Bird Sanctuary – East Frisia hiking trail loop from Rhauderfehn

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Bird Sanctuary – East Frisia hiking trail loop from Rhauderfehn

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Bird Sanctuary – East Frisia hiking trail loop from Rhauderfehn

02:00

33.2km

40m

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: October 16, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 847 m for 20 m

After 4.64 km for 17 m

After 6.43 km for 18 m

After 24.1 km for 33 m

After 28.4 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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862 m

Westrhauderfehn Harbor

Highlight • Settlement

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

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4.71 km

Station 18 | Tobiasbrücke [Wiekentour]

Highlight • Bridge

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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7.45 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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11.2 km

View of the Leda from Holter Siel

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very beautiful landscape and a nice destination for nature lovers.

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13.2 km

Polder Holter Hammrich Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The highlight is actually a section of the route. Over the Arnold Goudeschaal Weg we come to the left along the Leda shortly after Amdorf to the bird sanctuary "Polder …

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14.5 km

Leda Bridge Amdorf – Narrowest Car Bridge in Germany

Highlight • Bridge

The bridge in front of Amdorf is a "must" if you experience the Mesopotamia of Leda and Jümme. Along the Leda, you have to cross this bridge if you want …

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28.5 km

Holter Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

On the way from Ostrhauderfehn to the bird sanctuary at the Polder Holter Hammrich, you drive along the traditional main fen canal to its confluence with the Leda. The road …

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32.8 km

East Frisia hiking trail

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful path with old avenue trees on the former route of the small railway.

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33.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.8 km

12.5 km

1.26 km

613 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

6.11 km

3.78 km

3.30 km

633 m

428 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 23 October

12°C

9°C

37 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

March 3, 2024,Frühling an der Leda/Fehngebiet

Sun, blue sky and birdsong - spring is in the air🦋🐞, an ideal day for a bike ride along the Leda. Many birds rested again at NSG Holter Hammrich and also enjoyed the mild weather; You could stay here for an eternity and enjoy the idyll. But further along the Leda it was once again a great tour and there …

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