: 32.9 km
- Street: 20.4 km
- Path: 18.5 km
- Busy road: 8.7 km
- Cycle path: 2.8 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 1.9 km
Surfaces
146.2 km in total- Asphalt: 80.7 km
- Paved: 15.6 km
- Gravel: 14 km
- Unpaved: 3.4 km
- Natural: 325 m
- Unknown: 31.9 km
About the cycle route Radfernweg Hamburg-Bremen
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Radfernweg Hamburg-Bremen is a cycle route of 146.2 km that starts in Hamburg. It does not end where it starts. You start in Hamburg and finish in Bremen. Along the way you pass Keltisches Baumhoroskop (after 6.1 km), electrum - Museum der Elektrizität (after 10.3 km) and Christinenhaus (after 83.1 km).
How hard is the route?
You climb 359 m in total and descend 342 m. Allow ± 9:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is road (60.8 km), track (32.9 km) and street (20.4 km). Of the surface, 80.7 km asphalt and 15.6 km paved. For 31.9 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 309 benches, 11 public toilets, 3 bike pumps and 2 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The longest stretch without a toilet is 60.2 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
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Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Miniature WonderlandAttraction · 2.8 km from the route - 2
Elbe Philharmonic HallAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 3
Hamburger KunsthalleMuseum · 2.7 km from the route - 4
Town HallAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 5
RolandAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 6
Church of St. MichaelAttraction · 3.6 km from the route - 7
Chilehaus HamburgAttraction · 2.3 km from the route - 8
RathausAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 9
SpeicherstadtAttraction · 2.9 km from the route - 10
St. Nikolai MuseumMuseum · 2.8 km from the route - 11
Planten un BlomenAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 12
Wappen FC St. PauliMemorial · 4.6 km from the route - 13
Saint Peter's CathedralAttraction · 1.5 km from the route - 14
Kunsthalle BremenMuseum · 1.5 km from the route - 15
Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe HamburgMuseum · 2.1 km from the route - 16
Bismarck-DenkmalAttraction · 4 km from the route - 17
Hamburg Archaeological MuseumMuseum · 218 m from the route - 18
St. Pauli Elbe TunnelAttraction · 4.1 km from the route - 19
Museum of WorkMuseum · 5.6 km from the route - 20
Italian Military CemeteryMemorial · 7.1 km from the route - 21
Science CenterMuseum · 183 m from the route - 22
The Atlantis HouseAttraction · 1.7 km from the route - 23
BallinStadtMuseum · 114 m from the route - 24
KarlsteinAttraction · 119 m from the route - 25
Freilichtmuseum am KiekebergMuseum · 124 m from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Radfernweg Hamburg-Bremen?
Radfernweg Hamburg-Bremen is 146.2 km long. Allow ± 9:45 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Hamburg to Bremen.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hamburg.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 359 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 11 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 60.2 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
No, there is no water point within 100 m of the route. Bring enough water.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Keltisches Baumhoroskop, electrum - Museum der Elektrizität and Christinenhaus.
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