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Germany
Lower Saxony
Osnabrück
Glandorf

Circuit 2: Border stones at the border triangle – cycling between Teutoburg Forest and Ems

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Bike touring routes & trails
Germany
Lower Saxony
Osnabrück
Glandorf

Circuit 2: Border stones at the border triangle – cycling between Teutoburg Forest and Ems

Moderate

4.8

(140)

488

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Circuit 2: Border stones at the border triangle – cycling between Teutoburg Forest and Ems

03:23

56.6km

220m

Cycling

The second circuit of the border crossing route starts in Glandorf and initially leads you through wide and flat fields towards the north and thus to the southern edge of the Teutoburg Forest, whose mountains on the horizon provide the beautiful backdrop for this tour. Accordingly, the route is somewhat…

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Last updated: May 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 35.9 km for 226 m

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19.5 km

Forell-O-Mat Dettmeyer Fish Vending Machine

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Very tasty and fresh trout. 😀

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36.0 km

The spa park, with its Glockensee lake, small thermal baths, and water treading pool, is ideal for a break. There are numerous benches and a playground for children.

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43.6 km

The County of Ravensberg and the Bishoprics of Münster and Osnabrück met here in the Middle Ages and formed the border triangle. The state border between the kingdoms of Hanover …

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49.9 km

Harkotten Castle

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Harkotten Castle is a rare double castle (Castle von Ketteler and Castle von Korff) and in private use. However, you can stop by the garden café there for coffee and …

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53.5 km

A nice invitation to do the same with a leisurely friend. Just stop, enjoy the beautiful landscape, linger a bit and decelerate.

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56.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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30.4 km

13.2 km

7.53 km

4.60 km

862 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.5 km

6.49 km

3.21 km

2.35 km

1.71 km

315 m

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Sunday 12 July

31°C

13°C

20 %

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October 3, 2024,Rundkurs 2: Grenzsteine am Dreiländereck – Grenzgängerroute Teuto-Ems ab Glandorf
Today we tackled the "Teuto-Ems border crossing route". The route crosses the Münsterland park landscape, the Osnabrück region and leads to East Westphalia.
It is divided into 3 stages. We started with the 2nd and set off in Glandorf. It was quite cool 😬, but dry. The route mostly ran along quiet back roads. There were a few forest paths, …

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October 24, 2021,Es herbstelt ein Wenig
When the weather is wonderful in autumn, cycling is really fun.

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Great tour, lots of benches, shelters for the summer, lots of shade 👍🥰

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The Border Crosser Route: Cycling without borders – this tour means it literally, as the entire circuit not only alternates between Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia, but also frequently crosses district and municipal borders. But don't worry, there are no entry regulations or border controls to be expected. 😉It goes through the beautiful Münsterland park landscape, through the Osnabrück region …

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We started our second circuit today on the fantastic border crossing route and are still thrilled!

Today's tour - circuit 2

Route: Bad Rothenfelde - Hilter a.T.W. Bad Iburg - Lienen -Glandorf - Bad Laer - Bad Rothenfelde

The route takes us through the picturesque regions of Bad Rothenfelde, Hilter a.T.W., Bad Iburg, Lienen, Glandorf, Korff Castle near Füchtorf and …

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Twelve of the friends from the Wednesday tour gathered today for a big tour together in Bad Laer.
From there we started part of the cross-border commuter tour towards Bad Iburg. There we left the Genzgänger tour to reach Lienen via Holperdorf and the serpentines. There was a long break in the ice cream parlor opposite the House. Strengthened, we …

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February 4, 2022

The second circuit of the border crossing route starts in Glandorf and initially leads you through wide and flat fields towards the north and thus to the southern edge of the Teutoburg Forest, whose mountains on the horizon provide the beautiful backdrop for this tour. Accordingly, the route is somewhat

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