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The Ellerau Evangelical Lutheran Church is a member of the North Elbian Evangelical Lutheran Church and belongs to the Hamburg Diocese. The congregation currently has approximately 2,300 members. Daily at 6:00 p.m., the "peace ringing" of its bells invites everyone to remember and pray for the people of Ukraine.

To explore the Himmelmoor on foot, there are two circular hiking trails: the Inner Moor Trail and the Outer Moor Trail. You can also walk along the South Dam and the East Dam. Another hiking trail follows the tracks of the old peat railway. All of these trails are marked on the information board. Since 2012, there has also been a bridleway around the moor. Several viewing platforms provide an overview of the parcels.

Even a four- or five-meter-high hill, built for visitors, offers a much better overview of the landscape left behind by decades of peat extraction.

According to a 1919 contract, peat extraction, which began around 1780, was to continue until the moor had completely disappeared. However, extraction was discontinued in 2018. The gradual renaturation and rewetting of the Himmelmoor had already begun. The "Himmelmoor Friends' Association" was founded in December 2005.

The Himmelmoor, one of the most beautiful moors in the Hamburg metropolitan region, can be explored on a 3.8-kilometer-long moorland nature trail. Along the trail, there are interactive stations and information panels where you can learn fascinating facts about the moor's flora and fauna, as well as its history. From several viewing hills, visitors can enjoy impressive views of the expansive moorland landscape.

Beware of adders on the paths.

Section of the peat railway in Himmelmoor

The Bilsbek is a right stream of the Pinnau. It rises in the Himmelmoor between Hemdingen and Quickborn and flows through the communities of Ellerhoop, Borstel-Hohenraden, Tornesch and Prisdorf. (Source: Wikipedia)