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The Dinkel

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The Dinkel

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The Dinkel

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Location: Losser, Overijssel, Netherlands

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1. Landgoed Singraven – Path Along the Dinkel loop from Denekamp

11.3km

02:52

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Path Along the Dinkel – De Dinkel loop from Beuningen

10.7km

02:42

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. De Dinkel – Path Along the Dinkel loop from Holt und Haar

10.7km

02:42

20m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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November 10, 2021

The spelled winds its way through the forest.

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Christiaan Hemerik

August 18, 2022

The Dinkel is a unique river for the Netherlands. Almost everywhere it follows its original course, meandering quietly and visibly flowing. In this region, the Dinkel flows through the rugged forest land of the Lutterzand, with sometimes very steep banks of sand and boulder clay. How cool that you can walk so close to it!

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Heetlage Gert

February 11, 2025

It is not for nothing that the Dinkel is sung about lyrically in the first verse of the Twente folk song. The partly sandy banks of the Dinkel offer an immense wealth of flora and fauna, with the magnificently colored kingfisher, a well-known resident of the area, being seen as a kind of mascot. The Dinkel has its source in North Rhine-Westphalia in the border area between Ahaus and Coesfeld, flows on the German side through Gescher, Epe, Gronau, in the communities of Losser and Dinkelland almost entirely through natural Dutch territory, reaches Germany again near Lage in the county of Bentheim, and then flows into the Vechte near Neuenhaus. The Vechte has its mouth in the Ijsselmeer. A historical sight is the ancient hydrodynamic lock "Schivenhuisje" on the Almelo-Nordhorn canal in Denekamp. Here, the water level of the Almelo-Nordhorn canal is regulated together with the water of the Nebendinkel. The Nebendinkel and the lower Dinkel then flow together again to form the Dinkel river. The Dinkel has a total length of around 96 kilometers, of which 46 km flow through the Twente region. For a longer stay, there are numerous options for a stopover. From overnight stays in luxurious hotel rooms, cozy bed and breakfasts and farm lodges to accommodation in the extraordinary star cube. There is something for everyone here!

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Location: Losser, Overijssel, Netherlands

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1. Landgoed Singraven – Path Along the Dinkel loop from Denekamp

2. Path Along the Dinkel – De Dinkel loop from Beuningen

3. De Dinkel – Path Along the Dinkel loop from Holt und Haar

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