Discover Rhauderfehn: Fehn culture and tours

Rhauderfehn offers a range of options for a stay: Fehn canals, historic routes, cycle routes and landscapes provide a variety of themes. If you are looking for a hotel in Rhauderfehn, you can consider whether you are especially interested in architectural history, the history of peatland colonization or activities along the nature trail. The local destinations differ in subject matter and tour format; the route length also matters for the Kleinbahn Tour and the Wieken Tour.

Fehn canals and architectural history

The Fehn Tour is a historic walking tour along the Fehn canals through the center of Rhauderfehn. Along the route, 16 information boards explain how the historic buildings around Westrhauderfehn and Rhaudermoor have changed over time. The walking tour thus connects the canals with the historical development of buildings in these places.

The Fehn and Shipping Museum Westrhauderfehn is located in the historic Villa Graepel, in Westrhauderfehn, a district of the municipality of Rhauderfehn. Its collection focuses on Fehn culture, shipbuilding, shipping and domestic culture. The collection therefore extends beyond Fehn culture to include maritime topics and domestic culture.

Tours by length and theme

The Kleinbahn Tour is a 15-kilometer day tour. It follows the Ostfriesland hiking trail and the former narrow-gauge railway line through the four places in the municipality of Rhauderfehn: Westrhauderfehn, Collinghorst, Rhaudermoor and Rhaude. The tour is therefore described both by its route along the hiking trail and former narrow-gauge railway line and by the places it passes through.

The Wieken Tour is an approximately 22-kilometer themed cycling route along canals, lifting bridges and historic places. It introduces cyclists to the history of peatland colonization. It is approximately seven kilometers longer than the 15-kilometer Kleinbahn Tour. The tour formats also differ: the Kleinbahn Tour is described as a day tour, while the Wieken Tour is a cycling route. When choosing, you can weigh up the route length, tour format and thematic focus.

Landscape and activities

The nature trail along the “Oll Wiek” is located in the heart of Rhauderfehn and invites visitors to hike, jog, walk and cycle. The Hammrich Tour passes through the landscapes of peatland, Hammrich, marshland and Geest. The two destinations offer different highlights: the nature trail focuses on the activities listed, while the description of the Hammrich Tour names the landscapes along the route. This can help you decide whether you are looking for an activity or a landscape theme.

Culture in Leer

There are also distinctive cultural destinations in Leer itself. The Former Jewish School Leer is a memorial and meeting place run by the district of Leer. Schloss Evenburg in Leer is a cultural monument of supra-regional importance and consists of the castle, park and outer bailey. Since May 2014, it has been open with a permanent exhibition about the life and livelihood of an aristocratic family in the 19th century, and as a center for garden culture. The Amsterdam gabled house Haus Samson has adorned Leer’s old town since 1643.

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