Stapelfelder Moor Observation Platform

As part of the “Große Heide Landscape Development” project, the new 1.70 m high viewing platform was opened in February 2023. It cost “only” €27,447.09 and offers a view of the landscape and the meadow pond, which provides an important feeding and resting place for many bird species.
ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/extra_3/Realer-Irrsinn-Verrueckte-Aussichtsplattform-in-Hamburg-Stapelfeld,extra21698.htmlOn October 9, 2024, the viewing platform made it into the Black Book.
schwarzbuch.de/aufgedeckt/steuergeldverschwendung-alle-faelle/details/ausguck-auf-augenhoeheThe “Große Heide” landscape development has changed the entire area between Rahlstedt, Stapelfeld and Barsbüttel a lot. In sub-project 2, the old path through the moor was closed and there is now a circular path around the Stapelfelder Moor, as well as numerous signposts and information boards.
The new "visitor guidance" is unfortunately neither relaxing nor enjoyable for me.

You shouldn't expect a rustic moorland landscape when walking around the promising-sounding Stapelfelder Moor: meadows and open spaces dominate the landscape.There's not really much to see from the viewing platform, cows grazing in the pasture and a waterhole in the distance.