Cycle route along the Emsland camps
Bathorn, Dalum, Twist
The Emsland is a vast landscape of raised bogs, forests, heath and open wetlands. Shaped over thousands of years by glaciers, meltwater and the slow growth of thick peat layers, it remained largely inaccessible for centuries. In the 19th and 20th centuries, people began to reclaim the land. Along this route, you can still experience its unique nature at the viewing hills deep in the peat or at the Emsland Moor Museum. At the same time, this route leads you past a powerful and painful chapter of the region’s history: the Emsland camps. Just before and during WWII, a total of fifteen camps were built here. Originally intended as penal camps for land reclamation, they were soon used by the Nazi regime to detain political prisoners, forced labourers and POWs from across Europe. Some camps grew into major prisoner-of-war sites or even became satellite camps of concentration camps. This cycling route passes four of these memorial camps. Information panels and artworks help tell the moving stories. In Dalum, you can visit one of the original buildings, now home to a historical exhibition about this dark period. Besides the history, the route also shows how the area changed after the war and how much of it has now been returned to nature. This route brings together two powerful worlds: the raw beauty of the Emsland and the vital remembrance of what took place here.
| Directions | Distance | Total distance | |
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Start: Aulen Diek , 49846 Samtgemeinde Emlichheim | 61.4 KM | |
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78
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16
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1871 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head southeast | 1.9 KM | ||
| You are now at section 16 | 0 M | ||
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16
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33
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2386 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head southeast | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 33 | 0 M | ||
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33
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26
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2187 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Am Piccardie-Kanal | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn left | 43 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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26
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44
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644 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head east | 644 M | ||
| You are now at section 44 | 0 M | ||
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44
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80
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1821 M | 1.8 KM | |
| Head east | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right | 12 M | ||
| You are now at section 80 | 0 M | ||
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7
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1216 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head south on Georgsdorfer Straße (K 31) | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 07 | 0 M | ||
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3
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3090 M | 3.1 KM | |
| Head east | 2.1 KM | ||
| Turn right | 318 M | ||
| Turn left | 704 M | ||
| You are now at section 03 | 0 M | ||
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26
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1564 M | 1.6 KM | |
| Head east | 1.6 KM | ||
| Turn left | 5 M | ||
| You are now at section 26 | 0 M | ||
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26
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6
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1053 M | 1.1 KM | |
| Head north | 1.1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 06 | 0 M | ||
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6
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35
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4891 M | 4.9 KM | |
| Head east | 452 M | ||
| Turn left onto Süd-Nord-Straße (K 225) | 32 M | ||
| Turn right onto An der Moorbeeke | 2.7 KM | ||
| Turn right | 432 M | ||
| Turn left onto Schachtbaustraße | 524 M | ||
| Turn right onto Industriestraße (K 233) | 348 M | ||
| Make a slight left | 430 M | ||
| You are now at section 35 | 0 M | ||
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35
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28
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3391 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head northwest | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn left onto An der Schaftrift | 99 M | ||
| Turn right onto Zum Sportzentrum | 5 M | ||
| Turn left | 2.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 28 | 0 M | ||
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28
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67
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2246 M | 2.2 KM | |
| Head northeast | 871 M | ||
| Turn right | 1.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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67
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86
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4305 M | 4.3 KM | |
| Head north on Rull | 922 M | ||
| Make a slight right onto Kirschenstraße | 1.1 KM | ||
| Turn right onto Lindenstraße | 13 M | ||
| Turn left onto Kirschenstraße | 602 M | ||
| Turn left to stay on Kirschenstraße | 206 M | ||
| Turn right onto Kiebitzweg | 1.5 KM | ||
| You are now at section 86 | 0 M | ||
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86
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50
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364 M | 0.4 KM | |
| Head northwest | 364 M | ||
| You are now at section 50 | 0 M | ||
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50
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27
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2071 M | 2.1 KM | |
| Head northwest | 2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Georg-Klasmann-Straße | 53 M | ||
| Turn right | 21 M | ||
| You are now at section 27 | 0 M | ||
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27
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1
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825 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head south | 38 M | ||
| Turn right | 787 M | ||
| You are now at section 01 | 0 M | ||
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1
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10
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2449 M | 2.4 KM | |
| Head south on Geestmoor | 2.4 KM | ||
| You are now at section 10 | 0 M | ||
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10
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72
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1225 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head south on Kolpingstraße | 1.2 KM | ||
| You are now at section 72 | 0 M | ||
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9
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3764 M | 3.8 KM | |
| Head west | 3.4 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Alt-Hesepertwist | 34 M | ||
| Turn right onto Twist | 377 M | ||
| You are now at section 9 | 0 M | ||
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4
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1855 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head west on Adorf | 1.8 KM | ||
| Turn right | 6 M | ||
| Turn left onto Adorf | 58 M | ||
| You are now at section 04 | 0 M | ||
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4
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45
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317 M | 0.3 KM | |
| Head northeast on Brückenstraße | 312 M | ||
| Continue straight | 5 M | ||
| You are now at section 45 | 0 M | ||
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45
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14
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3391 M | 3.4 KM | |
| Head northwest | 3.2 KM | ||
| Turn left onto Rooskens Kamp | 6 M | ||
| Turn right onto Georgstraße | 158 M | ||
| You are now at section 14 | 0 M | ||
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14
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11
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587 M | 0.6 KM | |
| Head northwest | 6 M | ||
| Turn left | 504 M | ||
| Turn left | 77 M | ||
| You are now at section 11 | 0 M | ||
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11
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89
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1872 M | 1.9 KM | |
| Head northeast | 62 M | ||
| Turn left onto Koppelweg | 522 M | ||
| Make a slight left onto Diakoniediek | 453 M | ||
| Turn left onto Diakendiek | 778 M | ||
| Turn left onto Europaweg | 57 M | ||
| You are now at section 89 | 0 M | ||
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89
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88
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3609 M | 3.6 KM | |
| Head west on Europaweg | 3.6 KM | ||
| You are now at section 88 | 0 M | ||
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88
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46
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1192 M | 1.2 KM | |
| Head southeast on Europaweg | 162 M | ||
| Turn right | 5 M | ||
| Continue onto Aalminksweg | 1 KM | ||
| You are now at section 46 | 0 M | ||
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From
46
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25
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779 M | 0.8 KM | |
| Head south on Schoonebeeker Diek | 630 M | ||
| Turn left | 149 M | ||
| You are now at section 25 | 0 M | ||
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25
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31
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2300 M | 2.3 KM | |
| Head south on Männeäckerweg | 2.3 KM | ||
| You are now at section 31 | 0 M | ||
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31
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67
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2740 M | 2.7 KM | |
| Head east on Emslandstraße | 876 M | ||
| Turn right onto Vennweg | 644 M | ||
| Turn right | 342 M | ||
| Turn left | 817 M | ||
| Continue straight | 61 M | ||
| You are now at section 67 | 0 M | ||
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From
67
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78
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1407 M | 1.4 KM | |
| Head southeast | 557 M | ||
| Turn right onto Bathorner Siedlung | 786 M | ||
| Turn left onto Aulen Diek | 64 M | ||
| You are now at section 78 | 0 M |