In between fruit trees and hayfields

This round trip starts and ends in Osnabrück, the city of peace. Osnabrück is the third largest city in Lower Saxony and is the only German city which is situated in a national park –the ‘UNESCO Geo park TERRA.vita’, which includes the Teutoburg Forest and the ‘Wiehengebirge’.285 km of signed bicycle paths promise an unforgettable bicycle tour through Emsland’s nature, with nice hotels and good restaurants or tradional inns.

1. day  Osnabrück arrival

Today you should arrive early! The city centre of Osnabrück attracts with lordly patrician houses, a castle, the cathedrals treasure and many romantic half-timbered houses. Good train connections to Osnarbück with German Railways.

2. day  Osnabrück - Bersenbrück 55 km

Now its time to get on the bike! You receive a comprehensive packed lunch for refreshment in the countryside it usually tastes best! The blue shimmering Hase, your faithful attender, meanders through the Hase lowlands nature preserve with rare bird and plant species. In Bramsche we recommend a visit of the clothier museum, in which the cloth production of the change of the century is demonstrated with running machines.

3. day  Bersenbrück - Löningen 50 km

You roll through a parklike landscape to Quakenbrück. Essen impresses with its still well preserved former village structure. In Löningen you comfortably end your day, but you should still visit Germanys biggest pillarless hall church.

4. day  Löningen - Meppen 45 km

Today you meander along the Hase through wide grasslands, imbedded in silent pine and fir forests. The ethic moor landscape of the Hahnenmoor nature preserve and Haselünne, the oldest town in the Emsland count to your todays discoveries. You will find the biggest cohesive juniper population of Germany, some corn distilleries and the worth seeing distillery museum. Follow the idyllic course of river to Meppen.

5. day  Meppen - Lingen 40 km

Now you cycle along the Ems to the moor museum with an impressive nature trail in the 20 ha large high moor with typical flora. Lingen finally awaits you with many historical buildings in the pedestrians zone of the city centre.

6. day  Lingen - Hörstel 55 km

Between Dortmund-Ems channel and Ems you cycle into direction of Emsbüren, where the worth seeing open air museum offers an insight into the work- and living culture of the region. You cycle through wide grasslands and small forests, still have enough time to visit monastery Bentlage and the Rheiner Saline.

7. day  Hörstel - Osnabrück 40 km

Your are cycling back to Osnabrück through the Tecklenburger Land mit his famous alpine slide (120 meter).

8. day  Osnabrück Abreise

After breakfast your roundtrip ends in Osnabrück in the hotel.