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Lüneburg Heath
Heidekreis
Schneverdingen

Bench in the Heather Garden – Café and Guesthouse Höpen-Idyll loop from Insel

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Lower Saxony
Lüneburg Heath
Heidekreis
Schneverdingen

Bench in the Heather Garden – Café and Guesthouse Höpen-Idyll loop from Insel

Easy

4.6

(97)

324

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Bench in the Heather Garden – Café and Guesthouse Höpen-Idyll loop from Insel

01:35

5.96km

60m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

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Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

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1.22 km

Bench in the Heather Garden

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2

2.31 km

The paths through the heather are easy to walk and lead next to the horse's track. The heathland can also be admired with horse-drawn carriages.
When the heather is in …

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2.42 km

The educational trail starts very close to the Höpen Heath Kiosk.
The "Heath Farmers' Trail" educational trail takes you on a short journey of discovery and, along the way, learns …

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4

2.53 km

Heidschnucken stable based on a historical model in the Lüneburg Heath Nature Park

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2.83 km

Beehive sound check

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If you stick your head in the concrete honeycomb and hum, the resonance is pretty loud and muffled for this small space.

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4.00 km

Multi-Trunked Tree in Lüneburg Heath

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This tree is a single tree, even though it looks like many. This dates back to earlier times when the tree was always felled when it was as thick as an arm and then sprouted new shoots several times.

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4.29 km

Cafe Höpen also with a beautiful view

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4.55 km

Discovered on the nature view tour....

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5.96 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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4.14 km

1.44 km

343 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.73 km

2.04 km

861 m

333 m

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Comments

November 23, 2024,132 / 24 Naturblicke Rundweg Schneverdingen
Good things are often so close: because of my wife's upcoming foot surgery, we are currently only doing short hikes, i.e. in Schneverdingen before the weekend shopping through the heath. We discovered this small circular route, very beautifully laid out, often on small paths, always on beautiful paths with even more beautiful views. On a small hill, guided by a …

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Short group after dinner... lost orientation in the heath garden and wandered around because it got dark in a flash 🙈

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I admit the paths we took were pretty confusing, but I was confused too😂

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After the almost 2-hour visit to the sauna builder in Schneverdingen, we satisfied our need to be outside and in nature with the small Höpenrunde in beautiful weather.

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The Heidegarten, it's a shame that it is not connected to the Heidschnuckenweg🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

Actually a MUST in the Lüneburg Heath, over 100 different types of heather bloom here, there you meet the shepherd with his Schnucken in summer and whoever likes to see or watch people is in the right place.

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