Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Hövelhof · Updated on 14 November 2026
EmsRadweg cycle route
EmsRadweg is a cycle route of 381 km from Hövelhof. Along the way you'll find 787 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 24 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
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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.
- 381 km
- ± 25:25 h
- ↑ 537 m · ↓ 649 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- Regional route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 787 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 24 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
16 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 8 more along the route are on the map.
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Photo: J.-H. Janßen · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
Observation tower
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Photo: Lokilech · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Observation tower
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Photo: STBR · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsAttraction
Castle
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 537 m
- Down
- ↓ 649 m
- Highest point
- 140 m
- Lowest point
- 0 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
381 km in total- Road: 135.7 km
- Path: 116.7 km
- Street: 63.3 km
- Track: 51.3 km
- Cycle path: 7.1 km
- Busy road: 2.6 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 1.4 km
- Unknown: 2.1 km
Surfaces
381 km in total- Asphalt: 284.3 km
- Gravel: 44.2 km
- Paved: 39.1 km
- Unpaved: 925 m
- Natural: 25 m
- Unknown: 11.6 km
About the cycle route EmsRadweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
EmsRadweg is a cycle route of 381 km that starts in Hövelhof. It does not end where it starts. You start in Emsquellen and finish in Emden.
How hard is the route?
You climb 537 m in total and descend 649 m. Allow ± 25:25 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is road (135.7 km), path (116.7 km) and street (63.3 km). Of the surface, 284.3 km asphalt and 44.2 km gravel. For 11.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 787 benches, 6 water fountains and refill points, 24 public toilets, 6 bike pumps and 4 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The EmsRadweg (Ems Cycle Route) is a 381 km long-distance cycle route along the Ems, from the river's sources in the Senne near Hövelhof to its mouth at Emden. It runs through Rietberg, Warendorf, Telgte, Greven and Rheine in the Münsterland, then through the Emsland via Meppen, Haren and Papenburg, and finally through East Frisia to Emden. In Papenburg the museum ships Friederike and Margaretha lie on the route, and near Haren the Haus Landegge manor. Three quarters is asphalt, much of it on quiet minor roads. Drinking water is scarce: we know of only 6 points, but 24 toilets.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Cycle routes nearby
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- Paderborner Land RouteHard · Circular ride248.7 km
- D-Netz Route 3Hard · From A to B75.6 km
- Europaradweg R1 - Abschnitt Deutschland Teil 2Hard · From A to B204.4 km
- EuroVelo 2 - Germany part 2Hard · From A to B204.4 km
- Fietsen naar PraagHard · From A to B566.8 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Fort BourtangeCastle · 7.5 km from the route - 2
St.-Paulus-DomAttraction · 8.6 km from the route - 3
Schiefer Turm von SuurhusenAttraction · 8 km from the route - 4
Historisches RathausAttraction · 8.7 km from the route - 5
St. LambertiAttraction · 8.5 km from the route - 6
JaL-BibliothekAttraction · 2.4 km from the route - 7
Schloss DankernCastle · 2.9 km from the route - 8
Kunsthaus Rietberg - Museum Wilfried KochMuseum · 113 m from the route - 9
Gut AltenkampMuseum · 146 m from the route - 10
Kloster BentlageCastle · 154 m from the route - 11
Schloss RhedaCastle · 198 m from the route - 12
ZiegeleimuseumMuseum · 209 m from the route - 13
Dampflok 043 196-5Attraction · 251 m from the route - 14
GradierwerkAttraction · 252 m from the route - 15
Westpreußisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 270 m from the route - 16
Schloss RietbergArchaeological site · 278 m from the route - 17
Burg NienhausArchaeological site · 279 m from the route - 18
Nordrhein-Westfälisches LandgestütAttraction · 306 m from the route - 19
Naturzoo RheineAttraction · 393 m from the route - 20
Historisches RathausAttraction · 552 m from the route - 21
WölanburgArchaeological site · 559 m from the route - 22
Großsteingrab von RheineArchaeological site · 606 m from the route - 23
Wannenmacher MuseumMuseum · 727 m from the route - 24
Mehringer Steine IArchaeological site · 864 m from the route - 25
HaskenauArchaeological site · 1.6 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is EmsRadweg?
EmsRadweg is 381 km long. Allow ± 25:25 h of riding: 15 km an hour, without breaks.
Is this route a circular ride?
No, the route runs from Emsquellen to Emden.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Hövelhof.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 537 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 24 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 6 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Falkenhof-Museum, Emsblick and Observation tower.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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