Europaroute D3 (D-Netz-Route 3)

A cycling route starting in Vreden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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About this route

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The D-Netz-Route 3 is a long-distance cycling route spanning 960 kilometers from Vreden-Zwillbrock at the Dutch border to Küstrin-Kietz at the Polish border. The D-Netz-Route 3 is the German section of the EuroVelo R1 and the EuroVelo Route 'Capital Route' (EV2). Along the way across Germany, you'll encounter diverse landscapes and numerous cultural highlights. The route passes through the flat Münsterland, the hilly Weserbergland, the Harz foothills, and the vast Fläming region. The Oderbruch area and the river landscapes of the Weser, Saale, Elbe, plus a biosphere reserve lie along the route. Culturally, there are seven UNESCO World Heritage sites offering a lot, from Quedlinburg through Lutherstadt Wittenberg to Dessau. The route mostly runs close to nature and is largely car-free on separate paths or forest roads. The long-distance cycle path is partly unpaved.

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Duration
927.6 km
Distance
1,077 m
Ascent
1,099 m
Descent
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Avg. speed
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Max. altitude
P.J.A.Verbeek

created this 11 years ago

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  1. Highlight 1 along the Bikemap route "Europaroute D3 (D-Netz-Route 3)"

    Point of interest after 109.1 km

    Historisches Rathaus Münster Das Historische Rathaus von Münster am Prinzipalmarkt ist neben dem St.-Paulus-Dom eines der Wahrzeichen der Stadt. Bekanntheit erlangte es während der Verhandlungen zum Westfälischen Frieden in Münster und Osnabrück, der den Dreißigjährigen Krieg in Europa beendete. Zug

  2. Highlight 2 along the Bikemap route "Europaroute D3 (D-Netz-Route 3)"

    Point of interest after 249.4 km

    Externsteine Die Externsteine sind eine markante Sandstein-Felsformation im Teutoburger Wald und als solche eine herausragende Natursehenswürdigkeit Deutschlands. Innerhalb von Nordrhein-Westfalen im Kreis Lippe gelegen, gehören sie zu Horn-Bad Meinberg und sind von einer parkartigen Anlage umgeben.

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