Großer Bullensee

A beautiful lake south of Rotenburg. Also for a hike an ideal starting point from the large parking lot. Here you have access directly to 2 north paths. Granz nearby is also a Moorlehrpfad I especially recommend.

In summer ideal for swimming and relaxing

Recreation area near Rotenburg. Bathing lake, Moorlehrpfad and enchanted trails in fog.

In summer ideal for swimming and relaxing

Both bull lakes are a beautiful piece of nature. Incidentally, the name of the two lakes has nothing to do with cattle or the police. Wikipedia tells us that they can probably be derived from the Low German verb bullern, which means something like rumble or roar. From the time of superstition, the lakes could be associated with poltergeists or noisy swarms of ghosts.

Not only for swimming, the lake is interesting. I recommend a hike along the shore and then past the Moorlehrpfad through the adjacent moor.

Natural lake with shady places, bathing facilities and kiosk. Beware of currents. Ground partly boggy.

If you walk from the parking lot towards the lake and then right again along the lake, the entrance to a wonderful hike comes on the right. You can go 7.5 km or 11 km. It is very varied. First you go through a bog landscape called Großer Moor and Weißes Moor. there is a lot of forest, later meadows with sheep and cattle, blueberries in summer and a lot of mushrooms in autumn. it is my favorite hike.

A beautiful circular hiking trail around the small and large Bullensee, if you want more: the NABU nature trail is signposted and there are also several hiking tours through the White Moor.

In summer ideal for swimming and relaxing.

A 30m wide sandy beach on the Bullensee, which has formed because of the great drought in the summer / autumn of 2018. Almost "Baltic Sea feeling", it only lacks the beach chairs ;-)). It will probably be over after the rainy season. The walk on the beach and the round about the Bullensee is definitely worthwhile.

In summer there is often a lot of bathing activity here. This is already indicated by the large parking lot. It is beautiful and usually quite quiet here early in the morning.

Just a nice view

Beautiful lake, quiet next to a moor. Enough parking available.

The wide sandy beach I have also found on 11 November 2018. Currently, you can actually go into the (former) lake, without getting wet. Thank the low water level ...

It is worthwhile to hike here in every season.

Here you can refresh yourself in the cool summer months in the cool wet.

With bathing area and playground the big Bullensee is a great resting place for young and old.

Currently there is a lot of sand around the Bullensee wg.

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small jetty into the water.

... and the Great Bull Lake has still not compensated for the water deficits.

I bathed here as a child and when I come to my old home, a visit and a walk must be easy.

I can't say whether the bathing area is private, I've never noticed a sign saying this ... you can definitely move around freely there!