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Lower Saxony

East Frisia

Ihler Sea – Canals of Ihlowerfehn loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Germany

Lower Saxony

East Frisia

Ihler Sea – Canals of Ihlowerfehn loop from Ihlowerfehn

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Ihler Sea – Canals of Ihlowerfehn loop from Ihlowerfehn

00:54

14.1km

20m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 12.7 km for 7 m

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Bus stop

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294 m

Observation Tower at Sandwater

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Wonderful 💞

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909 m

Aqua Ihlow Café at Ihler Meer

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A nice opportunity for a nice break at the Ihler Meer

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921 m

Ihler Sea

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A very beautiful bathing lake with restaurants and toilet facilities

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1.83 km

Grootsches Huus (Tea Room and Experience Museum)

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A beautiful building

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2.53 km

Canals of Ihlowerfehn

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A great tour over the bridges

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4.14 km

Fehn Canal East Frisia

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In East Frisia, the canals are used for drainage. In earlier times, especially in the Fehngeniet, the canals were also important waterways on which, for example, peat was transported away. …

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8.08 km

Sandwater Near Simonswolde

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The Sandwater is a lowland moor lake near Simonswolde in the Aurich district.

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8.12 km

Sandwater Simonswolde

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The Sandwater near Simonswolde (Ihlow municipality) in the Aurich district is a shallow fen lake on the Geestrand and is one of the few remaining natural "inland seas" in East Frisia.

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14.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.40 km

4.34 km

196 m

139 m

Surfaces

6.58 km

5.24 km

2.03 km

219 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 28 May

30°C

9°C

60 %

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Ihler Sea – Canals of Ihlowerfehn loop from Ihlowerfehn

Observation Tower at Sandwater

Aqua Ihlow Café at Ihler Meer

Ihler Sea

Grootsches Huus (Tea Room and Experience Museum)

Canals of Ihlowerfehn

Fehn Canal East Frisia

Sandwater Near Simonswolde

Sandwater Simonswolde

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