Emsland route
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| overall length | approx. 300 km |
| location | Emsland , Lower Saxony |
| Website URL | www.emsland-route.de |
The Emsland Route is a cycle path on a circular route of around 300 kilometers through the entire Emsland .
One possible start and finish point is the Westphalian city of Rheine . The route runs from here northwards along the Ems to Papenburg . The second half of the circuit leads through the forests of the Hümmling and the river landscape of the Hasetal back to Rheine.
landscape
The Emsland is part of the Northwest German Plain. On the Emsland Route, cyclists cross all the characteristic landscapes of the Emsland: the strongly agricultural southern Emsland, the Bourtanger Moor with its moor and heathland, the maritime northern Emstal, the wooded Hümmling and the Hasetal recreation area .
The extensive moor areas are particularly striking. In the International Nature Park Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen , founded in 2006, there are various, highly specialized and therefore endangered flora and fauna species.
Route
The total of almost 300 kilometers of the Emsland route can be divided into several daily stages. Start and finish points are freely selectable. The cycle route is signposted with a cycle route guidance system recommended by the ADFC . It shows a silver-colored badge with the inscription "Emsland-Route" on a blue-green background. The Emsland route has little incline and is therefore also suitable for hand bikers . A detour is signposted where, for example, sandy paths or steep inclines make it difficult to get ahead.
- Mileage (approximate figures)
- Meppen - Haren: 19 kilometers
- Haren - Lathen: 14 kilometers
- Lathen - Dörpen: 14 kilometers
- Dörpen - Papenburg: 22 kilometers
- Papenburg - Sögel: 36 kilometers
- Sögel - Haselünne: 35 kilometers
- Haselünne - Lengerich: 22 kilometers
- Lengerich - Freren: 15 kilometers
- Freren - Spelle: 19 kilometers
- Spelle - Rheine: 13 kilometers
- Rheine - Salzbergen: 11 kilometers
- Salzbergen - Emsbüren: 7 kilometers
- Emsbüren - Lingen: 23 kilometers
- Lingen - Geeste: 21 kilometers
- Geeste - Meppen: 20 kilometers
Sights along the way
- Emsflower in Emsbüren
- Emsland Moor Museum in Geeste-Groß Hesepe
- Great stone burial street of the humpback
- Historic town hall in Lingen (Ems)
- Historic town hall in Meppen
- Hüvener mill in Sögel
- Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen International Nature Park
- Grain and Hanseatic town of Haselünne
- Meyer shipyard in Papenburg
- " Hahnenmoor " nature reserve in Herzlake
- " Speller Dose " nature reserve in Spelle
- Schifferstadt Haren (Ems)
- Clemenswerth Castle in Sögel
- Dankern Castle in Haren (Ems)
- Von Velen facility in Papenburg
gallery
- Emsland route
View of the Bourtanger Moor-Bargerveen
The Von Velen facility in Papenburg
Gut Altenkamp, Papenburg-Aschendorf
Clemenswerth Castle, Sögel
service
Various GPS tracks are available for the Emsland route and are provided free of charge. Five bicycle bus lines operate between April 1st and October 31st each year on weekends and public holidays. This means that longer distances and bad weather phases can be bridged. The German railway offers regional express trains between Rheine and Emden with the Emsland tours ticket discounted prices incl. Bicycles on. But only on weekends. With the "Emsland-Suitcase-Taxi" luggage is transported from one station to the next for a fee by Emsland Touristik. Bicycles can be rented at 12 stations across the country. Numerous accommodation providers along the route meet the minimum requirements for bed + bike businesses stipulated by the ADFC.
literature
- Cycling map “Emsland Route”, Spiralo, 1: 50,000, BVA-Bielefelder Verlag, 6th, extended edition: ISBN 978-3-87073-468-8
- Bicycle tour book "Emsland-Route" on a scale of 1: 75,000, Verlag Esterbauer GmbH, 2010 edition: ISBN 978-3-85000-284-4
- The most beautiful bike tours in Emsland, BVA-Bielefelder Verlag, ISBN 978-3-87073-384-1