Varel Harbor – Kurhaus Dangast and the Beach loop from Schortens-Heidmühle

Varel Harbor – Kurhaus Dangast and the Beach loop from Schortens-Heidmühle

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Varel Harbor – Kurhaus Dangast and the Beach loop from Schortens-Heidmühle

03:15

74.5km

140m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 52.1 km for 304 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

10.6 km

St. Mauritius Church Ruins (Reepsholt)

Highlight • Religious Site

On the route along the Ems-Jade Canal, you shouldn't miss the detour to Reepsholt and its enchanting ruins, the St. Mauritius Church. Only meters away from the east-west route we …

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24.4 km

Varel Harbor

Highlight • Structure

Here you can eat very well fish

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44.7 km

Vareler Hafen

Lake

45.5 km

Varel Lock and Stone Snowman

Highlight • Monument

Here you can ride a racing bike really well. The stone snowman is a great motif to photograph

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45.6 km

Vareler Siel Pumping Station

Highlight • Monument

The "Vareler Siel" pumping station is a beautiful structure at the Vareler harbor and is located right next to the Wilhelm-Kammann lock.

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52.5 km

Nordseebad Dangast Beach

Highlight • Beach

Very nice, especially for families. It's always fun to go there, best with friends. :) Get into the beach chair and enjoy the smell of the sea.

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53.2 km

Kurhaus Dangast and the Beach

Highlight • Beach

Great to stop off 🍔🍰☕🍺

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54.9 km

Fisherman Statue on the Deich Path

Highlight (Segment) • Monument

Nice path along the dike - on the land side.

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74.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.0 km

15.7 km

8.90 km

7.84 km

665 m

337 m

155 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

51.6 km

18.4 km

4.00 km

515 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 10 November

7°C

1°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Fog is expected during your activity. Consider wearing some high-visibility clothing so you’re easier to see.

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Comments

July 14, 2025,Nachmittagsrunde 🚴 (Mündungsschöpfwerk Jade)

Today's destination was the Jade estuary pumping station. A beautiful hike in glorious weather.

I saw starlings on the dike for the first time in a long time. There were many more of them when I was a child. I remember flocks plundering the cherry tree in the garden in no time. They were very beautiful birds with their glossy …

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March 17, 2023,Kleine Abendrunde (Varel - Mariensiel- Schortens)

... there are plenty of offspring on the dikes, Easter is approaching!

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March 1, 2025,Wieder linksrum 🚴 (aber heute bis Varel)

No moss, it's the common yellow lichen (Xanthoria parietina) that makes the small piece of brickwork so magical. I'm always fascinated when I cycle past it - I stop once a year. But you have to be on a blue bike if you want to pose for a photo. The colors have to match 😊.
It was a beautiful day!

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May 20, 2024,Pfingst-Hausrunde 🌧️🚴🏿‍♂️ (Varel, Dangast)

It started to rain between Dangast and Cäciliengroden. My weather app had predicted it and I had a rain jacket with me.

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