Ems-Erlebnisweg |Traumtour in SHS

From the Teutoburg Forest come numerous watercourses, which only venture to the surface in the Senne with its sandy soils. The seeping water accumulates in impermeable layers and swells out of the ground over large areas. This creates elongated spring areas, which are typical of the Senne streams. The typical valley shape is the Kastental, as the watercourses have dug deep into the sandy soil. The Ems, called Amisia by the ancient Romans, is an (un)known beauty. Small and lively, it emerges from the ground from several springs to quickly become a small stream. After 371 km, it flows into the North Sea as a wide river. The Ems has its source on the edge of the "Moosheide" nature reserve, which is why the path is also the northern loop of the "Moosheide nature trail" hiking trail with its information from the Senne Biostation, which can be accessed via app or QR code. The uppermost spring in the Stukenbrock-Senne district is a seepage spring that pours all year round. Many water outlets feed the spring stream.