Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Bremerhaven · Updated on 14 November 2026
Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen Bremerhaven-Hamburg) cycle route
Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen Bremerhaven-Hamburg) is a cycle route of 167.1 km from Bremerhaven. Along the way you'll find 549 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 120 public toilets, 9 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
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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.
- 167.1 km
- ± 11:10 h
- ↑ 169 m · ↓ 168 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- National route
Start in Bremerhaven
0 km408 m
Historisches Museum Bremerhaven and 1 more
408 mBusse-Denkmal and public toilet
333 m · 11 benches
Wencke-Dock
741 m48 public toilets
181 m · 9 benches
24 public toilets
922 m246 m · bench
Radarturm and 1 more
1.2 kmAltes Unterfeuer Sandstedt and 3 public toilets
175 m · bench
DIVA and 1 more
1.3 kmElbe 3 and public toilet
181 m · 3 benches
Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum and 3 more
1.5 kmSeefalke, Emma and U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer
164 m · bench
Helmut
1.7 kmPublic toilet
253 m
Klimahaus Bremerhaven
1.9 kmWater point
266 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
2.2 km164 m · 6 benches
RAU IX
2.4 kmPublic toilet
3.5 km · 27 benches
Public toilet
5.9 km10.9 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
16.7 km431 m · 8 benches
Public toilet and honesty box
17.2 km28.5 km · 70 benches
Public toilet
45.6 km225 m · 4 benches
Wattenmeer-Besucherzentrum Cuxhaven
45.8 kmBike pump
1.1 km · 10 benches
Observation tower
46.9 kmObservation tower
1.9 km · 14 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
48.8 km889 m · 11 benches
Public toilet
49.7 km181 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
49.9 km179 m · bench
Public toilet
50 km378 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
50.4 km746 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
51.2 km336 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
51.5 km606 m · 14 benches
2 public toilets
52.1 km170 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
52.3 km297 m · 14 benches
Public toilet
52.6 km1.1 km · 21 benches
Public toilet
53.7 km1 km · 29 benches
Public toilet
54.7 km476 m · 4 benches
2 public toilets
55.1 km
Show the other 29 steps
1.9 km · 15 benches
Rettungsschiff Swantje
57.1 kmPublic toilet and bike pump
191 m · 4 benches
Windstärke 10
57.3 kmMuseum
325 m
Public toilet
57.6 km4.8 km
Aussichtsturm
62.4 kmObservation tower
360 m · bench
Altenbruch Leuchtturm Dicke Berta
62.8 kmPublic toilet
833 m · 8 benches
2 public toilets
63.6 km4.4 km · 5 benches
2 public toilets
68 km2.4 km · 5 benches
2 public toilets
70.4 km532 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
70.9 km2.9 km · 52 benches
Kranichhaus and 1 more
73.9 kmMuseum gegenstandsfreier Kunst and public toilet
279 m · 8 benches
Bike pump
74.1 km2.8 km
Public toilet
77 km31.6 km · 41 benches
Schwebefähre Osten-Hemmoor
108.6 kmAttraction
314 m
Heimat- und Buddelmuseum
108.9 kmMuseum
7.2 km · 7 benches
Bike pump
116.1 km8.3 km · bench
Bike pump
124.5 km13.3 km · 22 benches
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg and 1 more
137.8 kmFreilichtmuseum auf der Insel
441 m · 8 benches
3 public toilets
138.3 km5.6 km · 14 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
143.9 km8.2 km · 54 benches
Public toilet
152.1 km165 m
Bike pump
152.2 km2 km · 5 benches
Hogendiekbrück
154.2 kmAttraction
801 m
Public toilet
155 km2.2 km · bench
2 public toilets and water point
157.1 km4.3 km
Museum Altes Land
161.4 kmMuseum
536 m
Bike pump
161.9 km174 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
162.1 km1.1 km
Aurora
163.2 kmAttraction
3.9 km · 2 benches
Finish
167.1 km
Longest stretch without a toilet: 61.3 kmBetween 77 km and 138.3 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.
The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
29 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 21 more along the route are on the map.
Museum · after 408 m
Memorial · after 548 m
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Photo: Hannes Grobe (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 792 m
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Photo: Arminia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsViewpoint · after 1.2 km
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Photo: Hannes Grobe 12:21, 19 July 2006 (UTC) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 1.3 km
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Photo: Mueck (talk) · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 1.4 km
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Photo: C.Mezzo-1 at de.wikipedia · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction · after 1.5 km
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Photo: Uwe H. Friese · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum · after 1.5 km
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 169 m
- Down
- ↓ 168 m
- Highest point
- 37 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
167.1 km in total- Road: 52 km
- Street: 46 km
- Path: 34.6 km
- Track: 15.6 km
- Busy road: 14.3 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 2.7 km
- Cycle path: 1.7 km
Surfaces
167.1 km in total- Asphalt: 127.9 km
- Paved: 24.2 km
- Gravel: 5.4 km
- Unpaved: 25 m
- Unknown: 9.2 km
About the cycle route Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen Bremerhaven-Hamburg)
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen Bremerhaven-Hamburg) is a cycle route of 167.1 km that starts in Bremerhaven. It does not end where it starts. You start in Bremerhaven and finish in Hamburg. Along the way you pass Historisches Museum Bremerhaven (after 408 m), Busse-Denkmal (after 548 m) and Wencke-Dock (after 792 m).
How hard is the route?
You climb 169 m in total and descend 168 m. Allow ± 11:10 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is road (52 km), street (46 km) and path (34.6 km). Of the surface, 127.9 km asphalt and 24.2 km paved. For 9.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 549 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 120 public toilets, 9 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. You can fill your bottle after 2 km and after 157.2 km. The longest stretch without a toilet is 61.3 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Nordseeküstenroute
Website of the routeCycle routes nearby
6- EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part GermanyHard · From A to B929.4 km
- Weser-RadwegHard · From A to B515.4 km
- Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen-Niederlande-Bremerhaven)Hard · From A to B377.5 km
- [D9] Weser-Romantische Straße Teil 1Hard · From A to B89.2 km
- Vom Teufelsmoor zum WattenmeerHard · From A to B76.1 km
- Vom Teufelsmoor zum WattenmeerHard · From A to B80.2 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Fort KugelbakeAttraction · 82 m from the route - 2
WasserstandsanzeigerAttraction · 99 m from the route - 3
Hamburger LeuchtturmAttraction · 116 m from the route - 4
KunstmuseumMuseum · 121 m from the route - 5
Deutsches AuswandererhausMuseum · 155 m from the route - 6
Schulschiff DeutschlandAttraction · 157 m from the route - 7
Dampfeisbrecher WalAttraction · 176 m from the route - 8
Minensucher-EhrenmalMemorial · 201 m from the route - 9
J.-H.-Voß-LiteraturmuseumMuseum · 204 m from the route - 10
Bürgermeister-Smidt-DenkmalMemorial · 206 m from the route - 11
Heimatmuseum StadeMuseum · 209 m from the route - 12
WindsemaphorAttraction · 214 m from the route - 13
Gaffelschoner HermineAttraction · 240 m from the route - 14
Alte LiebeAttraction · 287 m from the route - 15
Franziskaner MönchMemorial · 299 m from the route - 16
KugelbakeAttraction · 311 m from the route - 17
SchwedenspeicherMuseum · 368 m from the route - 18
Altes KraftwerkMuseum · 472 m from the route - 19
Observation towerObservation tower · 502 m from the route - 20
SteubenhöftAttraction · 524 m from the route - 21
Joachim-Ringelnatz-MuseumMuseum · 558 m from the route - 22
Schloss RitzebüttelCastle · 703 m from the route - 23
Windmühle AmandaAttraction · 902 m from the route - 24
KriegsgräberstätteMemorial · 955 m from the route - 25
Großsteingrab WingstAttraction · 1.3 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen Bremerhaven-Hamburg)?
Nordseeküstenroute (Niedersachsen Bremerhaven-Hamburg) is 167.1 km long. Allow ± 11:10 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Bremerhaven to Hamburg.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Bremerhaven.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 169 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 120 public toilets within 100 m of the route. The longest stretch without a toilet is 61.3 km.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Historisches Museum Bremerhaven, Busse-Denkmal and Wencke-Dock.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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