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Cuxhaven Coastal Heathland

Cuxhaven Coastal Heathland

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Cuxhaven Coastal Heathland

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Location: Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Path Along the Pasture Fence loop from Holte-Spangen

10km

02:34

40m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Path Along the Pasture Fence loop from Holte-Spangen

15.6km

03:59

50m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Path Along the Pasture Fence – View of the Klütenberg loop from Berensch

6.95km

01:46

10m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Cooli 🆒77🦀

August 25, 2024

Large heath, small bushes
The Cuxhaven coastal heath is the largest contiguous heathland on the mainland of the German North Sea coast. Directly behind the Geest, a mosaic of extensive heaths, lean grasslands, small heather moors and oak scrub forests stretches close to the coast. Many dwarf shrubs such as crowberry and bell heather grow here.

The formation of the heath
The large-scale expansion of the heaths only began in the Middle Ages. The high demand for wood for dike and shipbuilding as well as settlement in the wood-poor marshes, "eternal rye cultivation" and the effects of the existing feudal system caused the large-scale desolation of the landscape.
(Source: duhnen.de/entdecken-erleben/natur/cuxhavener-kuestenheide/)

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Cooli 🆒77🦀

September 7, 2025

The coastal heathland has developed into a new tourist attraction in recent years. It stretches from Cuxhaven-Duhnen, Holte-Spangen, Berensch-Arensch, to Oxstedt, adjacent to the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site, and is unique in its character and extent.

Extensive heathland landscapes of crowberry, heather, sandy grasslands, heather moors, and scrub forests have been preserved on the coastal geest. It is the largest contiguous heathland on the mainland of the German North Sea coast.

Beautiful hiking and riding trails lead through the coastal heathland.
(Source: touristik-cuxhaven.de/die-k%C3%BCstenheide/)

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Peter

November 7, 2022

Varied heath landscape with heather, pine trees, small groves and beautifully landscaped paths that meander through the landscape past heather and crowberry fields.

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Distance 997 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 0 m

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Cuxhaven Coastal Heathland

1. Path Along the Pasture Fence loop from Holte-Spangen

2. Path Along the Pasture Fence loop from Holte-Spangen

3. Path Along the Pasture Fence – View of the Klütenberg loop from Berensch

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