Emsland-Route Variante Haselünne-Meppen

This variant takes you through the magnificent landscape of the Hasetal valley. Around Haselünne, the river presents itself from its most beautiful side: oxbow lakes and alluvial forests delight the eye and provide an ideal habitat for numerous rare animals such as the kingfisher and the beaver. beaver an ideal habitat. In the middle in Meppen, directly opposite the fortress wall that surrounds the old town, the Hase flows into the Ems. Hase flows into the Ems. The section between the two towns is also a stage of the "Hase-Ems-Tour", the almost 330-kilometre long-distance cycle route from Osnabrück to Rheine. As part of unique nationwide project, the signposting here has been replaced by "natural signposts": 7,000 local apple, pear and plum trees, pear, plum and cherry trees, more than 3,000 roses and a seemingly endless wildflower strips line the route. By the way: eating the fresh fruit fruit is by no means forbidden, but expressly encouraged along this section.