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Esterwegen Memorial – Leegmoor Observation Tower loop from Getränkemarkt Poel

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Esterwegen Memorial – Leegmoor Observation Tower loop from Getränkemarkt Poel

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Esterwegen Memorial – Leegmoor Observation Tower loop from Getränkemarkt Poel

03:14

50.2km

60m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Hümmling

Aschendorfer Obermoor / Wildes Moor

Waypoints

Start point

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10.4 km

Bockhorster See

Highlight • Lake

Beautiful, large lake with a great hut, unfortunately swimming is forbidden

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11.2 km

Börgermoor Concentration Camp Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

The famous song Die Moorsoldaten was written in the concentration camp Börgermoor. ... The song was performed on 27 August 1933 at an event entitled "Zirkus Konzentrazani" by 16 inmates, …

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16.2 km

Landing stage on the Küstenkanal

Highlight • Rest Area

A great cycle path leads along here.

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18.8 km

View of the Esterweger Dose nature reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

Interesting place where you can see different species of birds.

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21.4 km

Esterweger Dose Moor Experience Trail

Highlight • Trail

In the direct vicinity of the Esterwegen Memorial

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21.5 km

Esterwegen Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

This place makes you humble and it almost seems as if the birds are singing a little quieter. A visit to the memorial is highly recommended for those who want …

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32.4 km

Leegmoor Observation Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The observation tower in Leegmoor is an absolute treat for all moor fans. From here you have a great overview of the entire Leegmoor to Esterwegen. The journey may be …

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37.9 km

Strand am Surwolder Freizeitsee

Beach

44.0 km

Cycle path through the Aschendorfer Obermoor

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This expansive nature reserve invites you to a tranquil drive through a unique moorland landscape. Rare plants such as white beak-sedge, sphagnum mosses, and the large red damselfly make their …

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50.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.6 km

12.4 km

11.0 km

7.03 km

1.44 km

814 m

Surfaces

25.3 km

8.32 km

6.14 km

5.07 km

4.91 km

504 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 3 September

21°C

14°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 37.0 km/h

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Comments

March 29, 2026,2026.03.29Von Papenburg nach Esterwegen 18:20

Today I went on a reconnaissance tour towards Esterwegen. I rode through the Aschendorfer Obermoor and crossed the Küstenkanal near Börgermoor. The path around the Surwolder recreational lake was still very muddy and the "Café im Timpen" was in its winter break. Around Esterwegen, I cycled to the memorial site of the former concentration camp and then took the easily …

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May 9, 2026,2026.05.09 ADFC Tagestour (20-0-60) auf den Spuren der Moorsoldaten von Papenburg nach Esterwegen

We start the tour "On the Trail of the Marsh Soldiers" with 20 participants in Papenburg at the police building, which housed the headquarters for all concentration, penal, and prisoner-of-war camps in the present-day Emsland district from 1933 to 1945.
On side roads, we cycled in temperatures between 8 and 15 degrees with a light wind and a break in …

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May 9, 2026,2026.05.09 ADFC Tagestour (20-0-60) auf den Spuren der Moorsoldaten von Papenburg nach Esterwegen 17:30

We start the tour "In the Footsteps of the Moor Soldiers" with 20 participants in Papenburg at the police building, which housed the command center for all concentration, penal, and prisoner-of-war camps in the present-day Emsland district from 1933 to 1945.
On side roads, we rode at temperatures between 8 and 15 degrees with a light wind and a break …

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October 29, 2023,2023.10.29. Surwold - Leegmoor - Esterwegen - Küstenkanal - Bockhorst 18:00

Today we went on a nice autumn tour with headwinds and rain, but it was fun. I drove over the Aschendorfer Obermoor at Börgermoor over the coastal canal and then around the Surwold bathing and fishing lake, but the paths there were very soft from the rain and slippery. We then continued to the observation tower at Leegmoor with a …

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October 25, 2024,2024.10.25 farbenfroher Herbst am Küstenkanal - Esterwegen 17:40

Today I took advantage of the beautiful autumn weather to go on a nice tour to Esterwegen. Inspired by a tour that @Dieter had done this morning, I replanned and adapted it a little.
The first highlight was a garden pond in Papenburg Lüchtenburg in which various fish were swimming around and in the middle of the pond there was …

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October 25, 2024,Von der Esterweger Dose zu den Kranichen 🚲🍁☀️

Moin 🙋‍♂️Today we went from Papenburg via Bockhorst along the coastal canal into the Esterweger Dose moorland. After a short coffee break and a detour to Esterwegen we went back to Papenburg. On the way back I was able to enjoy the calls of the cranes👍

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Esterwegen Memorial – Leegmoor Observation Tower loop from Getränkemarkt Poel

Bockhorster See

Börgermoor Concentration Camp Memorial

Landing stage on the Küstenkanal

View of the Esterweger Dose nature reserve

Esterweger Dose Moor Experience Trail

Esterwegen Memorial

Leegmoor Observation Tower

Cycle path through the Aschendorfer Obermoor

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