바숨‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

Well-preserved, very well-maintained, and historically interesting. It's ideal for families with children to run around and play. It's a great place to rest, even in the rain. We were very impressed.

The Ocean Bridge in Harpstedt, Lower Saxony, leads to Little America. The 99-year-old connection originated as a guesthouse, and is now popular with hikers and cyclists. Of course, this doesn't mean the United States, and "ocean" doesn't mean the Atlantic. Rather, this historic structure is a pedestrian and bicycle bridge located in the Wildeshausen Geest region of Lower Saxony. The "Ocean Bridge" is the only way to cross the Delmetal River between the Harpstedt Forest and the Harpstedt district of Little America. Or, as the nature park's website puts it: "The wooden bridge connects the village of Little America with the rest of the world." Source: https://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/niedersachsen/seit-99-jahren-ueber-die-ozeanbruecke-geht-es-nach-amerika-92823288.html

The circular hiking trail "Around the Siebenhäuser" from the "Wilde Geest on Foot" hiking series also passes through here. All information about the hiking trail can be found at the following link: https://www.wildegeest.de/wandern/20-wandertipps/um-die-siebenhaeuser/index.html (as of March 28, 2025).

Nice route, but the second part is mainly along field paths. Since we prefer forest paths, I would prefer to take my own route through the forest next time.

The entire forest area

Were there wolves here before?

The bridge is super nice, but you should rather push over it because it's very narrow.

The gorge-like valley was created by the mining of construction sand and was used in a variety of ways in the past. In the middle of the 19th century, the valley served as a training facility for the then newly founded rifle club. From the early 1920s to the 1960s, the Bremen theater used the Wolfsschlucht as an open-air stage. The origin of the name has not been finally clarified. Today the Wolfsschlucht is used again as an event location.