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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Hemdingen

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Hemdingen

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Hemdingen

01:09

17.5km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 1, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.52 km

Bilsbek Singletrack

Highlight • Trail

enchanted little path to the heavenly bog

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3.70 km

The Himmelmoor was once the largest raised bog in Schleswig-Holstein, originally covering around 600 hectares. Peat was extracted here from 1780 until 2018. Even before the extraction was halted, the …

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4.31 km

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

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Very nice place to stay and picnic. Seating is available! And you learn a lot from and about peat. If one follows the rails, one will discover the peat plant still in operation.

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4.72 km

Himmelmoor Lake

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Rewetted mining area of the Himmelmoors.

The moor and the surrounding areas are rich in different bird species, some of which are very rare in Germany. Water birds such as …

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4.92 km

Himmelmoor Nature Trail

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Peat cutting, i.e., the above-ground extraction of peat, is no longer economically viable today. Peat as a fuel has largely been replaced by other high-energy fossil fuels. Many large-scale peatlands …

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5.08 km

Himmelmoor Peatland Nature Trail

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The Himmelmoor, one of the most beautiful moors in the Hamburg metropolitan region, can be explored on a 3.8-kilometer-long moorland nature trail. Along the trail, there are interactive stations and …

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5.16 km

Himmelmoor Peat Works

Highlight • Natural Monument

The reclamation of the Himmelmoor began around 1780. Its edges were divided into 1,000 to 5,000 square meter plots and transferred to farmers from neighboring villages for peat extraction. Industrial …

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5.49 km

Former peat railroad line and bridge

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You can also travel around Himmelmoor on the peat railway. The Torfbahnverein invites you to take guided tours and tell you the history of the moor!
Very nice for children …

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17.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.99 km

4.53 km

4.21 km

2.03 km

1.44 km

244 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.57 km

3.74 km

3.62 km

1.26 km

216 m

106 m

Elevation

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Friday 10 July

28°C

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Hemdingen

Bilsbek Singletrack

View of Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Himmelmoor Lake

Himmelmoor Nature Trail

Himmelmoor Peatland Nature Trail

Himmelmoor Peat Works

Former peat railroad line and bridge

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