Bifurcation Hare-Else – Hase River in Lüstringen loop from Westerhausen

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Bifurcation Hare-Else – Hase River in Lüstringen loop from Westerhausen

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Bifurcation Hare-Else – Hase River in Lüstringen loop from Westerhausen

04:40

77.0km

370m

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: September 25, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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20.6 km

Hase Spring

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The Hase rises within the district of Osnabrück in the Teutoburg Forest directly on the city limits of Dissen in the southwest and Melle in the northeast. Its source, the …

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20.8 km

Trail Along the Young Hase

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Nice path along the Junge Hase in the border area between Melle and Dissen.

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21.7 km

Descent into the Puschken Valley

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Here you can let your bike run and enjoy the view of the valley.

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34.2 km

Bifurcation Hare-Else

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Just above Gesmold, the Hase forms a bifurcation. Here, the Else branches off from the Hase, causing around 2/3 of its water to flow into the Weser river system. It …

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34.3 km

Observation platform at the Hase–Else bifurcation

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Here at the bifurcation, the terrain can be clearly observed on the viewing platform. A biotope has formed around the bifurcation.

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41.0 km

Hidden Half-Timbered Houses

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Two small half-timbered houses, partly hidden behind the trees.

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44.2 km

View of the Teutoburg Forest

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Nice view of the Teutoburg Forest and the last rain clouds :-)

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50.2 km

Hase River in Lüstringen

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The Haseuferweg is part of the "Hase-Ems-Tour", a 265-kilometer long cycle path that leads from the Hasequelle at Melle along the Hase and the Ems past the mouth at Meppen …

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77.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.4 km

20.1 km

12.0 km

4.94 km

1.45 km

134 m

Surfaces

40.8 km

28.4 km

3.01 km

2.56 km

2.01 km

313 m

Elevation

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 15 October

21°C

11°C

46 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

May 23, 2025,Hase-Ems-Tour Etappe 1 (Melle - Osnabrück) 2️⃣9️⃣9️⃣

The first leg of our Hase-Ems bike tour took us from Melle, via a few detours, to Osnabrück.
We spent quite a bit of time in Melle; there's a lot to see.
After that, we cycled a bit through the foothills of the Teutoburg Forest to the source of the Hase.
Due to the dry weather, there wasn't much to …

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April 14, 2023,Vom Teuto zur Ems - die Hase - eine Flußfahrt

It was a bit tedious for us lowland cyclists to reach the Teuto up the source of the Hase in the Puschkental, south of Wellingholzhausen in the Teutoburg Forest. At 163m the highest and therefore "official" Hasequelle, although it often dries up in summer. First, the rivulet called Hase meanders naturally through meadows until it reaches the forest. The "Almaquelle" …

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