Häteler Heath – St. James' Church, Wietzendorf loop from Wietzendorf

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Lüneburg Heath

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Wietzendorf

Häteler Heath – St. James' Church, Wietzendorf loop from Wietzendorf

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Häteler Heath – St. James' Church, Wietzendorf loop from Wietzendorf

04:07

16.2km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.3 km

Häteler Heath

Highlight • Natural

For many years, the heathland on Häteler Berg has been protected from the Verwaldung and bush encroachment by a Wietzendorfer community. Trees and shrubs draw much more water from the …

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11.5 km

Shelter at the 10th Meridian East

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Regardless of the geographic longitude, you can take a break here. If you want to immortalize yourself, you will even find a guest book 👍

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13.8 km

Wietze River Trail

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful, idyllic river that you come across again and again on the Heidschnuckenweg.

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14.3 km

St. James' Church, Wietzendorf

Highlight • Religious Site

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"The most important building in the village is the neo-Gothic St. Jakobi Church, which was built in 1876 by the well-known architect Conrad Wilhelm Hase in place of …

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14.4 km

Wietzendorfer Beekeeper

Highlight • Monument

The Wietzendorf Beekeeper, which is the official designation as a landmark of the honey community Wietzendorf, stands in the village center at the Friedenseiche, next to the Jacobi church. The …

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14.6 km

Heidschnuckenweg Stage 7/8 information board, Wietzendorf market square

Highlight • Rest Area

This board marks the end point of stage 7 (Soltau - Wietzendorf) and the beginning of stage 8 (Wietzendorf - Müden (Örtze)) of the Heidschnuckenweg.

It is located one meter …

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15.0 km

Kneipp Water Treading Pool at Lüneburg Heath

Highlight • Rest Area

Here every hiker on the Heidschnuckenweg has the choice. He takes the refreshing path through the stream or comfortably over the bridge.

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15.2 km

Sitzende Sculpture on Skulpturenweg Wasserkunst

Highlight • Monument

The "Sitzende" is one of a total of 10 sculptures on the waterway sculptures - Örzte and Wietze make it tangible through works of art - and was created in 2012 by Wladimir and Nathalia Rudolf.

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16.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.82 km

4.18 km

2.27 km

871 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.96 km

3.90 km

3.81 km

3.18 km

315 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 7 November

7°C

4°C

6 %

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

June 7, 2025,Wietzendorf, Südsee-Camp, Haupteingang

This tour isn't recommended, as it's one long, tedious ride. If you like that sort of thing... there's no variety and a lot of asphalt. This, along with the length of the straight paths, makes the route challenging.

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