Beach at the Geeste Reservoir – Insect Hotel Emsland loop from Geeste

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Landkreis Emsland

Geeste

Beach at the Geeste Reservoir – Insect Hotel Emsland loop from Geeste

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Beach at the Geeste Reservoir – Insect Hotel Emsland loop from Geeste

03:21

13.2km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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368 m

Restaurant Deichkrone at the Geeste Reservoir

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An 850 meter long beach with sunbathing area invites you to laze around

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477 m

Beach at the Geeste Reservoir

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A great café with friendly service

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617 m

Playground at the reservoir

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A large playground for the children right on the lake. There are some seating options nearby.

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2.26 km

View of the Geeste Reservoir Nature Reserve

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From the dike, you can easily spot the swans in the area. There's also a free telescope at the top for observing the birds.

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3.65 km

Reforestation Area Near Geeste

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At Geeste, deciduous and coniferous trees are planted in the ground.

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5.39 km

Ditch in Geester Forst

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The drainage ditch in the Geeste Forest connects the Ems River and the Dortmund-Ems Canal. The clear water flows calmly through the forest.

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7.62 km

Sheltered Rest Area with View of the Ems River

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A beautiful route along the Ems

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.33 km

2.04 km

1.54 km

1.28 km

Surfaces

4.26 km

4.10 km

4.06 km

393 m

371 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

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Comments

March 29, 2024,Geeste & die verlorene Burg

Geeste, with just over 12,000 inhabitants, is a municipality almost in the middle of the Emsland district. The reservoir is a popular excursion destination and tourist attraction for the region.
The "lost" Vredeforth Castle near Geeste stood as a bulwark against attackers on the Ems around the year 1400. After a peace treaty with the Bishop of Münster, the castle …

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January 23, 2025,Geester Wasserreich – Wandern im Naturpark Moor-Veenland🪶🌳🌿🥾🥾🙋🏻‍♂️

Hike on Thursday.🥾🥾🌿
Today around Geeste. Beautiful routes are often on your doorstep, you just have to discover them. 🙂🪶🌳
The weather was good again, drafty and cold up at the reservoir, but we had dressed warmly. The sun even dared to come out now and then....🌞🌞👍🙋🏻‍♂️

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August 6, 2024,Emsland Tour: Geeste 🤗🥾 Wasser, Strand und viel viel 🌞

Started today in fantastic weather at the reservoir in Geeste.

From the reservoir
in Geeste, in the direction of the biotope with its rich animal life, we continued along a picturesque stream in the middle of the forest.
There was also a small section along the Ems 🤗

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April 30, 2022,Geeste - Speichersee und Natur

The sites from the younger Bronze Age are on the dry ridges east of the Ems. The settlements of that time in the area of today's Geeste municipality are limited to the high Geest ridges in Hesepe, Dalum and Geeste. These "pagan", i.e. pre-Christian settlements developed from individual farms to small associations in the form of clustered villages. In 1379 …

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