The city of Lingen, which is also the largest city in the Emsland district, is close to the border with the Netherlands. This is where you start the approximately 40-kilometer cycle tour that takes you to various ponds and bodies of water around Lingen.



The starting point is the new town hall in Lingen… read more

This cycle tour connects the two rivers Mittelradde and Nordradde, which are part of the Hümling rivers. And of course the bunny must not be missing on this tour.



It starts in the old town of Werlte in the Hümmling Nature Park. Here you cycle past a fascinating landscape, which is also the habitat of… read more

On this tour you can relax and enjoy the water landscapes south of Meppen. You cycle along the Hase to Bokeloh with the oldest and perhaps most beautiful church in the region: St. Vitus has been rising right on the banks of the Hase for more than 1,000 years. Next door, in the Old School, an exhibition… read more

In northern Germany, ship captains are called "Schipper". On this tour, you will cycle in their footsteps between the shipping town of Haren and the Hanseatic town of Meppen. You will almost always cycle along the Ems, which connects both towns like a blue ribbon.



It starts in Haren, where you are comfortably… read more

On this tour you will experience up close how water shapes the Emsland region. Of course you will discover the Ems, but also numerous lakes, streams and canals with many natural and technical highlights.



You start in Haselünne and first drive along the Hase, a tributary of the Ems. The open-air and local… read more

This bike tour is like an expedition into the animal kingdom: On the route through the part of the Emsauen nature reserve between Rhede and Papenburg, you keep a constant eye on the natural course of the river, explore the unspoilt landscape of its backwaters and experience an unusually diverse bird… read more

The approximately 31-kilometer tour starts in the center of Salzbergen and takes you through the southern tip of the Emsland. You will get to know all the districts of the municipality of Salzberg.



At the beginning you drive in the direction of Ems, where you follow the Ems cycle path for a while. Then… read more

On this tour you always cycle along the water almost without interruption - you will find out why halfway along.



First you cycle through Germany's southernmost seaport and past the Meyer shipyard, then a little upstream of the Ems in the direction of Aschendorf. There it is worth taking a look at the… read more

Your day tour begins in the Saller See recreation area, which takes you through the Lengerich municipality and brings you closer to the element of water, which characterizes the region and the entire Emsland.



The Saller See recreation area is your starting point for the approximately 63-kilometer cycle… read more

Dunes without a sea? Yes, that is possible in Emsland. Ice Age glaciers brought the sand into the region, which was then blown up to form dunes. Sandy sections of track and vegetation that grows on this nutrient-poor soil are therefore nothing unusual on this approximately 75-kilometer circuit.



It starts… read more

On this circuit through the joint municipality of Freren, you can enjoy nature and slow down wonderfully. You start on the market square in Freren and explore the surrounding villages over the next 44 kilometers.



A first stop is worthwhile in Settrup, because there you can admire the strikingly large… read more