Your hotel:
VIA Plaza

The 4-star superior hotel, the VIA PLAZA, is located in Meppen's ‘Flusseck’ district between the Ems and Hase rivers. Be our guest in a state-of-the-art, energy-efficient and sustainable hotel. Unwind in our wellness area, work out in our gym,

enjoy our outstanding cuisine and a unique view of the Ems and Hase rivers in our restaurant. From the hotel, you are right in the centre of Meppen with all its street cafés and shopping opportunities, as well as the historic town hall in the pedestrian zone.

VIA Plaza

Hackmann Hotels

Modern Hotel Via Plaza reception with dark reception desk, decorative plants, orange armchair, and contemporary lighting in open lobby space.

Hackmann Hotels

Modern hotel room at Via Plaza Meppen with gray bed, orange chair, wall-mounted TV, wooden desk, and green curtains by large window.

Hackmann Hotels

Tour

Look forward to your lovely hotel in Meppen. Here you will be warmly welcomed with a drink and shown to your room.

Today, you will cycle through the southern districts and farming communities of Meppen. You have plenty of time today, so make the most of it and stop off at various inns offering regional specialities and a cosy, sometimes ‘rustic’ atmosphere. Look forward to seeing the 1000-year-old St. Vitus Church in Bokeloh and the exciting water adventure trail. Touching and participating are expressly encouraged. Let yourself be surprised. In the afternoon, relax with coffee and cake at a typical forest inn before cycling back to the Parkhotel.

Today you cycle through the enchanting Emsland moorlands. Discover the unique landscape and history of the Emsland region at the peat works, moor and oil museum. Marvel at the world's largest plough in the Groß Hesepe Moor Museum and take part in an unforgettable tour on the historic light railway. Recharge your batteries at lunchtime with a typical buckwheat pancake in the Cafe Moormuseum and then decide at your leisure how many kilometres you would like to cover in the afternoon.

Today, you will cycle along flat cycle paths to the oldest town in the Emsland region: Haselünne. Here, you can explore the old Hanseatic town with its historic townscape and the interesting open-air and local history museum at your leisure. Enjoy the atmosphere and coffee and cake in the afternoon on the way back.

Today, you will cycle through the Hümmling, the only hilly region in the otherwise flat Emsland. Imposing stone tombs dating back around 4,000 years with an interesting history line your route. Marvel at these impressive megalithic tombs and the Hüvener Mühle, a combined wind and water mill that is considered one of the most beautiful mills in north-west Germany. At lunchtime, you will refuel in the castle cellar, where you will be served Hümmlinger bread with ham. Afterwards, you can look forward to visiting Clemenswerth Castle, a special gem of Baroque art. In the afternoon, you will cycle back to Meppen via Klein Berßen.

Today, your Ems Paradise Tour takes you via Borken, Hemsen and Hüntel to Versen. Look forward to a wonderful cycle route through the charming Ems landscape, past the Borkener Paradies nature reserve. This natural landscape, which has grown over centuries with its gnarled giant trees, is a refuge for rare animal and plant species. You can also look forward to seeing the interesting ship lock system in Hüntel, where the old lock was built between 1894 and 1896 using embankment construction methods. Before cycling back, recharge your batteries with coffee and cake in Versen.

The time passed far too quickly, but you saw and learned a lot in one week in beautiful Emsland.

Map

Cycling map of Emsland region showing orange marked star tour routes connecting towns like Meppen, Haren, and Sögel with the Ems river.

Prices / Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Services / Info

Services

Accommodation with breakfast at hotel Via Plaza
Welcome drink
2 x coffee and cake on the go
1 x Hümmlinger snack
1 x salad plate
1 x buckwheat pancake
Admission to Clemenswerth Castle
Admission to the Moor Museum
Information and maps
Free parking

Info

Below you will find specific information about the cycle tour Emsland: radial tour 7 days. If you have any further questions about this trip, simply give us a call: Tel.: +49 (0)6421 - 886890.

Arrival by train
Meppen can be reached by train from all major cities in Germany. Current schedule information and price information can be found at: www.bahn.de

Condition of cycle paths
Approximately 80% of the route is on paved cycle paths and only 20% is on easily navigable hiking and field paths. Largely away from roads with heavy traffic. Field, forest and farm tracks.

Available rental bikes
You can choose between unisex bike with 7-speed hub gear and coaster brake as well as electric bikes with 7-speed gear shift and coaster brake. The touring bikes have a gel saddle and are sprung at the front. Men's bikes available on request. On request and availability, the rental bikes can be equipped with a pannier, repair kit and map holder.

Explanation of the daily cycling stages
Please note that changes to the itinerary are reserved. It may happen that the additional services described above cannot take place on the booked date. In order for you to be able to take advantage of all the services included in the tour, we reserve the right to change the order of the daily stages.

Extra costs which are not inculded
Any tourist tax and charging fees for bicycle batteries are not included in the tour price and must therefore be paid at the hotel.

7 day hotline service
Just in case the bike chain breaks, flooding makes it impossible to continue your tour or any other nasty surprise: You can reach us seven days a week and we will do anythig to help you as fast as possible.

Passport and visa requirements
For EU citizens, there are no special passport or visa requirements and no health formalities to be considered for this trip.

Travel insurance
The tour price already includes the statutory insolvency insurance. In addition, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance upon receipt of your travel confirmation in order to protect yourself against financial disadvantages in the event of travel cancellation, interruption of travel, illness or accident.