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Wittmoor Nature Reserve

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Wittmoor Nature Reserve

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Wittmoor Nature Reserve

Recommended by 98 cyclists out of 101

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Please check local regulations for: Wittmoor

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Location: Norderstedt, Kreis Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. View over the Wittmoor Heath – Singletrack trails in Wittmoor loop from Poppenbüttel

43.4km

02:58

140m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Alster Bridge Poppenbüttel – Kupferteich (Copper Pond) loop from Borgweg (Stadtpark)

52.7km

03:37

200m

Expert bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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3. Kupferteich (Copper Pond) – Singletrack trails in Wittmoor loop from Hoheluftbrücke

67.5km

04:32

220m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Gabriele

April 19, 2018

In Wittmoor you will find total peace and relaxation. There are easy-to-drive paths and real single trails for mountain bikers. It can get quite muddy after downpours.

The former high moor is a treasure trove for botanists or forest scientists, a documentation of the vegetation and forest history since the last ice age. Even for the layman, there is an impressive picture of the millennia-long history of the formation of this moor, which is a nature reserve in Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.

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JR56

June 6, 2020

The Wittmoor Nature Reserve (Low German: Wittmoor = white moor) is located in the north of Hamburg in the districts of Duvenstedt and Lemsahl-Mellingstedt. The raised bog extends to Glashütte, a district of Norderstedt in Schleswig-Holstein. It was used for peat extraction until 1958 and has been designated a nature reserve since February 21, 1978.

A hiking trail leads through the renaturalized and dammed raised bog on the embankment of the old mine railway. Prehistoric plank dams crossed the Wittmoor.

The Wittmoor was formed by the excavation of a glacier tongue during the Weichselian Ice Age. Originally a lowland bog, it grew into a raised bog over the millennia. Peat extraction and the lowering of the groundwater level threatened the bog. In 1978, with the beginning of damming and the designation as a nature reserve, renaturation began:
The now widespread birch trees died, and the moorland began to develop again.

At least two boardwalks crossed the Wittmoor as prehistoric traffic routes in the swampy area. The older path dates back to around 330 AD,
and the second, located about 500 meters north, dates back to the 7th century.

Nowadays, the Wittmoor is easily crossed and circumnavigated by bicycle. Some sections are a bit bumpy, but the beautiful flora and fauna make up for this.

biologie-seite.de/Biologie/Naturschutzgebiet_Wittmoor

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Jknord

October 7, 2019

great nature, but some bike trail rather difficult

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Distance 4.31 km

Uphill 20 m

Downhill 10 m

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Location: Norderstedt, Kreis Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Wittmoor Nature Reserve

1. View over the Wittmoor Heath – Singletrack trails in Wittmoor loop from Poppenbüttel

2. Alster Bridge Poppenbüttel – Kupferteich (Copper Pond) loop from Borgweg (Stadtpark)

3. Kupferteich (Copper Pond) – Singletrack trails in Wittmoor loop from Hoheluftbrücke

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