Cycle route · Oldambt · Updated on 14 November 2026

Nordseeküstenroute cycle route

Nordseeküstenroute is a cycle route of 945.6 km from Oldambt. Along the way you'll find 2,762 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 251 public toilets, 34 bike pumps and 5 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.

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945.6 km
± 12:35 h per stage
↑ 418 m · ↓ 416 m
Hard per stage
From A to B
National route

Start in Oldambt
0 km
4.2 km
Water point
4.2 km
7.2 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
11.4 km
922 m · 2 benches
Public toilet and water point
12.4 km
13.6 km · 10 benches
Water point and bike pump
25.9 km
11.3 km · 19 benches
Public toilet
37.3 km
11.8 km · 9 benches
Kesselschleuse Emden
49 km
Attraction
1.1 km · 21 benches
Water point
50.1 km
18.8 km · 30 benches
Public toilet
68.9 km
4.5 km
Rysumer Mühle and 1 more
73.5 km
Rysumer Kirche
2.8 km · 2 benches
Reformierte Kirche
76.3 km
Attraction
155 m
Ostfriesisches LandwirtschaftsMuseum Campen
76.4 km
Museum
3.8 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
80.2 km
5.3 km · 13 benches
Osterburg
85.5 km
Castle
5.2 km
Public toilet
90.8 km
4.3 km · bench
Pilsumer Leuchtturm
95 km
Attraction
550 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
95.6 km
3.4 km · 28 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
99 km
621 m · 11 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
99.6 km
20.6 km · 8 benches
Kirchenmuseum Marienhafe
120.2 km
2 public toilets and bike pump
1.3 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
121.5 km
24.1 km · 60 benches
Observation tower
145.6 km
Public toilet and bike pump
519 m · 49 benches
Public toilet
146.1 km
448 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
146.6 km
24.7 km · 23 benches
2 public toilets
171.3 km
5.8 km · 20 benches
Public toilet
177.1 km
993 m · 9 benches
Public toilet
178.1 km
4.5 km · 49 benches
Leben am Meer
182.6 km
Public toilet
10.2 km · 10 benches
Public toilet
192.8 km
316 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
193.2 km

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730 m · 25 benches
Public toilet
193.9 km
6.7 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
200.6 km
1 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
201.6 km
528 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
202.1 km
20.1 km · 20 benches
Eilhard Mitscherlich Denkmal
222.3 km
Memorial
416 m · 14 benches
Brauereimuseum
222.7 km
Public toilet
195 m · 14 benches
Fräulein Maria
222.9 km
2 public toilets and water point
173 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
223.1 km
13 km · 15 benches
Muschelmuseum
236.1 km
Museum
155 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
236.2 km
16.2 km · 24 benches
Kopperhörner Mühle
252.5 km
Public toilet
1.4 km · 28 benches
Seebataillonsdenkmal
253.8 km
Memorial
196 m · 4 benches
Prinz Adalbert von Preußen
254 km
Memorial
179 m · 2 benches
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Denkmal
254.2 km
Memorial
524 m · 12 benches
Gotthilf-Hagen-Denkmal
254.7 km
Memorial
645 m
Arcona and 1 more
255.4 km
Küstenmuseum
185 m · bench
Feuerschiff Wilhelmshaven
255.5 km
Attraction
1.2 km · 11 benches
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Brücke
256.7 km
Attraction
208 m · 4 benches
Bike pump
256.9 km
16.6 km · 29 benches
Bike pump
273.5 km
423 m · 2 benches
Erinnerungsort ehemalige Synagoge in Neustadtgödens
273.9 km
Museum
2.4 km · 2 benches
Honesty box
276.3 km
13.8 km · 37 benches
Water point
290.1 km
381 m
Public toilet
290.4 km
6.1 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
296.6 km
2 km · 2 benches
Public toilet
298.6 km
11.7 km · 3 benches
Kaskade-Infohaus Wasser
310.3 km
Water point
1.9 km · bench
Public toilet
312.2 km
1.6 km
Honesty box
313.8 km
8.5 km
Seefelder Mühle
322.3 km
Attraction
733 m
2 water fountains and refill points
323.1 km
15.6 km · 18 benches
2 public toilets
338.6 km
6.5 km · 17 benches
Public toilet
345.1 km
395 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
345.5 km
3.7 km · 11 benches
Honesty box
349.2 km
5.4 km · 14 benches
Public toilet
354.6 km
203 m
Honesty box
354.8 km
2.9 km
Nationalpark-Haus Museum Fedderwardersiel
357.7 km
Public toilet
264 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
358 km
914 m · 3 benches
2 public toilets
358.9 km
165 m · bench
Public toilet
359.1 km
205 m · bench
Public toilet
359.3 km
240 m · 5 benches
Water point
359.5 km
221 m · 3 benches
2 public toilets
359.7 km
305 m · bench
Public toilet
360 km
12.8 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
372.9 km
5 km · bench
Historisches Museum Bremerhaven and 1 more
377.9 km
Busse-Denkmal and public toilet
333 m · 11 benches
Wencke-Dock
378.2 km
48 public toilets
181 m · 9 benches
24 public toilets
378.4 km
246 m · bench
Radarturm and 1 more
378.6 km
Altes Unterfeuer Sandstedt and 3 public toilets
175 m · bench
DIVA and 1 more
378.8 km
Elbe 3 and public toilet
181 m · 3 benches
Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum and 3 more
379 km
Seefalke, Emma and U-Boot Wilhelm Bauer
164 m · bench
Helmut
379.1 km
Public toilet
253 m
Klimahaus Bremerhaven
379.4 km
Water point
266 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
379.7 km
164 m · 6 benches
RAU IX
379.8 km
Public toilet
3.5 km · 27 benches
Public toilet
383.3 km
10.9 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
394.2 km
431 m · 8 benches
Public toilet and honesty box
394.6 km
28.5 km · 70 benches
Public toilet
423.1 km
225 m · 4 benches
Wattenmeer-Besucherzentrum Cuxhaven
423.3 km
Bike pump
1.1 km · 10 benches
Observation tower
424.4 km
Observation tower
1.9 km · 14 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
426.3 km
889 m · 11 benches
Public toilet
427.1 km
181 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
427.3 km
179 m · bench
Public toilet
427.5 km
378 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
427.9 km
746 m · 3 benches
Public toilet
428.6 km
336 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
429 km
606 m · 14 benches
2 public toilets
429.6 km
170 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
429.7 km
297 m · 14 benches
Public toilet
430 km
1.1 km · 21 benches
Public toilet
431.1 km
1 km · 29 benches
Public toilet
432.1 km
476 m · 4 benches
2 public toilets
432.6 km
1.9 km · 15 benches
Rettungsschiff Swantje
434.5 km
Public toilet and bike pump
191 m · 4 benches
Windstärke 10
434.7 km
Museum
325 m
Public toilet
435.1 km
4.8 km
Aussichtsturm
439.9 km
Observation tower
360 m · bench
Altenbruch Leuchtturm Dicke Berta
440.3 km
Public toilet
833 m · 8 benches
2 public toilets
441.1 km
4.4 km · 5 benches
2 public toilets
445.5 km
2.4 km · 5 benches
2 public toilets
447.8 km
532 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
448.4 km
2.9 km · 52 benches
Kranichhaus and 1 more
451.3 km
Museum gegenstandsfreier Kunst and public toilet
279 m · 8 benches
Bike pump
451.6 km
2.8 km
Public toilet
454.4 km
31.6 km · 41 benches
Schwebefähre Osten-Hemmoor
486 km
Attraction
314 m
Heimat- und Buddelmuseum
486.4 km
Museum
7.2 km · 7 benches
Bike pump
493.6 km
8.3 km · bench
Bike pump
501.9 km
13.3 km · 22 benches
Georg Christoph Lichtenberg and 1 more
515.3 km
Freilichtmuseum auf der Insel
441 m · 8 benches
3 public toilets
515.7 km
5.6 km · 14 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
521.3 km
8.2 km · 54 benches
Public toilet
529.5 km
165 m
Bike pump
529.7 km
2 km · 5 benches
Hogendiekbrück
531.6 km
Attraction
801 m
Public toilet
532.4 km
2.2 km · bench
2 public toilets and water point
534.6 km
4.3 km
Museum Altes Land
538.9 km
Museum
536 m
Bike pump
539.4 km
174 m · 5 benches
Public toilet
539.6 km
1.1 km
Aurora
540.7 km
Attraction
18.5 km · 32 benches
Public toilet
559.1 km
3.5 km · 27 benches
Elbe 3 and 2 more
562.6 km
Tiger and Dampfeisbrecher Stettin
4.1 km · 22 benches
Public toilet
566.7 km
204 m · 7 benches
Public toilet
566.9 km
173 m · 14 benches
St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel
567.1 km
Attraction
218 m · 15 benches
Public toilet
567.3 km
160 m
Erotic Art Museum
567.5 km
Museum
269 m · 5 benches
Park Fiction
567.7 km
2 public toilets and water point
191 m · 13 benches
U-434 and 1 more
567.9 km
Mahnmal Madonna der Seefahrt and public toilet
177 m · 8 benches
Fischmarkt
568.1 km
Attraction
434 m · 6 benches
Popeye der Seefahrer
568.5 km
Memorial
797 m · 22 benches
Altonaer Balkon
569.3 km
Viewpoint
1.4 km · 46 benches
SD WOLTMAN and 3 more
570.7 km
Claus D., Flut 1976, Flut 1962 and public toilet
205 m · 9 benches
Public toilet
570.9 km
524 m · 18 benches
2 public toilets
571.4 km
482 m
Flut 1962 and 1 more
571.9 km
Flut 1976
200 m · 12 benches
Alter Schwede
572.1 km
Attraction
243 m · 16 benches
Public toilet
572.3 km
854 m · 21 benches
Flut 1976
573.2 km
Attraction
2 km · 72 benches
Public toilet
575.2 km
3.1 km · 145 benches
Treppenviertel
578.3 km
Public toilet
415 m · 14 benches
Fischerhaus Museum
578.7 km
Museum
1.6 km · 19 benches
Public toilet
580.3 km
882 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
581.1 km
888 m · 18 benches
Public toilet
582 km
4.6 km · 37 benches
Bike pump
586.6 km
397 m · 36 benches
Public toilet
587 km
11.7 km · 6 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
598.7 km
32.5 km · 21 benches
Fähre Kronsnest
631.1 km
Attraction
7.7 km · 6 benches
Public toilet
638.8 km
4.8 km · 15 benches
Public toilet
643.6 km
5.6 km · 14 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
649.2 km
562 m · 18 benches
Wiebke-Kruse-Turm
649.8 km
Attraction
5.5 km · 21 benches
Public toilet
655.2 km
13.1 km · 22 benches
Bike pump
668.4 km
7.9 km · 25 benches
Kanalmuseum ATRIUM
676.3 km
Public toilet and bike pump
5.4 km · 15 benches
Water point
681.7 km
309 m · 3 benches
Heimatmuseum
682 km
Public toilet
1.4 km · bench
Stadtgalerie im Elbeforum
683.3 km
Museum
22.2 km · 25 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
705.6 km
1.1 km · 6 benches
Freimaurer Museum
706.6 km
Museum
15 km · 11 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
721.7 km
399 m · 3 benches
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landwirtschaftsmuseum
722.1 km
Public toilet
8.5 km · 14 benches
Public toilet
730.5 km
1.9 km · 7 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
732.5 km
5.1 km · 21 benches
2 public toilets and bike pump
737.6 km
2.2 km · 5 benches
2 public toilets
739.8 km
433 m · 3 benches
Bike pump
740.2 km
373 m · 14 benches
Museumshafen
740.6 km
Public toilet
372 m · 51 benches
2 public toilets and bike pump
740.9 km
403 m · 24 benches
Bike pump
741.3 km
788 m · 13 benches
Public toilet
742.1 km
406 m · 10 benches
Bike pump
742.5 km
446 m · 13 benches
Public toilet
743 km
2.6 km · 13 benches
Public toilet
745.6 km
622 m · 6 benches
Public toilet
746.2 km
2.5 km · 6 benches
Public toilet and water point
748.7 km
247 m · 3 benches
Bike pump
748.9 km
7.9 km · 4 benches
Public toilet
756.8 km
2.1 km · 11 benches
Eidersperrwerk
758.9 km
Attraction
3.5 km · 4 benches
Public toilet
762.4 km
3.6 km · 4 benches
Public toilet
766 km
14.2 km · 34 benches
Grüne Nordsee
780.2 km
Public toilet
729 m · 15 benches
Public toilet
780.9 km
355 m · 13 benches
Public toilet
781.3 km
1.9 km · 45 benches
Public toilet
783.2 km
990 m · 12 benches
2 public toilets
784.2 km
349 m · 2 benches
2 public toilets
784.5 km
9.8 km · 16 benches
Public toilet
794.4 km
36.8 km · 16 benches
Schifffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland and 2 more
831.2 km
Kulturpfad 30 - Wernersches Haus, Kulturpfad 29 - Kaufmannshaus, 5 public toilets and bike pump
249 m · 7 benches
Kulturpfad 16 - Slipanlage der alten Werft and 1 more
831.4 km
Theodor-Storm-Haus and 2 public toilets
184 m · 8 benches
Nationalpark-Haus
831.6 km
Public toilet
373 m · 3 benches
Water point
832 km
2.3 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
834.3 km
3.9 km · 12 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
838.2 km
5.4 km · 14 benches
Observation tower
843.6 km
Observation tower
326 m
Public toilet
844 km
5.6 km · 5 benches
Public toilet
849.6 km
316 m · 4 benches
Public toilet
849.9 km
6.9 km · 8 benches
2 public toilets
856.8 km
1.7 km · 9 benches
Public toilet
858.4 km
1.9 km · 41 benches
Public toilet
860.4 km
2.4 km · 11 benches
Public toilet
862.8 km
2 km
Public toilet
864.7 km
3.9 km · 7 benches
Public toilet
868.6 km
7.1 km · 4 benches
Public toilet and bike pump
875.7 km
11 km · 3 benches
Public toilet
886.8 km
7.6 km · 11 benches
Public toilet
894.4 km
167 m · 2 benches
Public toilet
894.5 km
859 m · 18 benches
Public toilet
895.4 km
17.2 km · 7 benches
Naturkundemuseum Niebüll
912.5 km
Museum
1.5 km · 11 benches
Public toilet
914.1 km
18.7 km · 8 benches
Museum und Garten Nolde and 1 more
932.8 km
Historisches Noldehaus
8.6 km · 14 benches
Bike pump
941.4 km
4.2 km · bench
Finish
945.6 km

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Longest stretch without a toilet: 61.3 kmBetween 454.4 km and 515.7 km there is no public toilet within 100 m of the route.

The route with the water points, toilets and sights within 100 m of it.

97 sights along the way

In the order you pass them. With the Outdoor Pitstop app you hear their story on the spot. 89 more along the route are on the map.

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Attraction · after 49 km
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Attraction · after 73.5 km
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Attraction · after 73.6 km
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Attraction · after 76.3 km
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Museum · after 76.4 km
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Castle · after 85.5 km
Attraction · after 95 km
Museum · after 120.2 km

Stages (5)

Elevation and terrain

Up: ↑ 418 m
Down: ↓ 416 m
Highest point: 37 m
Lowest point: -1 m

1 flight of stairs

Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.

Way types

945.6 km in total

Road: 276.3 km
Street: 235.8 km
Path: 178 km
Track: 162 km
Busy road: 39.4 km
Footpath (walk your bike): 24 km
Cycle path: 14.6 km
Steps (carry your bike): 1 flight of stairs
Unknown: 13.7 km

Surfaces

945.6 km in total

Asphalt: 713.5 km
Paved: 148.2 km
Gravel: 26.1 km
Natural: 2.6 km
Unpaved: 25 m
Unknown: 53.5 km

About the cycle route Nordseeküstenroute

Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.

Where do you cycle?

Nordseeküstenroute is a cycle route of 945.6 km that starts in Oldambt. It does not end where it starts. Along the way you pass Kesselschleuse Emden (after 49 km), Rysumer Mühle (after 73.5 km) and Rysumer Kirche (after 73.6 km).

How hard is the route?

You climb 418 m in total and descend 416 m. There is 1 flight of steps along the way. Allow ± 12:35 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.

What roads do you cycle on?

The longest part is road (276.3 km), street (235.8 km) and path (178 km). Of the surface, 713.5 km asphalt and 148.2 km paved. For 53.5 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 2,762 benches, 16 water fountains and refill points, 251 public toilets, 34 bike pumps and 5 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The longest stretch without a toilet is 61.3 km. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

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