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View of Niehuuser See – Padborg Open-Air Stage loop from Padborg

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View of Niehuuser See – Padborg Open-Air Stage loop from Padborg

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View of Niehuuser See – Padborg Open-Air Stage loop from Padborg

01:51

6.89km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. 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

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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870 m

Historic Water Fountain

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Wonderful hiking route

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1.06 km

Gendarmstien access at Niehuus Castle

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The location of South Jutland as a border region makes this part of the country something special, not least in the light of history. After reunification in 1920 the border …

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1.50 km

The Old Ox Road (Alter Ochsenweg)

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1.68 km

Germany–Denmark Border Crossing

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here it goes over the border

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2.45 km

View of lake and fields on the Gendarmstien

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It's part of the Gendarmstien

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2.77 km

View of Niehuuser See

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Beautiful view over the lake (Niehuuser See) from meadow path.

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3.22 km

View over the fields to the lake

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A wonderful and vital expanse and hilly view. Hard to believe that we are in DK and DE by the hills

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6.89 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.88 km

2.73 km

205 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.20 km

2.38 km

196 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

20°C

13°C

74 %

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Comments

July 6, 2024,Runde um den Niehuuser See 🇩🇪🇩🇰

Today we went on a German-Danish tour 🇩🇰🇩🇪 around the lake in Niehuus. There are parking spaces at the lake. Then we went through a varied landscape, partly over the old ox path and along the pig fence 🐷 over fields and through the forest near Padborg. We didn't like the last part as much because it was along the …

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February 6, 2023,Niehuuser See

Hike in part
the gendarme
with "borderline experience" 🇩🇪🇩🇰

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October 4, 2021,Natur kennt keine Grenzen

The remains of a castle, a boundary stone in the middle of the front garden, a stage in the forest and a crooked path with cobblestones that were already crossed in the 17th and 18th centuries. Several oxen were herded in the 19th century - there is a lot to discover in and around the tunnel valley.

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April 3, 2025,Runde von Harrieslee/Niehuus über Der alte Ochsenweg – Gendarmenstieg -Dänische Grenze- Niehuuser See

In beautiful spring weather, we headed to the Danish border for a tour along the old Gendarmenstieg trail around Niehuuser See. A delightful, varied route, first through a small forest, then across open fields with numerous information panels about the history, including Niehuus Castle.

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