Outdoor PitstopCycle route · Apen · Updated on 14 November 2026
Ammerlandroute cycle route
Ammerlandroute is a cycle route of 165.8 km from Apen that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 130 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.
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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.
- 165.8 km
- ± 11:05 h
- ↑ 158 m · ↓ 156 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 130 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets and 4 bike pumps.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.
7 sights along the way
In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot.
Observation tower
Attraction
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Observation tower
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Photo: JoachimKohler-HB · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 158 m
- Down
- ↓ 156 m
- Highest point
- 38 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
165.8 km in total- Street: 78.5 km
- Path: 48.4 km
- Road: 29.3 km
- Track: 6.6 km
- Footpath (walk your bike): 2.4 km
- Busy road: 300 m
- Cycle path: 50 m
Surfaces
165.8 km in total- Asphalt: 113.1 km
- Paved: 23.1 km
- Gravel: 14.8 km
- Natural: 1.3 km
- Unpaved: 975 m
- Unknown: 12.2 km
About the cycle route Ammerlandroute
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you cycle?
Ammerlandroute is a circular ride of 165.8 km from Apen: it starts and ends in the same place.
How hard is the route?
You climb 158 m in total and descend 156 m. Allow ± 11:05 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What roads do you cycle on?
The longest part is street (78.5 km), path (48.4 km) and road (29.3 km). Of the surface, 113.1 km asphalt and 23.1 km paved. For 12.2 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 130 benches, 2 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets and 4 bike pumps. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Cycle routes nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Schloss RastedeAttraction · 145 m from the route - 2
PalaisAttraction · 166 m from the route - 3
Bokeler BurgArchaeological site · 496 m from the route - 4
Schloss FikensoltCastle · 709 m from the route - 5
Leuchtturm BarßelAttraction · 1.1 km from the route - 6
Großsteingrab RastedeArchaeological site · 3.5 km from the route - 7
Moor- und Fehnmuseum ElisabethfehnMuseum · 3.5 km from the route - 8
Burg StickhausenCastle · 5.6 km from the route - 9
AttractionAttraction · 6.6 km from the route - 10
KramermarktAttraction · 9.5 km from the route - 11
Heimatmuseum WiefelstedeMuseum · 128 m from the route - 12DLRGObservation tower · 159 m from the route
- 13Ehrenfriedhof EdewechtMemorial · 531 m from the route
- 14Bauernmuseum Rastede "Jan Pastor sin Hus"Museum · 534 m from the route
- 15Observation towerObservation tower · 572 m from the route
- 16WassermühleAttraction · 626 m from the route
- 17AussichtsturmObservation tower · 1.1 km from the route
- 18Observation towerObservation tower · 1.7 km from the route
- 19Aussichtsturm Bollenhagener MoorwaldObservation tower · 5.5 km from the route
- 20Wasserturm VarelAttraction · 8.9 km from the route
- 21Observation towerObservation tower · 9.3 km from the route
- 22Motte bei LindernCastle · 9.4 km from the route
- 23Kaskade-Infohaus WasserMuseum · 9.8 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Ammerlandroute?
Ammerlandroute is 165.8 km long. Allow ± 11:05 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 Apen.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 158 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 18 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 2 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Observation tower, Trinkwasserlehrpfad Nethen and Freilichtmuseum Ammerländer Bauernhaus.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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