Dortmund-Ems Canal
The Dortmund-Ems Canal Route
connects that Ruhr area with the North Sea. The route follows the Dortmund-Ems Canal, which opened in 1899, and the Ems River. On the way to Ostfriesland will that Münsterland and the Emsland crossed.
Route profile
- Length: 340 km
- Signposting: hexagonal, non-standard signs show the way
- Slopes: none, except the "flat mountains" (meaning the headwind)
- Path condition:
- Traffic load:
- Suitable bike:
- Family suitability:
- Inline suitability:
background
Between Dortmund and Münster the bike route does not run along the canal for the time being due to construction work The new route is signposted. (Note from the operator)
preparation
getting there
Public transportation
By bicycle
In the street
Route description with sights
Corner points of the route
- Dortmund - the route starts at the main train station
- Waltrop - Lock park
- Dates - Waterway cross with historical ship lift
- Send - Ship and Naval Museum
- Muenster - Worth seeing "German bicycle capital" with more than 30% bicycle traffic
- Hörstel - with "Wet Triangle", where the Mittelland Canal branches off from the Dortmund-Ems Canal
- Rheine
- Lingen
- Meppen
- Haren (Ems)
- Lathen
- Heede
- Roadstead
- Weener
- Empty
- Emden
- north - the route ends at the ferry terminal in Norddeich-Mole. The ferries to start from here Juist and Norderney. If you want, you can end the bike tour comfortably with a swim.
Note: If you are familiar with the route, remove the heading "Corner points of the route" and replace this section with a detailed route description with stages. It is best to simply work the place names into the stages. You can find instructions on how to do this here .
An example of a fully developed cycle route with stages is here to find.
trips
- On the North Sea Cycle Route discover the world between mud flats and fields. Either through east Lower Saxony or west into the Netherlands.
References to literature and maps
- Route emsland route planner
- Bielefelder Radspiralo "Rad-Route Dortmund-Ems-Kanal" 1: 50000 - see Bielefelder Verlag
