Best hard trails in Lingen

Challenging tour in Lower Saxony, Germany. The ARA Emsland Brevet starts in Lohne and leads down to Arnsberg near Lake Möhne. A stretch along the Ruhr Valley cycle path and then back northwards to the starting point. There are refreshment stops along the way.

You can plan this route with overnight stops. However, if you are at home in the Osnabrück region, you can easily get to the start or end points of a stage by public transport (www.vos.info), especially on weekdays. For the first stage, you can drive to Fürstenau (free Parad car park at the castle, a 5-minute walk to the Post bus stop) and then take bus 131 to Lingen ZOB. There is a train from Osnabrück to Lingen. Fürstenau is also well connected to Osnabrück. One disadvantage is the long...

This route is located in the north-western part of Germany and the east of the Netherlands and follows a network of paths through historic cultural landscapes. It connects sights such as the Bourtanger Moor-Veenland International Nature Park and local waterways. The terrain is predominantly flat with occasional gentle inclines. The surface comprises a mixture of tarmac and unpaved sections. Open views over fields and pastures characterise many parts of the route. Rare bird species and native...