Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock · Updated on 14 November 2026
Emsweg walk
Emsweg is a walk of 335.9 km from Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock. Along the way you'll find 572 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 3 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.
- 335.9 km
- ± 18:55 h per stage
- ↑ 542 m · ↓ 674 m
- Hard per stage
- From A to B
- National route
Pick a stage to see the pitstops per kilometre. Along the way you'll find 572 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines.
Follow these steps in the appThe route with the water points, toilets 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: Waltons77 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
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Photo: Daniel Brockpähler · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Archaeological site
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Castle
Observation tower
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Photo: STBR · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsArchaeological site
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Photo: Frank Vincentz · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia CommonsMuseum
Stages (4)
Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 542 m
- Down
- ↓ 674 m
- Highest point
- 143 m
- Lowest point
- 1 m
- 6 stairs
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
335.9 km in total- Road: 112.5 km
- Track: 83 km
- Path: 72.9 km
- Street: 52.8 km
- Footpath: 10.5 km
- Cycleway: 2.5 km
- Busy road: 743 m
- Stairs: 6 stairs
- Unknown: 25 m
Surfaces
335.9 km in total- Asphalt: 170.7 km
- Gravel: 43.7 km
- Unpaved: 28 km
- Paved: 23.9 km
- Natural: 18.7 km
- Unknown: 50.1 km
About the walking route Emsweg
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Emsweg is a walking route of 335.9 km that starts in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock. It does not end where it starts. You start in Emsquelle (in der Senne, zwischen Stukenbrock und Hövelhof) and finish in Emsmündung in die Nordsee (bei Leer, Ostfriesland).
How hard is the route?
You climb 542 m in total and descend 674 m. There are 6 flights of steps along the way. Allow ± 18:55 h per stage, without breaks. Per stage the level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is road (112.5 km), track (83 km) and path (72.9 km). Of the surface, 170.7 km asphalt and 43.7 km gravel. For 50.1 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 572 benches, 7 water fountains and refill points, 18 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 3 honesty boxes and farm vending machines. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Walks nearby
6Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
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Fort BourtangeCastle · 6 km from the route - 2
St.-Paulus-DomAttraction · 7.1 km from the route - 3
Historisches RathausAttraction · 7 km from the route - 4
St. LambertiAttraction · 6.9 km from the route - 5
Schloss DankernCastle · 2.6 km from the route - 6
FriedenskastanieMemorial · 8.6 km from the route - 7
Kloster BentlageCastle · 153 m from the route - 8
ehemalige ZollstationAttraction · 188 m from the route - 9
KreuzsteinMemorial · 248 m from the route - 10
Dampflok 043 196-5Attraction · 262 m from the route - 11
Westpreußisches LandesmuseumMuseum · 278 m from the route - 12
Schloss RhedaCastle · 303 m from the route - 13
HarderwykenburgCastle · 308 m from the route - 14
Nordrhein-Westfälisches LandgestütAttraction · 310 m from the route - 15
HaneburgCastle · 431 m from the route - 16
Naturzoo RheineAttraction · 445 m from the route - 17
Dieler SchanzeArchaeological site · 492 m from the route - 18
GradierwerkAttraction · 494 m from the route - 19
Ehemalige Jüdische Schule Leer Gedenk- und BegegnungsstätteMuseum · 511 m from the route - 20
Großsteingrab von RheineArchaeological site · 603 m from the route - 21
Schloss RietbergArchaeological site · 667 m from the route - 22
KryptaAttraction · 679 m from the route - 23
Mehringer Steine IArchaeological site · 789 m from the route - 24
Motorcycle Museum Heiner BeckmannMuseum · 858 m from the route - 25
WölanburgArchaeological site · 1.1 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Emsweg?
Emsweg is 335.9 km long, in 4 parts of 84 km on average. Allow ± 18:55 h per part of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route runs from Emsquelle (in der Senne, zwischen Stukenbrock und Hövelhof) to Emsmündung in die Nordsee (bei Leer, Ostfriesland).
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock.
How hard is this route?
Hard per stage, with 136 m per stage 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 7 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Kunsthaus Rietberg - Museum Wilfried Koch, Heimatmuseum Marienfeld and Burg Rietberg.
Can I download this route as a GPX file?
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