Bike Tour at the Bog Route - map
At a glance
  • Beginning / End:
    Emden
  • Duration of trip:
    8 days / 7 nights
  • Distance covered by bike:
    230-280 km / 143-174 mi
  • Distance per day:
    35-60 km / 22-37 mi
  • Altitude profile:
    predominantly flat
  • Profile:
    Mostly off-road, paved cycle paths, only occasionally on roads.
Eating and drinking
There is a wide variety of cafes, restaurants and places to shop all along the cycle path. That is why we do not offer half board. An evening meal costs approx. 15-25 € per person. You can, of course, eat more economically or even more exquisitely.

Bike Tour at the Bog Route

Round trip from Emden, 8 days / 7 nights from 729 €

The Tour

Bike Tour at the Bog Route

This bike tour at the Bog Route runs in Germany and the Netherlands in the Ems region, in the old marsh and moor landscape made usable by the Fehn/Veen culture, and along the Dollart, the sea inlet at the mouth of the Ems. Emden and Groningen are the two urban highlights of this otherwise rural bike tour, which is also perfectly suitable for the inexperienced.

 

Day 1 Arrival in Emden
The starting point of your journey is the Reformation town of Emden, birthplace of Karl Dall and Otto Walkes. Visit the harbour, the art gallery or the Otto-Huus.

Day 2 Emden - Leer, approx. 35 km/22 mi
By ferry you cross over to the left bank of the Ems, which is still very maritime here, and cycle to Leer, once a chieftain's town, today the gateway to East Frisia with an excellently preserved old town.

Day 3 Leer - Papenburg, approx. 35 km/22 mi
Today you cycle through the once impassable moorland that separated East Frisia from the hinterland and was made arable by the Fehn colonisation. Papenburg was the centre of this process and is famous for the Meyer shipyard for cruise ships.

Day 4 Papenburg - Stadskanaal, approx. 55 km/34 mi
In the middle of the marshes, the Bourtange fortress was built in the 16th century. The cycle tour ends today at Stadskanaal in the town of the same name, a popular stopover for motorboat travellers.

Day 5 Stadskanaal - Groningen, approx. 45 km/28 mi
The farmsteads in the rural province of Drenthe are impressively large. The Hanseatic and university city of Groningen is the only large city in the north-east of the Netherlands, the Groningen Museum is important.

Day 6 Groningen - Delfzijl, approx. 60 km/27 mi
Today you cycle to the sea, to Uithuizen with the impressive Menkemaburg. Along the Wadden Sea and the Ems estuary you reach Delfzijl, where a small maritime museum is located in a former bunker.

Day 7 Delfzijl - Emden, 50 km/31 mi or boat trip
Enthusiastic cyclists take the route along the Dollart bay, crossing the Ems in Ditzum. Those who no longer feel like cycling can take the Delfzijl-Emden ferry in the afternoon and explore the town and surrounding area until then.

Day 8 Return or Extension
The tour ends after breakfast. If you like, extend your Bike tour at the Bog Route.

 
 
Bike Tour at the Bog Route
Prices & Dates
Arrival

Prices & Dates

Included in "Bike Tour at the Bog Route":

  • 7 overnight stays, B&B
  • luggage transport from hotel to hotel,
    no maximum number of items,
    maximum weight: 20 kg/ item (44 lbs/ item)
  • personal welcome briefing
  • travel documents and maps in english
  • GPS tracks
  • 7-day customer helpline
  • visitor taxes payable on site
  • optional rental bike

Accommodation:

  • Category M:
    Guesthouses and hotels at the international 3*/4* level as per Hotelstars Union. All rooms are en suite with bath or shower.

Bikes for hire:

  • Comfortable unisex bikes available in different frame sizes with 7 gears/rear brake or 21 gears/freewheel. Equipped with panniers, lock and repair kit. E-bikes available upon request.
  • If you choose to wear a helmet, we recommend using your own due to the variety of head sizes and shapes and for hygienic reasons.

Travel time 2024:

  • arrival on sundays from 21.04. to 29.09.
  • the day of arrival determines the price of your tour

Prices:

All prices apply per person in a double room, incl. breakfast.

  • 729 € saver price
    21.04.-04.05.
  • 769 € basic price
    05.05.-18.05. + 20.09.-29.09.
  • 819 € seasonal price
    19.05. - 19.09.
    • 220 € single room surcharge
    •   95 € rental bike
    • 255 € e-bike
    •   80 € extra night Emden, double room, B&B
    • 120 € extra night Emden, single room, B&B

    Additional costs:

    • ferry Petkum-Ditzum, approx. 4 €/person incl. bike
    • ferry Delfzijl-Emden, approx. 24 €/person incl. bike

    The booking process

    The Tour
    Arrival

    Arrival

    Arrival to your bike tour at the Bog Route:

    • Parking facilities in Emden:
      Parking house "Am Wasserturm", costs approx. 35 €/week
      Public parking nearby the hotel without fee

      Arriving by train:
      Emden train station

      Arriving by plane at Hamburg airport:
      by train, every hour, duration approx. 3,5 h, 2 changes, normal fee approx. 45 €

      Pre-booked rental bikes are ready for you in your hotel.

    Perfectly looked after:

    • During your tour, we are available between 8 am and 8 pm, 7 days a week. We are happy to help with any kind of problems you might be having. You will find this emergency number in your travel documents.
    The Tour
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