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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Ulzburg Süd

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Ulzburg Süd

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Ulzburg Süd

02:01

31.4km

70m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.6 km

Bilsbek Lowlands

Highlight • Natural

Often overlooked next to Himmelmoor, but just as typical of the area

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16.9 km

Forest path south of the Himmelmoor

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I passed through there on September 8, 1925, on my "Bevern and Hemdingen" tour.
This tour features many beautiful forest paths.

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19.7 km

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

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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20.2 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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21.1 km

Himmelmoor

Highlight • Natural

Wonderful view ...

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21.1 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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21.3 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 Peat as a fuel has largely been replaced by other high-energy fossil fuels.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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21.6 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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31.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.85 km

7.89 km

7.33 km

4.78 km

2.49 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

6.34 km

5.04 km

3.66 km

787 m

457 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 21 May

23°C

10°C

17 %

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Ulzburg Süd

Bilsbek Lowlands

Forest path south of the Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

View of Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Lake

Himmelmoor Nature Trail

Himmelmoor Peat Works

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