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Varel Harbor – Varel City Forest loop from Neuenburg

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Varel Harbor – Varel City Forest loop from Neuenburg

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Varel Harbor – Varel City Forest loop from Neuenburg

03:00

47.9km

100m

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 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 18.2 km for 304 m

After 27.0 km for 190 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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106 m

Historic railcar at Neuenburg Station

Highlight • Historical Site

Old wagon at the disused train station in Neuchâtel

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1.66 km

Gravel trail through the Neuenburger Urwald

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

it is absolutely fun to explore this jungle by bike. Great bike paths are really fun to browse the forest in every direction.

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17.0 km

Dangast Sluice

Highlight • Structure

On the way to/from Wilhelmshaven you inevitably come across here by bike and should stop for a few minutes. Harbor with shrimp boats, Dangast with beach, dike with sheep, etc.

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17.3 km

View of Wilhelmshaven from Dangast Beach

Highlight • Beach

Finally a view over the Jade Bay to Wilhelmshafen and a well-visited beach. So far the tour, always up the high dike on the right, has been a bit monotonous.
Varel harbor excluded.

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18.2 km

Viewpoint

18.7 km

Cycle path along the dike between Dangast and Varel

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Long on the dike and protected from the wind

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26.3 km

Vareler Hafen

Lake

26.8 km

Although the Port of Varel is no longer of importance as a trading port, more and more people appreciate the unmistakable atmosphere and the recreational value. varelerhafen-touristik.de/geschichte.html

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27.3 km

Varel Harbor

Highlight • Structure

Here you can eat very well fish

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30.6 km

Varel City Forest

Highlight • Forest

So close to the sea, the Varel Forest is a wonderful place for local recreation. Ten percent of the city of Varel consists of forest, hence the slogan "Varel - …

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37.3 km

Seghorner Wald

Forest

47.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

13.3 km

12.7 km

4.95 km

425 m

Surfaces

22.9 km

9.64 km

7.71 km

4.33 km

3.36 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

27°C

16°C

0 %

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Comments

May 23, 2026,Vareler Hafen - Neunenwald - Dangast

Varel is a small town in the south of the Jadebusen and belongs to the district of Friesland.

The Varel harbor is located parallel to the Varel Binnentief and is connected to the Jadebusen and thus to the North Sea coast via the Varel lock. Not far from the lock, the river Jade also flows into the North Sea. At …

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May 29, 2025,Rundtour Varel - Neuenburg Urwald - Dangast

Father-son tour on Father's Day as a varied tour through (primeval) forests, through the marsh landscape and along the sea or Jade Bay.

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August 26, 2024,Geesttour: Dangast-Varel-Bockhorn-Dangast

The circular tour starts and ends in the North Sea Park Dangast.

The Geest cliff in Dangast is unique on the German North Sea coast. The Geest tour shows how the natural elevation extends inland to Bockhorn.

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On the route, between Obenstrohe and Altjührden, there is a narrow, rustic path that leads to the Mühlenteich - an idyllic, small …

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September 25, 2022,Friesland mit Varel und Dangast

Right direction today! The Neuenburger Holz and the Driefeler Wiesen are striking. This has compensated for some bumpy stretches on bricks. But mostly a good to very good route, mostly off the beaten track. Catering on the route was 👍.

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August 19, 2025,Blick nach Wilhelmshaven – Radweg am Ellenserdammer Tief Runde von Dangast

Did the last tour today, again of course a tour from the Komoot tour suggestion list.

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August 7, 2022,Varel-Neuenburg- Grabstede- Bockhorn- Ellenserdamersiel-Dangast - Hafen- Varel

Today was back day in Neuenburg am Schloss and at the same time vintage car meeting. With the best weather!

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Varel Harbor – Varel City Forest loop from Neuenburg

Historic railcar at Neuenburg Station

Gravel trail through the Neuenburger Urwald

Dangast Sluice

View of Wilhelmshaven from Dangast Beach

Cycle path along the dike between Dangast and Varel

Varel Harbour

Varel Harbor

Varel City Forest

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