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Eichbaum Lake – View of Eichbaumsee loop from Allermöhe
01:34
6.20km
10m
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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: April 22, 2026
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301 m
Eichbaum Lake
Highlight • Lake
The lake is fed by groundwater. It was created between 1972 and 1976 by sand mining from a tributary of the Dove-Elbe River. Two bathing areas with sandy beaches and lawns are located to the north and east of the lake.
Caution: There are cliffs near the shore where the water suddenly becomes very deep. This is typical of a gravel pit. In Eichbaumsee, massive growth of toxic blue-green algae often occurs in summer. In recent years, extensive remediation measures have been carried out to preserve the lake as a long-term bathing area.
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Horse Swimming Area at Dove Elbe
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Eichbaumsee is a particularly beautiful destination for a day trip with animals.
There's a large dog-running area between the lake and the Elbe River.
In addition to a dog beach, there's also a horse swimming pool,
a bathing area where you can take your horse for a swim in the Elbe River.
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Dog Beach at Eichbaumsee
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View of Eichbaumsee
Highlight • Lake
The lake is about one kilometer long, 280 meters wide and has an area of 0.24 km².
Its greatest depth is 16 meters.
It was created in 1972 after the sand quarrying needed for the A25 motorway and is only fed by groundwater.
Until the expansion of the regatta course (1977) in the Dove Elbe, it was still in direct connection with it; today there is probably only a small exchange of water with the Dove Elbe through permeable layers of sediment.
The lake was a bathing lake popular with the people of Hamburg, but it is often heavily infested with algae in hot summers.
Despite remedial measures through deep water aeration with a system known as "Polyp I" in March 2005 and in March 2007 with "Polyp II", bathing had to be prohibited because of the blue-green algae.
Since the end of August 2007 there has been a general bathing ban.
The Eichbaumsee is stocked with carp, pike, zander and tench by the Hamburg Anglers' Association and was known for catching large carp before the fish died out in 2009.
The Wutzrock Festival takes place every summer on the meadow east of the lake.
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2.76 km
Eichbaumsee
Highlight • Lake
3.42 km
Dove Elbe (Allermöhe) Regatta Course
Highlight (Segment) • Structure
The facility is assigned to the Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein Olympic training center and, as a state training centre, is a central location for competitive rowing and canoeing in northern Germany.
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Grill Hut at Dove Elbe
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6.20 km
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Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
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5.60 km
466 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
5.57 km
466 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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