Wooden Bridge Over the Ems – Kottruper Lakes loop from Torfvenn

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Wooden Bridge Over the Ems – Kottruper Lakes loop from Torfvenn

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4.3

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168

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Wooden Bridge Over the Ems – Kottruper Lakes loop from Torfvenn

01:14

4.86km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Emsaue westlich Warendorf

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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473 m

Viewing platform at the Kottruper Lakes

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Great rest and training place. Lots of information on boards and a large observation tower await you.

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886 m

Surf School at Feldmarksee

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Unexpectedly after a lot of gravel a surf school. Later you will also find the associated campsite.

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1.74 km

Inflow to the Ems River

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Gravity in water pipe

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1.79 km

Wooden Bridge Over the Ems

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Bridge

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2.70 km

Ems Oxbow in the Emsaue Westlich Warendorf Nature Reserve

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Here in the forest is an old arm of the Ems.

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3.22 km

Kottruper Lakes

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Such a beautiful spot must be preserved. Many water and migratory birds that find rest and food here, it knocks me out .....

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3.34 km

View of One of the Kottruper Lakes

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A hike around the Kottruper Lakes is always a nice experience.

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3.44 km

Sandy Beach at NSG Emsaue Westlich Warendorf

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Can like to grill here is really super nice

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4.86 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.91 km

1.20 km

892 m

822 m

Surfaces

1.84 km

1.19 km

816 m

587 m

305 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

16°C

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Comments

June 25, 2025,Kottruper See

At first, it sounds like a good idea: a walk around Lake Kottruper. But the entire shore belongs to either a fenced-off campsite or a mostly fenced-off nature reserve.

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July 27, 2025,Kottruper Seen WAF

Initially, the trail is sandy, turning off in time for the Ems River! At the lake, the path becomes increasingly narrow and ends in nothing.

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October 23, 2024,NSG Emsaue westlich Warendorf - kleine schöne Runde

Another beautiful round west of Warendorf.

*** My highlights ***
-- Comfortable round, in good company, on easy paths and narrow trails
-- A female pheasant flew away and a young male pheasant showed himself to us for a long time
-- The Kottruper lakes were full of birds. The majority were wild geese
-- Stop at the Austermann farm …

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October 16, 2023,Warendorf, Runde um die Kottruper Seen und an der Ems entlang🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️⛅️

We started at the Austermann farm shop. There are pumpkins lined up in and around the yard. A nice autumnal atmosphere. 🤗

The circumnavigation of the lakes in the NSG Emsaue west of Warendorf was sometimes a bit adventurous. Most of it is on dirt roads. The lakes, which are fenced in in many places, can only be seen every …

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February 8, 2025,Warendorf, Hofladen Austermann, die Ems & Kottruper Seen

On our way back from Warendorf we take the turnoff to the Austermann farm. Vegetables, fruit and herbs grow in the surrounding fields, most of which, like the meat products from the farm's pigs, are processed and sold directly on site. Various specialties change hands here, we particularly like the pickled gherkins in many different flavors.

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