Oll Wiek Historic Canal
Cycling Highlight
Recommended by 38 out of 39 cyclists
Location: Rhauderfehn, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany
Top cycling routes to Oll Wiek Historic Canal
- Easy
4.8
(60)
134
Lengener Moor Path Cycle Path – Hauptfehnkanal Lock loop from Ostrhauderfehn01:24
24.1km
30m
Easy4.7
(33)
92
Lengener Moor Path Cycle Path – Hauptfehnkanal Lock loop from Backemoor01:42
29.2km
40m
Intermediate4.8
(67)
224
East Frisia hiking trail – Cycle Path Along the Railway loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)02:29
41.3km
50m
Tips
On April 19, 1769, Frederick the Great, King of Prussia and since 1744 Prince of East Frisia, signed the founding document for the Rhauderfehn moor settlement.However, around 100 years earlier there had been an attempt to dig peat on a large scale in the moor near Rhaude and to create a moor settlement.This is documented by documents from the state archive in Aurich, according to which citizens of Emden had already begun digging a canal from the Rhauder Tief westwards into the raised moor in 1649. The "Oll Wiek" is now located at this historical location.It cannot be proven why the project failed.The municipality of Rhauderfehn restored the "Oll Wiek" in 1990; the canal is around 260 m long.
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Location: Rhauderfehn, Leer, East Frisia, Lower Saxony, Germany
Top cycling routes to Oll Wiek Historic Canal
- Easy
4.8
(60)
134
Lengener Moor Path Cycle Path – Hauptfehnkanal Lock loop from Ostrhauderfehn01:24
24.1km
30m
Easy4.7
(33)
92
Lengener Moor Path Cycle Path – Hauptfehnkanal Lock loop from Backemoor01:42
29.2km
40m
Intermediate4.8
(67)
224
East Frisia hiking trail – Cycle Path Along the Railway loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)02:29
41.3km
50m
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