The Emsdetten Fens Route

The 34-kilometre-long Vennroute runs through moors and wet meadows, past lakes, along streams and a former canal. It owes its name to the Emsdettener Venn, one of the most beautiful moorland areas in Münsterland. Along the way, you will encounter "water whores", the "grey gravel" and other strange characters. The cycle tour is ideal for a leisurely day trip in the countryside. Numerous catering establishments along the route offer ideal conditions for long breaks with coffee and cake.

The cycle route starts and finishes in the town of Emsdetten. To be precise, it is the Hof Deitmar museum island. This farm is the only one of the four "original farms" of the former village of Emsdetten that has been preserved and is therefore the "nucleus" of the town. Today, you will find four museums here. You slowly leave the town centre behind you and enter quieter climes - accompanied by hedges and birch avenues, you head west and end up at the Emsdettener Venn nature reserve. If you like, you can stop at the observation tower and take in the natural surroundings. The sight of the white cotton grass is particularly beautiful in early summer. How about a walk along the moor adventure trail?

Then get back on your bike. You continue in a southerly direction via the "Hindenburgdamm" and leave the nature reserve behind you after a while. You pass Lake Grafensteiner See, the Borghorster Venn and the meadows along the Max Clemens Canal, one of the most important wetland conservation areas in the Steinfurter Land region. Then you arrive back in Emsdetten. It's time for a thirst quencher in the town centre!