Cycling - Experience Gronau actively
Along the Dinkel, across the border into the Netherlands or Lower Saxony: Gronau (Westphalia) is the perfect starting point for a bike tour in the border triangle. We have put together the most beautiful cycling tours around Gronau and Epe for you here.
Kids tour (Route 11)
The Kids Tour is ideal for small and big adventurers. From the island park area to the Dreiländersee, past the bird sanctuary De Oelemars and along the Dinkel back to Gronau.
- 18 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 2-3 hours
- Nature, playgrounds
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Sunderhook Tour (Route 7)
This tour takes you west past Gronau and then into the Sunderhook, a farming community in the district of Epe. The route back to Gronau takes you past the river Dinkel and through the animal and city park in Gronau. There are several opportunities to take a breather along the way.
- 25 km
- Tour
- Starting point: Gronau train station
- approx. 2 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Dinkel-Goorbach tour (Route 6)
Since the Gronau-Losser State Garden Show in 2003, our border town has not only boasted an extensive canal system and elaborate themed gardens, but also an outdoor climbing tower, a water labyrinth and spacious children’s play areas. Here you can stop on your tour along the Eper Bülten, the Dreiländersee and in the city and animal park.
- 29 km
- Tour
- Starting point: Gronau train station
- approx. 2 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Three-country tour (Route 5)
The three-country tour leads through the three states of NRW, Lower Saxony and the Netherlands. Discover the Oasis, the former State Garden Show grounds or the Bardel Monastery on the tour.
- 26 km
- Tour
- Starting point: Gronau train station
- approx. 3.5 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Amtsvenn Tour (Route 4)
The Amtsvenn is one of the most interesting nature reserves in the district of Borken. This tour takes you deliberately into the German-Dutch border area, because the Dutch part is still a well-known and popular hiking area.
Due to renaturation measures in the Hündfelder Moor on the German side, there may be severe restrictions on the route in some places.
Important: For the protection of birds and safety on the construction site, the Hündfelder Moor is closed until further notice.
- 25 km
- Tour
- Starting point: St. Agatha parish church
- approx. 2 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Donselfelder Tour (Route 3)
This route leads along the Dinkel past Schepers Mühle. Here you will find the spelt stone 0 .
- 25 km
- Tour
- Starting point: St. Agatha parish church
- approx. 2 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Moorhof Tour (Route 2)
This route takes you along natural landscapes that were originally moors, heaths and wetlands. The Biological Station Zwillbrock has taken on the task of re-establishing former wet meadows and moor areas. The tour is named after the Moorhof sheep farm, which can be visited by prior arrangement (currently only possible in April).
- 25 km
- Tour
- Starting point: St. Agatha parish church
- approx. 2 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Am-Berge tour (Route 1)
The tour takes you along the Dinkel through the Füchte to the Stone Age house in the Ammerter Mark and through the Morgensternsiedlung, a listed building. The Jewish cemetery is hidden between the house fronts (Vereinsstraße).
- 20 km
- Tour
- Starting point: St. Agatha parish church
- approx. 2 hours
- Nature, Church, Spelt Stones
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Scavenger hunt through Epe
Join Sparkasse Westmünsterland on an exciting scavenger hunt through Epe! On the way the most different tasks must be solved. A nice idea for a special bike ride!
- approx. 23 km
- Tour
- Starting point: Amtshaus Epe
- approx. 3 hours
- Nature, Buildings
Haarmühle Tour (Route 12)
This tour takes you through the beautiful border region from Gronau to the Haarmühle in Alstätte. In the Amtsvenn and Witte Venn you can not only ride a bike, but also hike great circular routes.
Note: Due to a renaturation program, it is currently not possible to drive through the Witte Venn. A detour has been set up.
- 47 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 4 hours
- Nature
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Bad Bentheim Tour (Route 10)
This tour offers a varied program for everyone. Interesting museums and buildings that can tell stories. Wonderful nature for extended bike tours and hikes, as well as the cool water, which invites you to swim but also to relax.
Please note: Bentheim Castle cannot currently be visited from the inside.
- 41 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 3 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Small villages tour (Route 9)
The tour takes you to Nienborg with a detour to the Hohes Haus and the Langes Haus. Continue to Ahle with chapel and inn. On the way to Wessum you will pass Haus Horst, a small moated castle from the 16th century. The route then follows a wide arc through the fens along the Dutch border back to Epe.
- 43 km
- Tour
- Starting point: possible everywhere on the tour
- approx. 3 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Green Aue circular tour (Route 8)
The Grüne Aue tour connects the cycle tours and takes you around Gronau and Epe.
- 43 km
- Tour
- Starting point: possible everywhere on the tour
- approx. 3 hours
- Nature, Buildings
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Gitti's and Steffi's after work tour
Pure nature and wonderful places to take a breather and picnic await you along the 40 km route. A beautiful and varied tour that takes you past the bird sanctuary De Oelemars and through the small town of Losser to the former Twente airfield.
Have fun cycling Gitti & Steffi!
- approx. 40 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 2-3 hours
- Nature
- Intersections: 87- 53- 52- 5- 45- 47- 46- 15- 13- 12- 11- 17- 17- 71- 80- 21- 27- 1- 2- 3- 16- 4- 53- 87
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Laga route
This tour takes you around 37 km along the Laga route, which was built between Gronau and the Dutch town of Losser in 2003 during the National Garden Show and still connects the towns today. A beautiful and varied tour that takes you past the bird sanctuary De Oelemars and into the small village of De Lutte.
- approx. 37 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 2-3 hours
- Nature
- Intersections: 87- 53- 52- 44- 45- 47- 48- 49- 69- 70- 18- 72- 67- 20- 19- 19- 18- 10- 15- 13- 15- 46- 4- 53- 87
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Tour to Ochtrup with Outlet Center
The route leads past the Dreiländersee lake to Ochtrup and the Designer Outlet Ochtrup. Here you can store and/or enjoy a snack. The route continues past the “Auf der Ammert” nature reserve to Epe and back to Gronau on the spelt cycle path.
- 46 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 3 hours (without visit to the Designer Outlet Ochtrup)
- Nature, Shopping
- Knotenpunkte: 87-53-52-05-02-06-42-17-42-43-07-36-34-87
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
The textile route
Nothing has shaped the Twente region and the cities of Enschede and Gronau like the textile industry. Even today, the enormous influence of the textile industry can be seen very clearly. Take your bike on an exciting journey from Gronau to Enschede or from Enschede to Gronau and discover the magnificent villas, estates and factories.
- 35 km
- Tour
- Starting points: Station forecourt in Gronau or in Enschede.
- approx. 2-3 hours
- Building
Flamingo route
Flamingos in the Münsterland? Sounds incredible, but it’s true! The route takes you from Enschede to Borken and therefore also past the Zwillbrocker Venn. This is where a colony of tropical birds spends the summer and breeds. The best time to observe them is between March and July, and even into September if they breed successfully. But apart from the flamingos, there are also many beautiful natural and moorland areas to see and enjoy.
- 450 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- Multi-day tour
- Nature, animals and plants
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Emsflower Tour (Route 14)
Explore the area on the other side of the border, in Lower Saxony, by bike and take a day trip to the Emsflower Adventure World. On the way back, you will pass through Bad Bentheim, where you can also take a break.
- 80 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 5-6 hours (not including a visit to the adventure park)
- Nature, animals and plants
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Schöppingen tour (Route 13)
The tour takes you through the typical Münsterland idyll through charming villages to Schöppingen. Schöppingen is not only known for its artists’ village, but also for the Sasse fine distillery. You can reach it by following the art route from junction 10 to artwork 10. This is right on Sasse’s doorstep. On the way back, the route takes you through Metelen and Ochtrup, past the Dreiländersee lake and back to junction 87.
- 65 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 5 hours
- Nature, distillery, building
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Tour to Welbergen House
The tour takes you along the Dinkel cycle path to Epe and on via Nienborg to Metelen. On the route towards KP97 you have to be careful: you cycle on the roadside cycle path on Welbergener Damm. When the junction route turns left onto a farm track, do not follow this path for the time being, but turn right, cross the road and after 50m you will reach Haus Welbergen over a small bridge: a beautiful moated castle with a mill and a beautiful garden. Return to the junction route and then through Langenhorst with the former collegiate church and on to the village of Welbergen. From here, you cycle along the railroad cycle path to Ochtrup and past the Dreiländersee lake back to Gronau.
- 62 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 4 hours
- Nature, Buildings
- Knotenpunkte: 87-34-36-01-46-44-04-05-97-96-17-42-06-02-05-52-53-87
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Tour to the moated castle Burgsteinfurt
The tour takes you along the Dinkel cycle path to Epe, then to Nienborg and Heek and along the railroad cycle path to Metelen. Continue along the railroad cycle path past the Dino Park to Burgsteinfurt. From there, the path leads to the Bagno, a lake with a ruined island and the concert gallery. The way back leads via Welbergen and Ochtrup and past the Dreiländersee lake back to Gronau.
- 72 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 4-5 hours
- Nature, Buildings
- Knotenpunkte: 87-34-36-01-46-45-08-04-05-03-54-56-55-56-54-97-96-17-42-06-02-05-52-53-87
Tour to Offlumer See (Neuenkirchen)
From the station, the route takes you past the Dreiländersee lake to Ochtrup. Here you pass the Designer Outlet Ochtrup and then follow the railroad cycle path through Welbergen and Wettringen to Offlumer See. The “Ewige Liebe” café/restaurant right by the lake is a great place to stop for a bite to eat. From here, the tour leads through the small Vechte village of Ohne and further south past Bad Bentheim through the Gildehauser Venn back to Gronau.
- 65 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 4-5 hours
- Nature, Buildings
- Knotenpunkte: 87-53-52-05-02-06-42-17-96-33-34-35-36-32-07-20-43-58-82-12-18-33-19-14-53-80-02-05-52-53-87
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Famingo Route-East
From the station, the route takes you past the Dreiländersee lake to Nienborg. From there, you make your way to Schöppingen and Eggerode. The route continues east past Ahaus and from there to Epe and along the Dinkel back to Gronau.
- 87 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 5-6 hours
- Nature, Buildings
- Knotenpunkte: 87-53-52-05-02-06-07-43-44-46-45-08-09-10-12-11-91-90-89-92-02-94-98-99-48-47-34-87
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
Ootmarsum tour
From the station, the route takes you past Losser and Oldenzaal to Ootmarsum. During a well-deserved break, you can enjoy the medieval flair and visit the historic town hall or one of the many art galleries, for example. On the way back from Ootmarsum, you pass De Lutte and drive back to Gronau via Losser.
- 88 km
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 87, anywhere else on the tour
- approx. 5-6 hours
- Nature, Buildings
- Intersections: 87- 53- 04- 46- 15- 10- 18- 19- 20- 60- 22- 57- 56- 51- 15- 14- 10- 16- 35- 69- 43- 38- 42- 41- 48- 46- 78- 49- 79- 35- 59- 63- 73- 66- 74- 67- 72- 14- 13- 15- 46- 04- 53- 87
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
The Dinkelstein Route
With the Landesgartenschau 2003 the project “Dinkelsteine” was realized:25 spelt stones lead along the river “Dinkel” and unique sights in Epe, Gronau, Losser, De Lutte and Neuenhaus. The cross-border cycle route connects Germany and the Netherlands and brings Europe to life.
It is also possible to drive only individual sections.
- 72 km from Dinkelstein 0 to Dinkelstein 25
- Round 1 (Epe to Losser) approx. 36 km, Round 2 (Losser to Denekamp) approx. 43 km, Round 3 (Denekamp to Neuenhaus) approx. 50 km
- Start: Dinkelstein 0 is located in Epe in the Bülten (junction 34)
- Length: Depending on the selected section
- Nature, Spelt Stones
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
100 Castles Route
Cycle along the 100 Castles Route through the eventful history of the Münsterland region. The 100 Castles Route runs for more than 1000 kilometers through the Münsterland region. It connects more than 100 castles, fortresses, manor houses and manor farms in the region. The 100 Castles Route is divided into four courses of 210 to 310 km each, which are particularly suitable for multi-day tours. Those who prefer day tours will find some inspiration for a cycle tour on the 100 Castles Route in the cycle tour tips.
- more than 1,000 km in total
- Tour
- Starting point: junction 2 at Dreiländersee, anywhere else on the tour
- Castles and fortresses, nature
What is GPX ? GPX is the abbreviation for GPS Exchange Format, a file format for exchanging and archiving GPS data. Waypoints, routes and tracks can be saved as .gpx.
No tour for you?
The Borken district has developed 19 routes of varying lengths that will take you through almost the entire district. There is definitely something for everyone.
Plan your very own individual bike tour through Gronau, Epe and the surrounding area with the node system.
Maps for planning your individual route are also available in our online store.