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Leer Old Town – Mitling-Mark Windmill loop from Papenburg

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Leer Old Town – Mitling-Mark Windmill loop from Papenburg

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Leer Old Town – Mitling-Mark Windmill loop from Papenburg

02:49

47.3km

70m

Cycling

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

Last updated: July 31, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.33 km for 103 m

After 26.3 km for 203 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.58 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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13.3 km

Weener lock

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Weener, a state-approved resort, is often referred to as the green town of the Rheiderland. Green, lush meadows where cows graze or the long dike with sheep grazing, plus the …

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13.7 km

Ems Cycle Route between Bingum and Weener

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This bike path leads along the Ems behind the dike. In many places you can take a break and just sit on the dyke and look at ships or the landscape.

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21.1 km

Jann-Berghaus Bridge

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One of the largest swing bridges in Europe used to be here. After the modernization it became a bascule bridge. After the Meyerwerft had complained long enough that they needed …

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23.0 km

Leer Old Town

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Beautiful old town. The filming locations for the crime series are quite close together.

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23.5 km

View of the Museum Harbour, Leer

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At the historic Waageplatz in Leer, maritime flair meets tradition – where historic ships and atmospheric festivals inspire.

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39.0 km

Mitling-Mark Windmill

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Cycling east from the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg to Leer along the Ems via the dyke route, after almost five kilometers you reach the place Mitling-Mark, which was first mentioned …

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47.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.1 km

8.29 km

7.55 km

7.02 km

285 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.9 km

13.0 km

5.00 km

386 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 27 August

23°C

14°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

August 14, 2021,16/21 Emstour Papenburg-Leer-Papenburg

We had hoped that we would go directly to the Ems. Unfortunately, the entire tour is driven behind the dike.
There, however, the condition of the paths was good to very good, which makes up for it a bit 😉
On the entire route you could take a break on the dike and let your gaze wander over the Ems …

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August 27, 2022,Innenstadt und Stadthafen Leer – Mühle Mitling Mark Runde von Papenburg

great tour Very varied and easy to drive flat route

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May 31, 2025,🚴🚴🏽‍♀️..Tour in Papenburg mit Meyer-Werft Besichtigung und dann weiter mit den 🚴🚴🏽‍♀️.. nach Leer..🙋🏻‍♀️🙋‍♂️

The bike tour...🚴🚴🏽‍♀️.. started in Papenburg with a good breakfast at the Kedi Hotel. ..☕️🧋🍳🥐🍉🍍
Afterwards we went...🚴🚴🏽‍♀️..to visit the Meyer shipyard on our own.

The Meyer shipyard has existed since 1795 and began with wooden ships, much later made of steel: supply ships, research vessels, various tankers, and then cruise ships, 🛳️⛴️🚢..which grew larger and larger.. The tour was …

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June 5, 2023,347. Heute nach Leer

Today we went to Leer 🚴🚴‍♀️🚴 and learned everything about tea and especially East Frisian tea from Bünting. We were allowed to learn the ceremony with Klunkje and Wölkchen. Was very interesting and tasty.

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August 13, 2021,Pedelectour 138 - Papenburg - Leer - Papenburg - Radfahren im Emsland

Started punctually at 9.30 am in Papenburg behind the town hall (free parking lot). Head towards Meyer Werft and continue towards Weener. The Ems cycle path is not spectacular here. Only the asphalt surface could be renewed. Briefly stopped in Stapelmoor, take a look over the dike. It almost empty, water running off. Reached Leer in no time with good …

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May 23, 2025,Emsland 2025 Tag 6: Papenburg - Leer - Emsradweg - Mayer Werft - Papenburg

We had our vacation apartment in Geeste-Dalum. From there, we went on various tours.
I exhausted the possibilities for a bike tour around our neighborhood. A tour along the Ems River was also planned. In 2023, we had already cycled the Ems River from its mouth in the North Sea to Leer. Now we tackled the stretch from Leer to …

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March 12, 2022,Fahrradtour Leer Papenburg u.z. längs der Ems

Beautiful, very low-traffic bike ride on both sides of the Ems. At the Meyer shipyard the fun ship "Disney Wish".

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September 3, 2023,eBike Tour - von CP Papenburg an der Ems lang gen Leer mit Hafen/Altstadt u zurück 👍

Today, as written above 😄 Bike tour to Leer, past the Papenburger Meyerwerft (on the way there and back) and almost always along the Emsdeich 🚴‍♀️🚴🏻‍♂️ over the Jann-Berghaus bascule bridge, which was in the past. The Meyerwerft has been structurally changed several times over the years because of the cruise ships 🚢⛴️🛳️
In Leer itself it was a "cultural …

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Leer Old Town – Mitling-Mark Windmill loop from Papenburg

Rest Area at Papenburg Sea Lock

Meyer Werft Papenburg

Weener lock

Ems Cycle Route between Bingum and Weener

Jann-Berghaus Bridge

Leer Old Town

View of the Museum Harbour, Leer

Mitling-Mark Windmill

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