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Bourtange Fortress Windmill – Ruiten Aa Waterway loop from Neudersum

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Landkreis Emsland

Bourtange Fortress Windmill – Ruiten Aa Waterway loop from Neudersum

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Bourtange Fortress Windmill – Ruiten Aa Waterway loop from Neudersum

01:49

29.4km

30m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 14.3 km for 14 m

After 22.9 km for 10 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

8.25 km

Beach

Beach

2

8.80 km

Bridge Over the Fortress Waterway

Highlight • Bridge

Very narrow bridge and the path on gravel.

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3

10.1 km

Fort Bourtange

Highlight • Historical Site

Hotel Vesting Bourtange is not really a hotel, but a charming accommodation within the Bourtange fortress. The reception is located outside the fortress at the reception center, which has very …

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4

10.3 km

Bourtange Fortress Windmill

Highlight • Monument

The fortress with all its sights is always worth a visit.

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5

16.3 km

Workfare 1924-1939, a sculpture by Eddy Roos. This sculpture gives form to the despair of that time and the hope for a new tomorrow.

Highlight • Monument

Beautiful bronze figures very close to a rest area

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6

16.8 km

Ruiten Aa Waterway

Highlight • River

Throughout East Groningen, from Ter Apel to Bad Nieuweschans, many streams have been restored to their original, natural course over the past few decades. The forests, meadows and fields in …

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7

16.8 km

Wooden bridge over the Ruiten Aa

Highlight • Bridge

8

22.9 km

Sellingersluis Lock

Highlight • Monument

Lock + lifting bridge Hasseberg

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9

25.2 km

Rest Area on the Schmugglerroute

Highlight • Rest Area

Completely new, very nice rest area with a shelter on the "smuggler route" opened on April 15, 2023, which leads around Neudersum and crosses the border towards the Netherlands.

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B

29.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

8.44 km

4.59 km

2.78 km

721 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

8.89 km

3.34 km

3.03 km

472 m

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