Pöpping Farmstead Watermill – Heathland in the Elter Dünen Nature Reserve loop from Elter Fischteiche
Pöpping Farmstead Watermill – Heathland in the Elter Dünen Nature Reserve loop from Elter Fischteiche
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Pöpping Farmstead Watermill – Heathland in the Elter Dünen Nature Reserve loop from Elter Fischteiche
03:19
13.0km
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 18, 2026
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374 m
Pöpping Farmstead Watermill
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2.07 km
Waldschrat wooden sculpture in Emsland
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2.42 km
Waldschrat No. 5 (The Schrat with the Shoe)
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7.77 km
Old sand conveyor near the Elter Dunes
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8.46 km
Heathland in the Elter Dünen Nature Reserve
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9.20 km
Elter Dünen
Nature Reserve
9.83 km
Sand dunes and broom in Landkreis Emsland
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10.1 km
Juniper Heath, Elter Dunes
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10.2 km
Elte Dunes
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13.0 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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6.84 km
4.35 km
1.25 km
585 m
Surfaces
7.50 km
1.50 km
1.39 km
1.26 km
827 m
556 m
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Today I was again on the Ems, in the "Elter Duenen" and the adjacent forest.
If you like it a little hilly but otherwise like flat tours, this is a good place for you.
The Ems still carries a lot of water. Some routes are sometimes difficult or even impossible to walk. For example, the biotope in …
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The village of Elte is located in the Geest. This is the landscape that stretches through northwest Germany with vast areas of sand, heath and moorland.
Conclusion: worth a trip 👍😊
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I had to turn around a few times; a private path was signposted in two places, but it was possible to follow it on Komoot.
The heath areas were also quite flooded with water, it almost looked like the Venn.
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In this weather you just had to get out!
We went to one of my absolute favorite places...ELTE
I planned the tour criss-crossing the forest. Of course you can also take set hiking trails.
Actually a circular route. Only the little detour to the lake was an exception.
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Quarry pond. The first kilometers were a bit asphalt-heavy, but after that it was only over nice paths. It was all there. Paths through the forest, sometimes wide, …
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Start:
Elte Hiking Parking Lot
(Near: Brückenstraße 57, 48432 Rheine)
A beautiful winter hike at 0°C. Sounds cold, but it didn't feel that way. We were lucky; there was a little snow at the beginning and even sunshine towards the end 🌞
The hike was mostly on loose terrain, along paths …
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