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Lüneburg Heath
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Brunsberg Nature Reserve – Hell Gorge loop from Heiden und Wälder am Brunsberg

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Germany
Lower Saxony
Lüneburg Heath
Harburg
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Brunsberg Nature Reserve – Hell Gorge loop from Heiden und Wälder am Brunsberg

Moderate

4.8

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332

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Brunsberg Nature Reserve – Hell Gorge loop from Heiden und Wälder am Brunsberg

02:10

8.21km

80m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

Heiden und Wälder am Brunsberg

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1.96 km

Brunsberg Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

The Brunsberg, with its approx. 65 hectares, has been designated as a nature reserve since 1954, making it the second oldest protected area in the Harburg district. Extensive sandy heaths …

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3.83 km

Unfortunately, many trees had to be felled, the impression is now completely different.

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3.99 km

Hell Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

It's good that this section was marked as a “gorge”, otherwise I would not have noticed it as such ...! But also totally beautiful in this size!

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4.35 km

Höllenschlucht Trail

Highlight • Gorge

The 3rd stage of the long-distance hiking trail "Wilde 13" also runs along here. The "Wilde 13" is not signposted or marked, but can only be hiked using a GPX file at the following link: dav-hamburg.de/dav/Wilde13 (as of April 2024).

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4.90 km

Before the ascent to the Brunsberg with its impressive 129 m, a rest with a view of the heath landscape, a pleasure

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5.25 km

In addition to the Wilseder Berg, the Brunsberg and the surrounding area offer another great MTB highlight here in the Lüneburg Heath. Have fun exploring the site. ;-)

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5.65 km

Beehive shelter on Brunsberg

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5.87 km

Between the "Brunsberg" nature reserve and the Sprötzer Heide, the conditions for the development of a natural forest, the "Sprötzer Fuhren", have already been created on an area of around 35 hectares in recent years.

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8.21 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.79 km

2.22 km

115 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.46 km

2.27 km

1.32 km

159 m

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Sunday 30 August

22°C

13°C

85 %

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Comments

December 23, 2025,Naturschutzgebiet Brunsberg – Höllenschlucht Runde von Sprötze
Brunsberg near Sprötze
• At 129 m above sea level, Brunsberg is the highest elevation of the Ice Age moraine southwest of Buchholz in der Nordheide and is located in the Sprötze district. [wikipedia +2]
• It is a designated nature reserve ("Heaths and Forests at Brunsberg") with open heathland and surrounding forests, preserved as a relic of the historical …

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By chance I came across this little place on my last train journey from Bremen to Hamburg. A few hikers got off there, which I found a bit strange. After a quick search on the internet, surprise turned into curiosity. (lueneburger-heide.de/natur/sehenswuerdigkeit/9130/brunsberg-sproetze.html) And finally I found a hike here on Komoot (komoot.com/de-de/smarttour/62503?ref=wdd) that leads through forest, heath and over the summit …

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