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Hell Gorge – Höllenschlucht Trail loop from Sprötze

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Buchholz in der Nordheide

Hell Gorge – Höllenschlucht Trail loop from Sprötze

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Hell Gorge – Höllenschlucht Trail loop from Sprötze

02:10

8.06km

100m

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: April 22, 2026

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Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.41 km

Erratic boulder as a signpost

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The way to Brunsberg is indicated on this boulder.

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3.68 km

Forest Path in Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

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The "Heideschleife Büsenbachtal" circular hiking trail also runs along this route. All information about the Heideschleife Büsenbachtal can be found at the following link: lueneburger-heide.de/natur/touren/22556/heideschleife-buesenbachtal.html (as of August 30, 2025).

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4.02 km

View of the Höllenschlucht Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Unfortunately, many trees had to be felled, the impression is now completely different.

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4.18 km

Hell Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

It's good that this section was marked as a “gorge”, otherwise I would not have noticed it as such ...! But also totally beautiful in this size!

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4.54 km

Höllenschlucht Trail

Highlight • Gorge

The 3rd stage of the long-distance hiking trail "Wilde 13" also runs along here. The "Wilde 13" is not signposted or marked, but can only be hiked using a GPX file at the following link: dav-hamburg.de/dav/Wilde13 (as of April 2024).

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5.09 km

Bench with a view of the Brunsberg heath

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Before the ascent to the Brunsberg with its impressive 129 m, a rest with a view of the heath landscape, a pleasure

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5.45 km

Brunsberg

Peak

5.84 km

Beehive shelter on Brunsberg

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6.06 km

Sprötzer Fuhren Natural Forest

Highlight • Forest

Between the "Brunsberg" nature reserve and the Sprötzer Heide, the conditions for the development of a natural forest, the "Sprötzer Fuhren", have already been created on an area of around 35 hectares in recent years.

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8.06 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.92 km

1.63 km

1.41 km

Surfaces

4.22 km

1.56 km

1.31 km

376 m

318 m

169 m

Elevation

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Sunday 17 May

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Hell Gorge – Höllenschlucht Trail loop from Sprötze

Erratic boulder as a signpost

Forest Path in Naturpark Lüneburger Heide

View of the Höllenschlucht Gorge

Hell Gorge

Höllenschlucht Trail

Bench with a view of the Brunsberg heath

Beehive shelter on Brunsberg

Sprötzer Fuhren Natural Forest

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