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Germany
Lower Saxony
Osnabrück
Ostercappeln

Bad Essen Observation Tower – Old Watermill Bad Essen loop from Ostercappeln

Routes
Mountain biking trails
Germany
Lower Saxony
Osnabrück
Ostercappeln

Bad Essen Observation Tower – Old Watermill Bad Essen loop from Ostercappeln

Moderate

5.0

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Bad Essen Observation Tower – Old Watermill Bad Essen loop from Ostercappeln

02:00

23.8km

400m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.52 km for 213 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.00 km

Scenic descent in Natur- und Geopark TERRA.vita

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Nice panorama of Hitzhausen and the adjacent hill country

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2

8.02 km

Border Marker of Bad Essen, Bohmte, and Osterkappeln

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Craftsmanship made beautiful, worth seeing.

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3

8.77 km

Luisenblick Shelter

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Just a great landscape

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4

10.4 km

Hermannshütte Shelter

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only interesting as a shortcut to the gentian hut. How to avoid an even steeper path (coming from Ostercappeln)

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5

12.3 km

Bad Essen Observation Tower

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Good view when the weather is nice

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6

13.2 km

Old Watermill Bad Essen

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Very nice old watermill

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7

13.4 km

Himmelsterrasse – View of Bad Essen

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The Sky Terrace was built from over 1,100 logs. Here, you can enjoy the tranquility and the magnificent view over Bad Essen and the North German Plain, with a view of the Stemwede Mountains.

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8

15.6 km

View of Dümmer Lake

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With good visibility you can see down to the dumber.

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23.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.40 km

6.11 km

4.91 km

3.13 km

1.18 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.16 km

6.73 km

3.64 km

3.52 km

531 m

230 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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