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North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Lübbecke

Great Peat Bog – Großes Torfmoor (Great Peat Bog) loop from Freimoor

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Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

Kreis Minden-Lübbecke

Lübbecke

Great Peat Bog – Großes Torfmoor (Great Peat Bog) loop from Freimoor

Moderate

4.8

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3,233

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Great Peat Bog – Großes Torfmoor (Great Peat Bog) loop from Freimoor

02:11

8.55km

20m

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: July 13, 2026

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Großes Torfmoor

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1.25 km

Boardwalk and observation tower in the Großes Torfmoor

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To start the hike I can recommend the P3. Here you can choose between 3 routes of different lengths: red, yellow and blue marked. The north tower is near the wooden plank path, which is simply beautifully laid out and gives the raised moor that certain something.👌

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1.79 km

Heather landscape in the Großes Torfmoor

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It is a beautiful running route in nature. On an educational trail we can learn a lot about the peat bog near Lübbecke.

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2.34 km

Boardwalk at Großes Torfmoor

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Pure relaxation and definitely take your camera with you.

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2.79 km

North Tower (observation tower), Großes Torfmoor

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You can learn a lot about our bog bodies on the wooden path near this tower. This tower is also ideal for photographing the sunrise.

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2.94 km

Great Peat Bog

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The large peat bog in the area of Lübbecke and Hille is the only raised bog in the whole of North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located directly in the north of the Wiehengebirge and extends over an area of 467 hectares. Characteristic of the damp moor are the small, dark ponds, the heather plants, high observation towers and small birch groves. The moor is a special ecosystem that you can explore on several hiking trails.

You can find more information here: moorhus.eu/grosses-torfmoor.

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4.30 km

Großes Torfmoor (Great Peat Bog)

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The nature reserve Großes Torfmoor (also: Hiller Moor or Nettelstedter Moor) is a high moor in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia in the municipalities of Lübbecke and Hille. The moor lies in a lowland between the Wiehengebirge and the Mittelland Canal and, at 467 hectares, is the most important high moor in Westphalia.
Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fes_Torfmoor

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6.77 km

Willow Avenue in the Großes Torfmoor

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When green is a dream. Be sure to visit.

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8.39 km

Stork nest at Moorhus

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Here you can watch the storks up close and take great photos. You really can't get any closer!!! The storks are alert, but don't feel disturbed 👍🏼

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8.55 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

3.41 km

Surfaces

5.34 km

1.67 km

966 m

279 m

256 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 12 July

32°C

12°C

30 %

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Comments

April 3, 2024,Große Runde im Torfmoor (mit vielen Bildern)

Just run...
Despite the rain, I wanted to go for a good run today, so off to the Great Peat Moor.

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December 1, 2024,Kleine Runde Hiller Torfmoor 2024

This morning I went out into the sunshine in Hiller Moor. Before the big rush of Sunday walkers arrived, I enjoyed the vastness of the moor. A group of cranes gave a trumpet concert in the sky. Do they like it here so much that they don't want to go south? I could understand that.

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March 20, 2026,Großes Torfmoor ☀️🥾

When the air is clear and the visibility is good, when fluffy clouds romp in the blue sky, wonderfully reflected in the water, when the sun is already a little lower and even more peace returns, then is the best time to take a tour through the large raised bog...
Been here so many times and always fascinated by the …

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January 16, 2022,Wanderung Grosses Torfmoor Hille

A nice walk around the peat bog near Hille.
Beautiful paths partly over wooden walkways and solid lookout towers.
Even with bleak weather and wintry vegetation, it's interesting.
I'm looking forward to spring and the many blossoms there.

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October 25, 2021,Hiller Torfmoor, am Spätnachmittag in Herbststimmung

At last a long, long-cherished wish came true. ⛅ and ⏲ matched perfectly, so Irmscher and I each recorded our tour, simply because of the diversity of the 🖼

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March 5, 2022,Kleine Runde im großen Moor

The large peat bog is always beautiful.
Unfortunately I live too far away, I would love to cross it once at all times of the year and day.
The play of light is always different, the cloud formations are always different, the hustle and bustle of the animals is also different, and then there is this farsightedness! fantastic!

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April 3, 2022,Feuchtgebiete im Hiller Moor – Runde von Eilhausen

Short hike in the high moor area today. Frosty wind and warming rays of sunshine alternated. In between small sleet showers. But overall ok....

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February 1, 2022,Mittagspause in Gehlenbeck

Despite the wind, rain and muddy paths, my lunch break today was one of the most beautiful. The "Großes Torfmoor" landscape is just beautiful and I don't think the time of year plays a role. I couldn't resist taking pictures again :-)

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Great Peat Bog – Großes Torfmoor (Great Peat Bog) loop from Freimoor

Boardwalk and observation tower in the Großes Torfmoor

Heather landscape in the Großes Torfmoor

Boardwalk at Großes Torfmoor

North Tower (observation tower), Großes Torfmoor

Great Peat Bog

Großes Torfmoor (Great Peat Bog)

Willow Avenue in the Großes Torfmoor

Stork nest at Moorhus

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