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Germany
Lower Saxony
East Frisia
Leer
Westoverledingen

Bird Sanctuary – Westrhauderfehn Harbor loop from Breinermoor

Routes
Road cycling routes
Germany
Lower Saxony
East Frisia
Leer
Westoverledingen

Bird Sanctuary – Westrhauderfehn Harbor loop from Breinermoor

Moderate

11

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Bird Sanctuary – Westrhauderfehn Harbor loop from Breinermoor

01:29

32.0km

40m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Includes movable bridges

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After 10.5 km for 18 m

After 17.8 km for 20 m

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

5.62 km

Schöpfwerk Holte

Highlight • Monument

Wonderful area, always lots of geese here and other birds

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2

7.94 km

Bird Sanctuary

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

For an immense 33,000 Reichstaler, the 7.1 kilometer long main fen canal was finally completed in 1781. The construction of this then indispensable canal by the "Rhauderfehn Compagnie" took a …

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3

12.2 km

For centuries, floods and flood disasters have repeatedly occurred in the river valleys, especially in spring and autumn. Storm surges pushed enormous volumes of water from the North Sea into …

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4

14.1 km

Ostrhauderfehn Lock with Rest Area

Highlight • Structure

A sufficient water level was essential for the previously busy shipping traffic on the Fehn Canal. Therefore locks ("Verlaate") were built. They made sure that the ships always had enough …

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5

17.9 km

Westrhauderfehn Harbor

Highlight • Settlement

The location allows a beautiful view equally on the navigable channel and the Rhauderfehner "promenade".

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6

23.3 km

Holter Breakfast Tour

Highlight • Trail

7

25.7 km

The bird sanctuary "Polder Holter Hammrich" including the "Polder Leyßer Hammrich", as the official term is called, is with its huge 240 hectare rewetted area bordering the Leda to the …

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27.0 km

Die Bietzestraße führt uns in der Westachse entlang des Vogelschutzgebietes „Polder Holter Hammrich“ und „Polder Leyßer Hammrich“, wo wir über weit ausgedehnte Wasserflächen eine Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Vögel bei der Brut, …

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32.0 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

13.7 km

2.96 km

779 m

274 m

221 m

194 m

192 m

Surfaces

25.6 km

3.88 km

1.37 km

819 m

274 m

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Monday 13 July

27°C

16°C

15 %

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