Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Winterswijk · Updated on 13 November 2026
Flamingoroute cycle route
Flamingoroute is a cycle route of 329 km from Winterswijk that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 629 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets, 7 bike pumps 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.
- 329 km
- ± 21:55 h
- ↑ 612 m · ↓ 592 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 629 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets, 7 bike pumps and 1 honesty box.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
11 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 3 more along the route are on the map.
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 612 m
- Down
- ↓ 592 m
- Highest point
- 110 m
- Lowest point
- 28 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
329 km in total- Road: 181.3 km
- Path: 57.1 km
- Street: 47.8 km
- Track: 23.4 km
- Cycle path: 13.9 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 3 km
- Busy road: 1.8 km
Surfaces
329 km in total- Asphalt: 180.7 km
- Gravel: 28.9 km
- Paved: 18 km
- Unpaved: 4.3 km
- Unknown: 96.4 km
About the cycle route Flamingoroute
Updated on 13 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Flamingoroute is a circular ride of 329 km from Winterswijk: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 612 m in total and descend 592 m. Allow ± 21:55 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is road (181.3 km), path (57.1 km) and street (47.8 km). Of the surface, 180.7 km asphalt and 28.9 km gravel. For 96.4 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 629 benches, 9 water fountains and refill points, 17 public toilets, 7 bike pumps and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
The Flamingoroute is a circular ride of about 190 km through the Achterhoek, Twente and the Münsterland in Germany, taking in Winterswijk, Groenlo, Haaksbergen, Enschede, Gronau, Vreden and Ahaus. You ride past the small fortified town of Bredevoort and the Nationaal Museum Tachtigjarige Oorlog (Eighty Years' War museum) in Groenlo, through peat and fen areas such as the Korenburgerveen, Aamsveen, Witte Veen and Zwillbrocker Venn, and across the Buurserzand. Almost half is asphalt and a quarter gravel. We know of eight toilets, six water taps and two bike pumps on the way.
Cycle routes nearby
5Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Rijksmuseum TwentheMuseum · 5.4 km from the route - 2
SeinhuisjeAttraction · 6.6 km from the route - 3
Achterhoeks OpenluchtmuseumMuseum · 6.6 km from the route - 4
Nationaal OnderduikmuseumMuseum · 7.7 km from the route - 5
SevinkmolenAttraction · 3.5 km from the route - 6
Nationaal Museum Tachtigjarige OorlogMuseum · 4.4 km from the route - 7
Engelse SchansArchaeological site · 6.9 km from the route - 8
UitkijktorenObservation tower · 3.6 km from the route - 9
Bastion TreurnietRuins · 8 km from the route - 10
Gedenkraam in de OosterkerkMemorial · 7.7 km from the route - 11
HarrevelderschansFort · 2.9 km from the route - 12
Haus RhedeAttraction · 104 m from the route - 13
LWL-Industriemuseum TextilWerk Bocholt - WebereiMuseum · 126 m from the route - 14
kult WestmünsterlandMuseum · 138 m from the route - 15
BarenborgAttraction · 151 m from the route - 16
Rock'n'PopmuseumMuseum · 160 m from the route - 17
Burg GemenCastle · 164 m from the route - 18
Kloster MariengardenAttraction · 237 m from the route - 19
Schloss VelenCastle · 242 m from the route - 20
ViewpointViewpoint · 251 m from the route - 21
St. Marien BurloAttraction · 259 m from the route - 22
Bocholter HandwerksmuseumMuseum · 475 m from the route - 23
OratoriumMonument · 748 m from the route - 24
Historisches RathausAttraction · 1 km from the route - 25
St. GeorgAttraction · 1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Flamingoroute?
Flamingoroute is 329 km long. Allow ± 21:55 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 Winterswijk.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 612 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 17 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 9 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass St. Margareta, Konventon von Burlo and Schloss Diepenbrock.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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