Former Kaltenkirchen Airfield – Moorkaten War Graves Cemetery loop from Kaltenkirchener Heidkaten
Former Kaltenkirchen Airfield – Moorkaten War Graves Cemetery loop from Kaltenkirchener Heidkaten
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Former Kaltenkirchen Airfield – Moorkaten War Graves Cemetery loop from Kaltenkirchener Heidkaten
03:02
12.0km
20m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 14, 2026
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Kaltenkirchener Heide
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.09 km
Heathland Near Elmshorn
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1.78 km
Forest path and open meadows
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8.78 km
Former Kaltenkirchen Airfield
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The construction and, above all, subsequent expansion measures were largely carried out with the help of forced labor.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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9.18 km
Kaltenkirchener Heide East Entrance
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In June 2015, the Kaltenkirchener Heide with about 460 hectares was also declared a National Natural Heritage, which covers approximately 186,000 hectares nationwide. These are nationally important forest and open land areas with high biological diversity from the federal assets, which are developed and maintained for future generations.
In the FFH area forests, rare dry and nutrient-poor grasslands, heaths and Borstgrasbestände occur. In particular, the open habitats harbor a highly specialized flora and fauna. Among them are up to 20 plant species of the Red List of Schleswig-Holstein.
Source: Info flyer - FFH area Kaltenkirchener Heide
kaltenkirchen.de/de-wAssets/docs/aktuelles/13_faltblatt_kaltenkirchener-heide_v02_webversion.pdf
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9.22 km
Deportation Memorial – Kaltenkirchener Heide Remembrance Path
Highlight • Historical Site
May it never happen again.
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9.85 km
Moorkaten War Graves Cemetery
Highlight • Historical Site
In the whole right-hand side of the square in the mass graves of hundreds of Soviet prisoners of war who perished in a Wehrmacht camp in the fall of 1941.
In the left front edge of the square 184 concentration camp victims.
kaltenkirchen.de/de/rathaus-politik/die-stadt/geschichte.php
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11.2 km
Old Building in Kaltenkirchener Heide
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11.9 km
Kaltenkirchener Heide West Entrance
Highlight • Natural
In June 2015, the Kaltenkirchener Heide with about 460 hectares was also declared a National Natural Heritage, which covers approximately 186,000 hectares nationwide. These are nationally important forest and open land areas with high biological diversity from the federal assets, which are developed and maintained for future generations.
In the FFH area forests, rare dry and nutrient-poor grasslands, heaths and Borstgrasbestände occur. In particular, the open habitats harbor a highly specialized flora and fauna. Among them are up to 20 plant species of the Red List of Schleswig-Holstein.
Source: Info flyer - FFH area Kaltenkirchener Heide
kaltenkirchen.de/de-wAssets/docs/aktuelles/13_faltblatt_kaltenkirchener-heide_v02_webversion.pdf
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12.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
11.4 km
471 m
143 m
Surfaces
6.93 km
3.54 km
1.30 km
236 m
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