Herbrum Lock – Ems floodplains loop from Rhede (Ems)
Herbrum Lock – Ems floodplains loop from Rhede (Ems)
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Herbrum Lock – Ems floodplains loop from Rhede (Ems)
01:21
13.0km
10m
Running
Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: September 16, 2026
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Waypoints
Start point
Parking
417 m
Bench with a view of the Ems floodplains
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You can reach it from the foot of the dike via a staircase. Just leave the bikes behind, go up the stairs and enjoy the view.
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5.45 km
Ems Side Arm "Alte Ems"
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The Ems branch runs from Herbrum to the beginning of Aschendorf. Its existence as a side arm results from the Herbrumer Schleuse, which only made it possible to decouple the upper reaches of the Ems from the tides through the creation of the Dortmund-Ems Canal at this point, and thus also made it possible to carry cargo traffic on the Ems in this way. As a result, damming became necessary on the Ems branch.
As a special highlight we will also find the Sehel airfield of the same name "Alte Ems", whose take-off and landing runway extends right up to the Ems cycle path. On weekends you can sometimes watch exciting take-off or landing sequences here. In any case, the view from the Sperrwerrk on the Emslauf in both directions is fun.
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5.57 km
Herbrum Weir
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5.61 km
Tidal weir Herbrum
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However, the tidal weir here on the tidal Ems is the transition to the freshwater area.
The weir is the first barrier encountered by migratory aquatic animals trying to move from the tidal Ems to the middle reaches of the river—for example, to spawn there, or, like eels, to ascend from their spawning and hatching grounds in the sea into the rivers, where they spend their time as adults before migrating back to their spawning grounds. This example shows how important the river "migration route" is for fish to complete their life cycle.
There is a shelter and a fishing station at the weir.
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5.91 km
Dortmund-Ems Canal Bridge
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6.75 km
Herbrum Lock
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8.84 km
Ems floodplains
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9.77 km
Scenic Path Along the Ems
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13.0 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.4 km
1.49 km
1.05 km
< 100 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
8.96 km
2.24 km
1.62 km
196 m
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