Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – View over the Himmelmoor loop from Kaltenkirchen

Mountain biking trails

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – View over the Himmelmoor loop from Kaltenkirchen

Moderate

riders

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – View over the Himmelmoor loop from Kaltenkirchen

02:57

50.2km

120m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 20.5 km for 71 m

After 22.2 km for 55 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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14.9 km

Witwentannen

Forest

16.6 km

Root Trail

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Demanding but beautiful piece of forest near Quickborn.

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26.7 km

Wulfsmühle and the Lake

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Cozy and idyllic hotel / restaurant, which is ideal for a short rest on a bike ride. From the little refreshment in between to the hot meal you get everything …

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28.9 km

Hagedorn

Forest

32.8 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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32.9 km

Himmelmoor Narrow-Gauge Railway Trail

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This part, south of the beautiful Himmelmoor, is quite passable even in wet weather.

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33.3 km

View over the Himmelmoor

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The sky moor: enchanted birch forests, sparkling ponds, deep swamps and cotton grass. On the adventurous path through the moor you will discover partly black-brown but mostly blue peat. Here …

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33.4 km

NaturFreunde bench with a view of Himmelmoor

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This highlight is a break bench donated by the Friends of Nature.

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33.5 km

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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33.6 km

Historic Peat Railway in Himmelmoor

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5,810 meters of track remain from the Himmelmoor Peat Railway. Built in 1900, it was used to transport peat from the mining area to the peat works on the eastern …

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50.2 km

End point

Train Station

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