Heinz-Rinsche-Tower – View of the Ems Floodplains loop from Saerbeck

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Steinfurt

Saerbeck

Heinz-Rinsche-Tower – View of the Ems Floodplains loop from Saerbeck

Moderate

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146

hikers

Heinz-Rinsche-Tower – View of the Ems Floodplains loop from Saerbeck

03:00

11.8km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

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Emsaue

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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425 m

Saerbeck Bathing Beach

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A beautiful swimming lake with great seating areas

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1.00 km

Forest Path Near Emsauen

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The path is a nice connection from the lake to the Emsauen.

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2.02 km

View of the Ems River from Saerbecker Weg Bridge

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Very nice view over the Emsauen

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3.11 km

Ems-Aue Nature Reserve – Hembergen

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Straightening of the Ems in the 1930s, an approximately two-kilometer-long Ems loop was cut off between Saerbeck and Hembergen and thus became the Hembergen oxbow. Part of the cut-off old …

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3.47 km

Heinz-Rinsche-Tower

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About 300 meters east of the Ems Cycle Path, somewhat hidden away, lies this small observation tower. From here, one has fantastic views of the renaturalized Ems floodplains. The Heinz …

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5.10 km

Wallhecken Trail on the Ems

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Great view of the Ems, especially at high tide

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5.57 km

Old Linden Tree of Hembergen

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Very old and hollow inside linden tree

Approx. 250 years

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5.71 km

View of the Ems Floodplains

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Always interesting

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11.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.21 km

4.15 km

1.59 km

808 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.16 km

3.08 km

1.87 km

1.39 km

1.27 km

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

13°C

7°C

46 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

May 17, 2025,Hembergen nach Saerbeck

Image 20: Trash can competes with Hembergen's oldest linden tree.😬

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August 14, 2022,Heinz Rinsche Turm – Wallheckenweg an der Ems Runde von Saerbeck

The hike to the rest point (a little more than half the way) is very varied and offers great views. Then it's only on asphalt with sometimes long straight passages along busy roads (B219, Saerbecker Str.).

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June 3, 2023,Saerbeck - Hembergen

Yesterday evening the two of us went to Saerbeck to do a round at the end of the day. The birds sang wonderfully and the cuckoo gave everything.
Even if the route has a relatively high proportion of asphalt, it is still beautiful.

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February 19, 2025,Emswanderung rund um Hembergen

Very nice hike with great resting places along the Ems

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September 18, 2022,Emsauen zwischen Saerbeck und Hembergen🌧🍁🍂

.... today according to the motto "there is no bad weather, only bad clothing" it was definitely a test of what the rain gear can do. All in all a wet and gray tour, but still nice 😊 and we found a few spots of color after all.

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April 4, 2025,Zwischen Hembergen und Saerbeck

Round was too asphalt-heavy with rushing past 🚗 😢-next time new chance new 🍀

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September 30, 2023,Von Saerbeck über Hembergen mit viel Natur🐌🍂

Today's start in Saerbeck and then straight along the very beautiful stream path.

Unfortunately, at times we had to walk along the road to get to Hembergen (the smallest village in the Steinfurt district).
Then we continued along the Ems. Through forest paths and paths through nature reserves.
Finally, another relaxing forest path 🌳🌳 and along the forest lake and …

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