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Dortmund-Ems Canal Cycle Path – Münsterland Cycle Path loop from Nordwalde

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Steinfurt

Nordwalde

Dortmund-Ems Canal Cycle Path – Münsterland Cycle Path loop from Nordwalde

Hard

4.8

(60)

225

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Dortmund-Ems Canal Cycle Path – Münsterland Cycle Path loop from Nordwalde

07:00

115km

280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 28.4 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.03 km

Schwesternbusch

Forest

29.0 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal Cycle Path

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Kilometers of distant views of the Dortmund-Ems Canal in the direction of Münster.

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30.1 km

Cycle Path Along the Dortmund-Ems Canal

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terrific

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39.3 km

Bockholter Berge

Nature Reserve

40.8 km

Historic Centre of Gimbte

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From here you can start great laps that lead through the nature reserve Bockholter Berge or the Münsteraner Rieselfelder. Finally, two inns in Gimbte invite you to stop.

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46.3 km

View of the Ems and sculpture near Greven

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A renatured section of the Ems

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50.3 km

Ems Cycle Route through the Wentruper Hills

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Here the Ems cycle path runs directly through the Wentruper mountains. Very nice to drive.

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53.7 km

Emsaue

Nature Reserve

66.6 km

Ems floodplain cycle path near Emsdetten

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A very nice and well-maintained cycle path. I always enjoy riding it.

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86.4 km

Ems River, Rheine

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Such a gorgeous path, especially in autumn with the trees in all different fiery shades!

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95.7 km

You can really pedal on the 40 kilometers of the Münsterland cycle track. The former train route was expanded with slippery asphalt for cyclists and leads car-free through the beautiful Münsterland parkland.

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115 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.5 km

37.1 km

17.0 km

16.1 km

1.07 km

113 m

Surfaces

78.0 km

13.5 km

9.31 km

6.68 km

6.60 km

773 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 31 August

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Comments

May 2, 2022,An der Ems von Rheine nach Münster

Unfortunately, the Ems can only rarely be seen from Rheine. This is not a good river bike path, especially since some of the bike paths are poor.

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June 6, 2024,Tag 1 Von Münster nach Salzbergen

After the source of the Ems we are now on the Ems cycle path. From Münster via Emsdetten and Rheine to Salzbergen. Beautiful landscape on quiet paths.

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May 29, 2022,Etappe 1 EmsRadweg, Münster -> Rheine, 70 km, 29.05.2022

We covered the EmsRadweg from Münster in four stages with the destination Emden, almost 300 km. Our first recommendation for planning is emsradweg.de/emsradweg/index.php.

The first day went to the northern Münsterland to Rheine via Greven and Emsdetten. The tour went very well. Absolutely nothing to complain about, super signposted. First we drove along the Dortmund-Ems Canal until we came across …

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Dortmund-Ems Canal Cycle Path – Münsterland Cycle Path loop from Nordwalde

Dortmund-Ems Canal Cycle Path

Cycle Path Along the Dortmund-Ems Canal

Historic Centre of Gimbte

View of the Ems and sculpture near Greven

Ems Cycle Route through the Wentruper Hills

Ems floodplain cycle path near Emsdetten

Ems River, Rheine

Münsterland Cycle Path

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