Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve – Meta Noorgaardt Bridge loop from Gelting

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Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve – Meta Noorgaardt Bridge loop from Gelting

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Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve – Meta Noorgaardt Bridge loop from Gelting

02:17

8.97km

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: September 24, 2026

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Geltinger Birk

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1.23 km

Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve

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Great area for hiking and cycling.
With a bit of luck you can see Konik horses.

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3.19 km

View of Flensburg Fjord from Geltinger Birk Nature Reserve

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Simply beautiful, especially at dusk

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3.83 km

View of the Geltinger Birk wetlands

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If you are lucky you can see the Koniks and cattle on the various hiking trails between the meadows. Unfortunately, we only heard the cattle and with the Koniks we …

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4.27 km

Picnic spot near the Meta Noorgaard Bridge

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Beautiful picnic area within sight of the Meta Noorgaard Bridge

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4.28 km

View of the Noor

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A bridge spans the Noor here, offering panoramic views on both sides.

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4.38 km

Birk Wetlands Trail

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Slowly everyone is creating their own highlight in places where there is already one, but everyone calls it something different - and names like "Durch die Birk" make it clear what to expect from it.

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4.38 km

Meta Noorgaardt Bridge

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For me the most beautiful route section on the Birk. The lagoons created by the rewetting lure countless waterfowl, which are constantly in motion here. The path over the water …

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6.32 km

Rest bench with a wonderful view

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Very nice to take a break and to "hang out".

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8.97 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.83 km

1.74 km

1.31 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

3.14 km

3.09 km

2.54 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

15°C

9°C

74 %

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Comments

August 7, 2024,🇩🇰🇩🇪Naturschutzgebiet Geltinger Birk

Tour through the beautiful Geltinger Birk nature reserve on the border with Denmark 🇩🇪🇩🇰

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May 23, 2022,Geltinger Birk, die zweite Latschrunde 🌬☀️☀️☀️

Unfortunately, komoot ate the tour description again. Now I don't feel like it anymore, maybe later...
We were again amazed by the history of the place and the great nature. Have a read here:
geltinger-birk.de/geltinger-birk/geschichte-der-birk/teil-1
Great round, traipses away like that...

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September 5, 2023,🥾Wanderung NSG Geltinger Birk

Tour 7/8:
After we cycled through the NSG Geltinger Birk a few days ago, today we are on foot.
What a day! Sunshine, blue sky, a few decorative clouds and this great landscape.
We were able to park near the Charlotte mill (Goldhöftberg car park), there are also toilets and the small bistro “Birklein”.
The hike first took us along …

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April 5, 2023,Wanderung durch das NSG "Geltinger Birk" (Konik-Weg) 05.04.2023

After I rode my bike to the "Geltinger Birk" nature reserve yesterday and circled it along the waterline, we went for a hike there today.

The short tour on foot on the Konik circular route left very special impressions of one of the most important natural landscapes in Schleswig-Holstein.

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April 14, 2022,Geltinger Birk

In Nieby there is a small parking lot in a small side street (gravel road) off the road 'Niebywesterfeld'. Here you can start the tour well. The tour impresses with its grandiose nature, many water areas, coast, great views and a beautifully restored mill is also included.

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May 28, 2024,NSG Geltinger Birk - Wildpferde suchen. 🚶‍♂️🐈‍⬛

🐎 With an area of around 773 hectares, the nature reserve located in the Geltinger Bay and on a peninsula is the largest in the Schleswig-Flensburg district.
Highland cattle and Konik wild horses are part of the ecosystem of the Geltinger Birk and serve to preserve this unique coastal landscape.
The Koniks are a very robust breed of horse that …

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September 11, 2022,Von der Mühle Charlotte rund um den Birk

A wonderful day, a great guide, a great landscape and friendly, open people everywhere. Absolutely a recommendation for the north from a southern German.

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