Twist: Moorlands, Trails and the Oil and Gas Museum
Accommodation in Twist
Twist combines nature-focused attractions with designated cycling and hiking trails and the region’s oil and gas history. This gives you a range of options for planning your trip: a nature reserve, a themed trail, a museum and other leisure activities. If you’re looking for a hotel in Twist, you can first decide which of these aspects of the town you’d like to focus on during your stay.
Moorland and Nature
Provinzialmoor is a 530-hectare nature reserve in Twist. From the XXL bench, the elevated viewpoint looks out over a restored section of the moor. The area size describes the protected reserve, while the view covers a specific part of it: this offers two ways to take in the moor, both as a vast natural area and from a named viewpoint. The International Bourtanger Moor Nature Park is also associated with extensive moorland and heathland landscapes in the context of Twist.
Trails and Leisure Activities
Twist has nearly 300 kilometers of designated cycling and hiking trails. The Moor-Energy Adventure Trail follows a specific themed route: starting at the Oil and Gas Museum, it passes oil pumps and runs through Klein-Heseper Moor to the Moor Museum. It is about 11 kilometers long. This places a single route alongside a much more extensive designated trail network, offering two different scales for planning. The trail brings together industrial features and moorland scenery in one route; its approximate length helps distinguish it as a specific trail from the full range of routes available.
Twist’s leisure activities also include swimming in a lake and pony riding. The Garden of the Nazarene is another attraction in Twist. These options add to the area’s moorland and oil history. If you want to include swimming or pony riding in your plans, check the latest details on opening and operating arrangements in advance.
Oil and Gas History
The Twist Oil and Gas Museum documents the pioneering work of the regional oil industry through around 100 historical photographs. Large components from oil and gas extraction are on display outdoors. Historical photographs and outdoor technical installations offer different ways to explore the subject: the photographs show the history of the regional industry, while the large structures illustrate its technical side. The museum is accessible to visitors with disabilities. If accessibility is essential for your visit, check the conditions in advance.
In the wider Emsland destination
The Emsland is another part of the trip to consider beyond Twist. In the northeast of the Emsland district, HĂĽmmling Nature Park covers around 580 square kilometers. Cycling and hiking trails run through the nature park, with information points along the way and routes passing historical sites, megalithic tombs and Clemenswerth Palace. This information describes the wider Emsland area; the moorlands, trails and attractions in Twist are the local focus of this page.
Discover more destinations: Holthausen, Lathen, Niederlangen, Werpeloh, Renkenberge, Esterwegen, Rhede, Dersum
Go to the main travel overview: Emsland.
