Best backpacking trails in Hövelhof

First stage of the Ems Cycle Route, North Rhine-Westphalia. The first day's stage of the Ems Cycle Route starts at the edge of the Moosheide nature reserve, where the Ems rises from many small springs. To find out more about the Ems, a visit to the Ems Adventure World in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock can be done. From Hövelhof, the route goes past marshland to the Steinhorster Becken nature reserve, which is home to many wading waterfowl. From here, it is only a stone's throw to the stage...

Varied long-distance cycle route from Hövelhof to Emden, North Rhine-Westphalia/Lower Saxony. This cycle route is signposted in both directions and runs along the entire course of the River Ems. Starting in Hövelhof in the Senne, the road takes you from the source of the Ems to Emden, where the Ems flows into the North Sea in around seven one-day stages. While the route leads through varied landscapes and historic towns, the Ems is accompanied on its long journey from a small river to a...