Pietzmoor – Pietzmoor Wetlands loop from Schneverdingen

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Lüneburg Heath

Heidekreis

Schneverdingen

Pietzmoor – Pietzmoor Wetlands loop from Schneverdingen

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Pietzmoor – Pietzmoor Wetlands loop from Schneverdingen

03:39

14.3km

50m

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 26, 2026

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After 8.94 km for 204 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.41 km

Sylvester Lake

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The lake was formed when the subsoil was compacted by heavy military machinery after the Second World War. Today the lake lies harmoniously in the Osterheide and has never dried up, although it only feeds on rainwater.

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6.56 km

Osterheide Heathland

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The Osterheide, as the westernmost part of the Lüneburg Heath nature reserve, extends from the eastern outskirts of Schneverdingen to federal highway 3. Wide heath areas extend close to the …

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8.17 km

Pietzmoor

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From the Schneverdingen train station you can be on the great, small moor hiking trail in no time at all. Especially recommended in April/May, when the cotton grass bears fruit.

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8.78 km

View of the Pietzmoor

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This varied circular route leads through the moor, on which you can learn a lot about the moor, its formation and inhabitants from various educational boards. But it is also an idyllic place to just relax and unwind.

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9.45 km

Pietzmoor Wetlands

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The Pietzmoor in the Lüneburg Heath was renaturalized in 1985/86. A 4.4 km circular trail offers excellent views of the moor and its water features. Half of the trail is on a wooden boardwalk.

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9.68 km

Pietzmoor Raised Bog

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The Pietzmoor is definitely one of the highlights of the Lüneburg Heath. You can explore the raised bog on a 5km circular walk from Bohlenstegen. There is plenty to discover …

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9.81 km

Pietzmoor

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The Pietzmoor in Schneverdingen is one of the most important sights in the Lüneburg Heath.

8000 year old Pietzmoor

The Pietzmoor is located on the southern edge of the Lüneburg …

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10.8 km

Pietzmoor Boardwalk

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A curiosity on the boardwalk. Be careful, you won't find a runaway Dieter here.

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14.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.06 km

3.54 km

1.33 km

800 m

519 m

Surfaces

6.40 km

3.59 km

1.45 km

1.14 km

863 m

800 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

14°C

6°C

8 %

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Comments

March 23, 2025,Blaue Frösche im Pietzmoor

It's nice when komoot always messes up all the images 😡 So, first, we went hiking in the Pietzmoor in the Lüneburg Heath. A current natural spectacle is the blue coloration of the otherwise inconspicuous brown male moor frogs. This only happens during mating season. Afterwards, we visited the best café in town, which has a huge selection of homemade …

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February 6, 2025,Schneverdingen 🐏Pietzmoor und 🪻🪻Osterheide

The Pietzmoor was particularly beautiful in the sun. Today, in the middle of the week, there were only a few other people out and about. Afterwards we went through the heath to the Silvester Lake. TOP 😍

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July 15, 2022,Pietzmoor, Osterheide und Sylvestersee

The Pietzmoor, named after the farm Pietz to the east of the moor, is the largest contiguous moor in the Lüneburg Heath. The high moor lies south-east of the town of Schneverdingen on the southern edge of the Lüneburg Heath nature reserve. Wikipedia

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