There is an old verse on the stone: where the Werra and the Fulda kiss, they lose their names, and from the kiss the Weser flows, German to the sea. The Weserstein stands on the tip of the land where the two rivers meet, in a small park on the edge of the old town of Hann. Münden, and it has been put up for a long time, so the stone has the patina of weather and moss.
It is a small stop, not a sight on the scale of a cathedral, but a good place for a photograph and a pause. A path leads through the park, with benches and trees, and on a calm day the two rivers can be seen flowing side by side, a different colour for a short stretch, before they merge. Standing there, you can hear the weir and the traffic on the old bridge a few steps away, which is a reminder that this is a living town and not a monument.
Above the town, the Tillyschanze, an observation tower built in the early twentieth century on a hill, commemorates the time that the imperial general Tilly captured Münden in 1626 during the Thirty Years War. From the top there is a view across the old town, the rivers and the forested hills. A road climbs to it through the woods, with a few tight bends, and the ride is short and enjoyable.
The Weser Cycle Path runs along the river, and in summer there are many cyclists. The riverside car park fills up at weekends, so try to arrive early. Fuel and food are in the town centre, which is a few minutes away on foot. Morning light on the water is lovely, and the old town is quiet before the day trippers arrive. Come in spring, when the trees along the river are in fresh leaf and the water is high, or in autumn, when the mist hangs over the confluence.