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Lower Saxony

East Frisia

Old Town, Leer – Leer Old Town loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)

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Germany

Lower Saxony

East Frisia

Old Town, Leer – Leer Old Town loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)

Moderate

4.5

(653)

2,676

riders

Old Town, Leer – Leer Old Town loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)

02:34

42.9km

30m

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: July 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 21.8 km for 103 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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977 m

Nesse Bridge (Leer)

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Beautiful modern pedestrian bridge with a good view over the port of Leer.

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1.68 km

The houses in the old town of Leer have been lovingly restored. A walk through the narrow streets is worthwhile because there is so much to discover: small shops, tea rooms, restaurants and many small details on the houses of the people who live here.

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2.02 km

Leer Old Town

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Beautiful old town. The filming locations for the crime series are quite close together.

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4.61 km

Ems Cycle Route between Bingum and Weener

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This bike path leads along the Ems behind the dike. In many places you can take a break and just sit on the dyke and look at ships or the landscape.

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11.8 km

Weener lock

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Weener, a state-approved resort, is often referred to as the green town of the Rheiderland. Green, lush meadows where cows graze or the long dike with sheep grazing, plus the old trees in Hessepark - there is greenery and flowers on every corner.
The idyllic old town with many houses restored according to historical models characterizes the image of the town. In the middle of it is the old harbor with its "Törfwieven". The historic Organeum, a world-famous organ training center, is also located in the old town. The organists often play small concerts in the large St. George's Church, which has one of the rare Arp Schnitger organs and was built around 1230.

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15.8 km

Stapelmoor Pumping Station

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The Stapelmoor pumping station is a hotspot for ship transfers from the meyer shipyard in the direction of the Ems barrier and the open sea.

A pumping station is merely a lifting device for water from below sea level to above sea level.

Simply put - a pumping station.

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21.0 km

Meyer Werft Papenburg Shipyard

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From here you have a good view of the Mayer shipyard in Papenburg. It is one of the largest and most modern shipyards in the world. Cruise ships for international shipping companies are built here. Maybe you can see the hull of a cruiser in the shipyard basin.

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21.5 km

Meyer Werft Shipyard Papenburg

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From here you have a great view of the Meyer shipyard, the harbor basin and the surrounding area.

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42.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.3 km

8.81 km

8.58 km

7.21 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.0 km

13.9 km

4.76 km

1.21 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 26 July

19°C

13°C

46 %

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Comments

August 14, 2021,16/21 Emstour Papenburg-Leer-Papenburg

We had hoped that we would go directly to the Ems. Unfortunately, the entire tour is driven behind the dike.
There, however, the condition of the paths was good to very good, which makes up for it a bit 😉
On the entire route you could take a break on the dike and let your gaze wander over the Ems …

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July 17, 2024,Von Leer die Ems entlang nach Papenburg und retour.

If you look at the tour plan you might think that it must have been a fantastic bike tour: always along the water from Leer to Papenburg.

Our conclusion is a little more cautious: the tour plan hardly makes it clear that the view of the Ems is almost constantly blocked by the dyke. So, the tour is OK, you …

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August 22, 2023,Weener – Historischer Hafen – Meyer Werft Papenburg, Runde von Camping Emsdeich

There is a lot to see on this tour - apart from the endless expanse of the landscape:

First of all, there is the lively town of Leer with its beautiful old town and the harbor; incidentally, Leer is the second largest shipping location in Germany.

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May 21, 2023,Von Leer nach Papenburg

Today we followed the traces of the Friesland thriller and took a close look at the city of Leer. We discovered Frau Scherzinger's pharmacy and the police station. Well, it went again along the Ems to Papenburg. We drove mostly along the dike. On the way we had a small highlight. A small rest at the dike Ton Mobil. Once …

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July 24, 2021,Innenstadt und Stadthafen Leer – Mühle Mitling Mark Runde von Papenburg

Nice tour, 50 km from Papenburg to Leer and back. Often along the Emsdeich, Meyer Werft, a lot of area

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July 15, 2024,Weener – Historischer Hafen – Meyer Werft Papenburg, Runde von Camping Emsdeich

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July 13, 2026,🇩🇪 von Leer nach Papenburg über den EmsRadWeg

Actually, we imagined something different for this tour called EMSRADWEG. To always be along the river, to observe its life. Apart from individual ascents of the dike, to see if the Ems was still there, we couldn't see much of the Ems itself. The path led over cycle paths along the roads, but mostly on the outside directly past the …

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May 23, 2025,Emsland 2025 Tag 6: Papenburg - Leer - Emsradweg - Mayer Werft - Papenburg

We had our vacation apartment in Geeste-Dalum. From there, we went on various tours.
I exhausted the possibilities for a bike tour around our neighborhood. A tour along the Ems River was also planned. In 2023, we had already cycled the Ems River from its mouth in the North Sea to Leer. Now we tackled the stretch from Leer to …

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Old Town, Leer – Leer Old Town loop from Leer (Ostfriesland)

Nesse Bridge (Leer)

Old Town, Leer

Leer Old Town

Ems Cycle Route between Bingum and Weener

Weener lock

Stapelmoor Pumping Station

Meyer Werft Papenburg Shipyard

Meyer Werft Shipyard Papenburg

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