Hünenweg
Walking / hiking
Tour Dates
Very easy
327,2 km
82:00 h
1.395 m
1.463 m
153 m
2 m
Best Season
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Startpoint
Start of the tour
The Hünenweg is an international long-distance hiking trail that runs through the the Osnabrücker Land and Emsland regions, continuing across the Dutch border border through the Bourtanger Moor-Veenland international nature park into the province of Drenthe and on to Groningen.
The Hune Trail starts in Osnabrück in Lower Saxony - the city of the Peace of Westphalia Peace - and continues into the idyllic Nettetal valley, along historic water mills. watermills. In Rulle, the pilgrimage church is well worth a visit and The Hünenweg trail leads past woods and meadows to Bramsche. Near Ueffeln you can the impressive quarry, where 150 million years ago the sea beat against the rock face. the sea beat against the rock face. The megalithic tombs in the Ankumer Giersfeld bear witness to the fascinating legacy of our ancestors. In the legendary Maiburg nature reserve, the hiking trail runs through impressive trees and leads to Börstel Abbey, a former monastery. At the district border between Osnabrücker Land and Emsland also marks the end of the TERRA.vita Geopark. Through the foothills of the Wiehengebirge and the Ankumer Höhen, this provides for varied climbs before the hiking trail turns into the flat moor. The Hahnenmoor nature reserve offers breathtaking views of the expanse of the moor. of the moor. The Hünenweg winds its way across meadows and fields from Herzlake along the River Hase and through the juniper grove to the grain and Hanseatic town of Haselünne. Hanseatic town of Haselünne. On the following stage to the district capital of Meppen Meppen, the picturesque landscape is characterized by floodplains and renaturalized landscape. Continuing towards the state border through forest areas and along the Ems, you reach the Bourtanger Moor - Veenland International Nature Park, once the once the largest contiguous raised bog area in Central Europe. Further into the Netherlands in the direction of Osterbos through a wooded area and the route runs through the Emmerdennen area, also affectionately known as "Little Switzerland". Switzerland". The UNESCO Global Geopark De Hondsrug is rich in remnants from the Ice Age. Ice Age and the Hunebedcentrum near Borger is home to the largest megalithic grave in the Netherlands. The route crosses the Drouwenerzand nature reserve which has the status of a "Geological Monument", before the romantic winding winding river valley of the Drentsche Aa National Park is reached. After the hilly area of the Appelbergen, which has an enormous density of archaeological monuments, you reach Groningen, the vibrant student city in the Netherlands. student city in the Netherlands forms the end of the Hünenweg.
informations
Stop at an Inn
Assessment
Profile on Altitude
Contact Person
Emsland Tourismus GmbH
Herzog-Arenberg-Straße 12
49716
Meppen
Address
Beginn der Tour
49074 Osnabrück
49074 Osnabrück
Author
Emsland Tourismus GmbH
Herzog-Arenberg-Straße 12
49716
Meppen
Organisation
Emsland Tourismus GmbH
License
Emsland Tourismus GmbH
Source:
Emsland Tourismus GmbH
Organisation:
Emsland Tourismus GmbH
Last changed on 30.12.2025
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