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Meyer Werft Shipyard Papenburg – View of the Meyer Shipyard loop from Papenburg

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Meyer Werft Shipyard Papenburg – View of the Meyer Shipyard loop from Papenburg

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Meyer Werft Shipyard Papenburg – View of the Meyer Shipyard loop from Papenburg

01:59

32.9km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.33 km for 103 m

After 29.4 km for 123 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.52 km

Rest Area at Papenburg Sea Lock

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GOOD BY TRADITION

The Meyer family has kept the shipbuilding company on course for around 225 years - now in the seventh generation. As in the early days, the shipyard …

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3.74 km

Meyer Werft Papenburg

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a tour of the shipyard with a visitor center and films is very interesting (registration required)

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5.23 km

Deichverteidigungsstraße Papenburg

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Beautiful cycle route along the dike.

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16.0 km

Through the Ems meadows

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Beautiful route through the vast Emsauen. Wonderful to really enjoy nature.

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18.3 km

Dike path along the Ems

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It is clearly faster and shorter from Rhede to Papenburg, but this route is probably the most beautiful route, even if you miss Aschendorf and Gut Altenkamp.

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25.6 km

Ems Floodplains Between Lathen and Papenburg

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The Ems is dammed. The meadows are flooded.

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28.1 km

View of the Meyer Shipyard

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The largest employer in Emsland

Directly at the Meyer Werft shipyard, there is a large parking lot, food and drink, and an observation deck.

Experience shows that it gets very crowded on weekends.

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32.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.4 km

8.07 km

5.93 km

804 m

285 m

246 m

213 m

Surfaces

23.6 km

3.89 km

3.79 km

1.16 km

275 m

213 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

28°C

13°C

23 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

August 31, 2025,Abschlußtour in Papenburg

Always straight ahead.
It's nice when things are smooth, but it gets boring after a while when all you see are sheep. Lippe is more varied.

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October 31, 2021,Tag 7: Von Rhede (Ems) zur Meyer-Werft

Day 7: Today we drove home. 😪 But with the great weather I put a STOP on the way, bike 🚲 from the porter and from Rhede an der Ems I went through a nature reserve to Pappenburg to the Meyer shipyard and back on the other side.
Unfortunately there was a bit of "land under" on the side and …

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Meyer Werft Shipyard Papenburg – View of the Meyer Shipyard loop from Papenburg

Rest Area at Papenburg Sea Lock

Meyer Werft Papenburg

Deichverteidigungsstraße Papenburg

Through the Ems meadows

Dike path along the Ems

Ems Floodplains Between Lathen and Papenburg

View of the Meyer Shipyard

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