NATOUR-GUIDE — experience living rivers

The 14.5 square kilometer nature reserve is Germany's largest bog area and part of the nature park Flusslandschaft Peenetal. It is located south of the Peene estuary directly on the west coast of the Szczecin Lagoon. Where peat extraction at that time destroyed large parts of the raised bog, one can… read more

The Lower Oder Valley National Park is Germany's only wetland national park. As part of the European protected area network Natura 2000 there are small and large natural resources to discover here. This has already convinced hiking expert Manuel Andrack personally.



On the water, on foot or by bike: The… read more

The Ilmenau is dominated by grassland interspersed with solitary trees and rows of trees as well as interspersed swamps and small alder and riparian forests. During the hike various tributaries like Dieksbach, Hasenburger Mühlenbach and Göxer Bach are crossed.



The route is also fully accessible by bike… read more

The Landgraben-Dumme lowland is a very varied hike through two nature reserves - the nature reserve Obere Dummeniederung with its extensive wet grassland and the nature reserve Gain with species-rich forests and lowlands. Still waters, streams, small-scale extensive meadow landscape and small-scale fields… read more

In particular, by the overbuilding of the hare in the 1960s and 1970s not only the habitat of many animals and plants was destroyed, but also living and experience space for the Osnabrück population. That changed with the project "Lebendige Hase", which was already explored by hiking expert Manuel Andrack… read more

On the middle Elbe in Saxony-Anhalt, a landscape rich in species and species has survived the times and the largest contiguous hardwood forests of Central Europe have been preserved.



On the Roßlauer Oberluch, the state of Saxony-Anhalt realized the first extensive floodplain restoration project with dike… read more

Since 2003, numerous restoration measures have been implemented and implemented on the Lippe in Lippstadt. The result: In the immediate vicinity of housing estates, industrial parks and cultural monuments, there is an impressive river landscape to marvel at.



Where storks and cattle say goodnight: This… read more

Since 2003, numerous restoration measures have been implemented and implemented in Arnsberg. The result: In the immediate vicinity of housing estates, industrial parks and cultural monuments, there is an impressive river landscape to marvel at.



Between the half-timbered and the river landscape: despite… read more

The Urdenbacher Kämpe in the south of Dusseldorf offers hikers a natural landscape that you would not suspect near one of the largest cities in North-Rhine Westphalia. So the hike along the Dusseldorf Altrhein through a breathtaking meadow landscape, in which not only bird lovers get their money.



In the… read more

The Werra is one of the most important rivers in the Free State of Thuringia. In many places, it was severely impaired by salty waste water from the potash industry, by dams and shore fortifications and straightening. A lot has happened here within the project "Living Rivers". Of this you can - like… read more

In Thuringia, the green heart of Germany, lies the Saale valley. It is guarded by castles and lined with extensive forests. Here, the citizens of Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel breathed new life into a nature trail. It leads through the hillside forest past old cave trees to the church ruins Töpfersdorf. The branching… read more

In the lower Nahe valley in the district of Bad Kreuznach is the most important reptile hotspot in our country. In addition to four types of lizards and the slow-worm, all (!) Non-poisonous snake species of Germany occur here.



The route is especially interesting for reptile friends. But those who do not… read more

The renaturation project on the Neckar started in 1998 and was one of the first in the network "Lebendige Flüsse". To explore the Neckar, even hiking expert Manuel Andrack went not only to dizzy heights, but also to the conditional power limit.



The Neckar is the only large river in Baden-Wuerttemberg… read more

At Deggendorf, on the edge of the Bavarian Forest, the Isar flows into the Danube. In the estuary, a unique floodplain landscape has been preserved. Follow in the footsteps of hiking expert Manuel Andrack, who has also been touring here.



A unique meadow landscape designed the Isar on the last eight kilometers… read more

The Murgtalpfad is 20 kilometers long from the source to the mouth. Although it pays to hike the entire route, this tour can be divided into several stages.



Lively rivers and small hydroelectric power can be experienced here in a unique way. Historical and technical, cultural history and aquatic ecology… read more