Hümmlinger Megalith-Tour

The Hümmling is a very special spot in Emsland: unlike the flat and water-rich region, it is characterized above all by a densely wooded and gently gently rolling hills and heathland. Many, in part very well preserved evidence that the Hümmling has been inhabited since the Neolithic Age. has been continuously inhabited. It is worth discovering this facet of Emsland on the 55 km long circular route by bike.

The baroque hunting lodge Clemenswerth Castle with its monastery garden, the open-air exhibitions in the cultural village of Ahmsen or the Naturkundehaus Lähden are just as inviting to visit as the lovingly restored Hüvener mill. The mill grounds are home to one of the most beautiful picnic spots in the Emsland region and volunteers demonstrate the old miller's trade on grinding days.

In the center of Hüven is the fifth heaviest boulder in Lower Saxony, weighing 102.5 tons. Lower Saxony cannot be overlooked. The natural monument "The Colossus" was discovered during discovered during excavation work on a field in 2020. In comparison comparison, the megalithic tombs along the "Hünengräberstraße of the Hümmling", such as Volber's Hünensteine, the Königsgrab, the Wappengrab or Bruneforths Esch, seem really small.

Not far from of the cycle path in Sögel, we recommend a short stop at the Romanian Orthodox Church, which is made entirely of wood. Completed in 2021, the building offers space for up to 200 people and is the largest church of its kind in Germany.