Mountain bike trail · Emmen · Updated on 6 November 2026

MTB-route Noordbargerbos

MTB-route Noordbargerbos is a mountain bike trail of 12.5 km from Emmen that starts and ends at the same spot. Along the way you'll find 6 benches and picnic tables.

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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.

12.5 km
± 1:00 h
↑ 3 m · ↓ 3 m
Easy
Loop
Local route
Colour of the signs

Start in Emmen
0 km
12.5 km · 6 benches
Back at the start
12.5 km

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No public toilet along the wayThere is no public toilet within 100 m of the route. Go before you start, or find one a bit further away in the app.

The route with the pitstops and sights within 100 m of it.

Elevation and terrain

Up: ↑ 3 m
Down: ↓ 3 m
Highest point: 22 m
Lowest point: 17 m

Nowhere steeper than 5%.

Elevation from AHN (Rijkswaterstaat), smoothed.

Way types

12.5 km in total

Path: 5.6 km
Track: 5.2 km
Cycle path: 850 m
Road: 625 m

Surfaces

12.5 km in total

Unpaved: 8.5 km
Paved: 925 m
Asphalt: 350 m
Unknown: 2.5 km

About the mountain bike trail MTB-route Noordbargerbos

Updated on 6 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap and the AHN.

Where do you ride?

MTB-route Noordbargerbos is a loop of 12.5 km from Emmen: it starts and ends in the same place.

How hard is the route?

The route is almost flat. You climb 3 m in total and descend 3 m. Allow ± 1:00 h, without breaks. The level is easy.

What trails do you ride on?

The longest part is path (5.6 km), track (5.2 km) and cycle path (850 m). Of the surface, 8.5 km unpaved and 925 m paved. For 2.5 km the surface is not known.

Pitstops along the way

Within 100 metres of the route there are 6 benches and picnic tables. There is no public toilet within 100 metres of the route. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.

The Noordbargerbos MTB trail is a 12.5 km cross-country loop through the Noordbargerbos woods in the municipality of Emmen. It is split roughly evenly between paths and unpaved forest and sand tracks, and it is flat. You follow the blue waymarks anticlockwise. There are six benches along the trail; we know of no drinking water or toilet.