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Germany
Lower Saxony
Landkreis Emsland
Meppen

Hilter Lock – Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Meppen

Routes
Road cycling routes
Germany
Lower Saxony
Landkreis Emsland
Meppen

Hilter Lock – Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Meppen

Moderate

5.0

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Hilter Lock – Dortmund-Ems Canal loop from Meppen

02:02

49.2km

140m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. 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: May 11, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 46.1 km for 76 m

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Train Station

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24.5 km

Market Fountain Lathen

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It is THE central place in Lathen, where a short rest with a delicious ice cream is definitely worthwhile on a tour along the Ems. Thanks to the ice cream …

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26.0 km

Ems River Bend

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Great view of the calmly flowing water

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3

28.4 km

Confluence of the Dortmund-Ems Canal and the Ems

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A beautiful waterway crossing of the 223-kilometer-long canal, which strangely enough also includes large parts of the Ems. Great opportunity for a break and a view of the shipping traffic.

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29.0 km

Hilter Lock

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The Hilter lock has two lock chambers that are next to each other. The old lock chamber was put into operation in 1899, the new lock chamber in 1956. The …

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30.7 km

Path Along the Ems River

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Just another point that states that the Ems cycle path is a great thing.

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40.8 km

Hünteler Lock

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Here I stopped for an extra half an hour to watch the locking process

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41.7 km

Cooling Tower World Map, Meppen-Hüntel

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The Meppen-Hüntel power plant is a former natural gas-fired peak load steam power plant in Hüntel, a district of Meppen in the Emsland district in Lower Saxony.
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42.6 km

Dortmund-Ems Canal

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Very good cycle path along the canal. Later the route runs along the Ems again. Overall, the Emsradweg is a well-developed route that can also be ridden comfortably with racing …

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44.2 km

Das vorderte Pand

Nature Reserve

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49.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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25.6 km

16.3 km

3.30 km

2.56 km

674 m

609 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.5 km

4.59 km

2.43 km

640 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 20 May

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12°C

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