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Esterwegen Village Square – Coastal Canal loop from Samtgemeinde Nordhümmling

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Esterwegen Village Square – Coastal Canal loop from Samtgemeinde Nordhümmling

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Esterwegen Village Square – Coastal Canal loop from Samtgemeinde Nordhümmling

02:36

43.2km

70m

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: June 17, 2026

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1.47 km

Esterwegen Village Square

Highlight • Settlement

Beautifully landscaped village square surrounded by a church, tourist information center and local museum

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4.06 km

Bridge over the Ohe at Lake Erika

Highlight • Bridge

A romantic wooden bridge that leads over the Ohe. The source of the river is just behind Börger near Spahn-Harrenstätte. After a culvert under the coastal canal, the river soon leads navigably as the "Sagter Ems" through the Saterland past Ramsloh and Strücklingen. In East Friesland, the Ohe is then called "Leda" and flows into the Ems near Leer.

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20.3 km

Spökenkieker Statue in Friesoythe

Highlight • Monument

Spökenkieker is a Low German expression for people who are said to have the gift of second sight, especially the ability to predict deaths. Spökenkieker are said to be found primarily in Westphalia and Friesland.

The Low German term Spökenkieker can be translated into High German as "Spuk-Gucker" or "Geister-Seher". Spökenkiekern is said to have the ability to see into the future. Typical of Spökenkiekerei is the prediction of uncanny and frightening things such as serious illness, death or war.

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20.4 km

Scythe Blacksmith Statue, Friesoythe

Highlight • Monument

Blacksmithing in the city probably only gained strength against the background of the decline in trade. The beginnings of the Friesoyther blacksmiths' guild are in the dark. The St. John's Guild mentioned in Friesoythe in 1535 was hardly an association of blacksmiths, as the patron saint of the guild was the Apostle Andreas. There is no doubt that the smiths' guild appeared at the end of 1599, when its statutes were first laid down in writing. At the time, however, the relevant provisions were already part of the well-praised tradition. In addition to the skill of the smiths, an important prerequisite for the flourishing of crafts in Friesoythe was that bog iron ore, an important raw material for production in the immediate vicinity of the city, could be extracted.

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21.0 km

Sedelsberg–Friesoythe Rail Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

More information at
bahntrassenradeln.de/details/ni1_07.htm?f

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28.3 km

Neuscharrel Weather Shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Not far from the Neuscharrel coastal canal bridge is this unusual weather shelter with great architecture. There are benches inside. Right next door there is also a very nice rest area directly on the bank of the coastal canal below the weather shelter. This can be reached via a staircase.

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