Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Emlichheim · Updated on 13 November 2026
Pionierroute cycle route
Pionierroute is a cycle route of 146.5 km from Emlichheim that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 42 benches, 1 water point, 1 public toilet and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 146.5 km
- ± 9:45 h
- ↑ 99 m · ↓ 98 m
- Hard
- Circular ride
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 42 benches, 1 water point, 1 public toilet and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
3 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Observation tower
Memorial
Museum
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 99 m
- Down
- ↓ 98 m
- Highest point
- 33 m
- Lowest point
- 10 m
Nowhere steeper than 5%.
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
146.5 km in total- Road: 73.3 km
- Path: 23 km
- Street: 19.9 km
- Cycle path: 19.3 km
- Track: 6.9 km
- Busy road: 1.7 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 325 m
- Unknown: 2 km
Surfaces
146.5 km in total- Asphalt: 71 km
- Paved: 28.3 km
- Gravel: 13.6 km
- Natural: 1.2 km
- Unpaved: 650 m
- Unknown: 31.5 km
About the cycle route Pionierroute
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Pionierroute is a circular ride of 146.5 km from Emlichheim: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 99 m in total and descend 98 m. Allow ± 9:45 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is road (73.3 km), path (23 km) and street (19.9 km). Of the surface, 71 km asphalt and 28.3 km paved. For 31.5 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 42 benches, 1 water point, 1 public toilet and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Pionierroute is a circular ride of just over 124 km through the border country of south-east Drenthe and the Emsland in Germany, and is part of Emsland Tourismus's United Countries Tour. You ride past Emmen, Coevorden, Schoonebeek and Ter Apel, through the Bargerveen nature reserve, the Bourtanger Moor - Veenland nature park and the Emmerdennen woods with hunebed (megalithic tomb) D45, and past the Industrieel Smalspoor Museum. A third is cycle path and it is flat. There are a hundred benches along the way, but we know of only two toilets and one water tap, so bring enough to drink.
Part of United Countries Tour
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- Vechtetalroute / Vechtdalroute - 04 - Emlichheim - OmmenModerate · From A to B54 km
- Saksenroute - 03 - Borger - CoevordenModerate · From A to B53.4 km
- KlenckerouteModerate · Circular ride51.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
Kasteel van CoevordenCastle · 1.5 km from the route - 2
Industrieel Smalspoor MuseumMuseum · 3.3 km from the route - 3
Gold RushAttraction · 9.7 km from the route - 4
Red Bandits AdventureAttraction · 9.6 km from the route - 5
Expedition NautilusAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 6
O2 ManderArchaeological site · 9.5 km from the route - 7
De HunenborgArchaeological site · 9.5 km from the route - 8
Standerdmolen Ter HaarAttraction · 2.6 km from the route - 9
Phileas Fun HouseAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 10
ApolloAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 11
El ToritoAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 12
Sky TowerAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 13
Hunebed D47 Emmen - AngelsloArchaeological site · 9.8 km from the route - 14
Schloss DankernCastle · 2.3 km from the route - 15
Emsland MoormuseumMuseum · 144 m from the route - 16
Poaschebarg - Historische StätteAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 17
Schwarzer GartenMemorial · 2.7 km from the route - 18
PovelturmObservation tower · 2.9 km from the route - 19
Stadtmuseum NordhornMuseum · 3.6 km from the route - 20
Loozensche LinieArchaeological site · 4.7 km from the route - 21
Luchtwachttoren 7Z3Observation tower · 4.8 km from the route - 22
Kriegerdenkmal HesepeMemorial · 5.4 km from the route - 23
Gut BrandlechtCastle · 7.4 km from the route - 24
Historisches RathausAttraction · 7.8 km from the route - 25
JumboAttraction · 9.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Pionierroute?
Pionierroute is 146.5 km long. Allow ± 9:45 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
Yes, the route starts and ends at the same spot.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Emlichheim.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 99 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 1 public toilet within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 1 water point within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Observation tower, Franzosenfriedhof and Erdöl-Erdgas-Museum Twist.
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