クロカウのおすすめウォーキング＆ハイキングルート

Here on Dackelweg, behind the dike, is a small holiday home settlement dating back to the 1950s. So there's always plenty to see.

A beautiful singletrack trail leads across the Fernau stream through the salt marshes of the Probstei region, which were once regularly flooded by the Baltic Sea. Unlike many other paths here, it is made of gravel and designed as a singletrack, not concrete slabs. The trail crosses drainage ditches several times, and on one side, old willows form a semi-avenue-like line – ideal for a nature walk or a short bike ride.

On a hill stands an old searchlight adjustment mechanism from the Second World War, a relic of military coastal defense installations. The installation is now decommissioned, but it offers a direct insight into the technology and strategies of that era and shapes the landscape as a historical testament.

The land here is flat, once flooded by the Baltic Sea, and the path offers sweeping views of the surrounding area. Old trees, standing in a row, still mark a historic hiking trail.

beautiful route through nature, you can hardly see anything of the lake anymore due to the increasing silting up, as it is becoming more and more overgrown

just go and discover the beauty of nature

At this point you cross the Sandbrücksau (Komoot calls this ‘Lindholmsau’) and reach the former Baltic Sea dike, which today lies inland, more precisely near the salt marshes.

Lake Barsbek and its surroundings were declared a nature reserve in 1982. The aim is to preserve "geologically significant features of a shallow, coastal brackish lake with extensive reed beds, species-rich brackish tall herbaceous marshes, and salt marsh areas, as well as a diverse fauna." The dike separates the lake and its surroundings from the influence of the Baltic Sea. This has led to dramatic changes in the site's characteristics. Without regular saltwater flooding, the soils and the lake have become salty, and the typical salt marsh plants have disappeared. Drainage also causes the mineralized soil to subside, thus causing the terrain to sink. Source: Information panel.