Lock III on the South-North Canal – Path Along the Süd-Nord-Kanal loop from Esche

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Lock III on the South-North Canal – Path Along the Süd-Nord-Kanal loop from Esche

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Lock III on the South-North Canal – Path Along the Süd-Nord-Kanal loop from Esche

03:10

45.1km

60m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.2 km

Süd-Nord-Kanal Lock

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The 46 km long South-North Canal, which is part of the canal network on the left bank of the Ems, branches off from the Ems-Vechte Canal in Nordhorn and flows …

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12.2 km

Lock III on the South-North Canal

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Water bubbles out of Lock III on the South-North Canal.

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13.5 km

Typical, beautiful canal landscape in the Lower County of the County of Lower Saxony.

Paths with varying surfaces, always directly along the canal.

Depending on the season, the ride can be better or worse!

But mostly good -:)

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15.2 km

South-North Canal

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Beautiful, varied cycle path along the South-North Canal, sand, gravel, tarmac, everything. :-)

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15.8 km

Rest Area at Lock 2 on the Süd-Nord-Kanal

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a nice rest area

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18.5 km

Lock I on the South-North Canal

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Listed and largely preserved lock with lock keeper's house on the south-north channel. In the immediate vicinity is a Radlerschutzhütte.

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19.7 km

South-North Canal

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The cycle path along the South-North Canal is beautiful. It has lovely, wide asphalt sections. However, the section between locks II and IV is partly a rustic and unpaved path.

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27.3 km

Frenswegen Monastery

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Founded in 1394, this monastery has had a rich and eventful history. After the dissolution of the monastic community in 1815, the building served several purposes. Today, the Kloster Frenswegen …

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45.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

13.6 km

7.96 km

6.06 km

3.79 km

Surfaces

14.9 km

13.4 km

8.53 km

7.18 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Tuesday 13 October

16°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

February 10, 2024,mit Kalkhoff Bikes in den "Frühling" -:) Niedergrafschaft-Neuenhaus

with Kalkhoff Bikes into “spring” -:) Niedergrafschaft-Neuenhaus
Start on Nordhorn's waterways with Vechte and Ems-Vechte Canal 8 km to the south-north canal towards Niedergrafschaft. While the canal with cycle path runs a total of 45km to the Dutch border at Rütenbrock to the Haren-Rütenbrock Canal, this tour turns off into the Hohenkörben farming community after just 8km. On very good …

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December 8, 2024,los gehts . . . in die Niedergrafschaft

Let's go . . . to the Lower County
from the south of Nordhorn to the northern Lower County, it's very easy, 15 km always along the canal. In Nordhorn past the Vechte on the lake, in the Deegfeld district at lock 1 with the south-north canal to the L45 Lingener Straße towards Veldhausen. The cycle path on the little-used …

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