Herbert's Hut loop from Hohes Moor

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Germany

Lower Saxony

Herbert's Hut loop from Hohes Moor

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Herbert's Hut loop from Hohes Moor

02:45

10.9km

10m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Hohes Moor

Hohes Moor Randbereiche

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19 m

Herbert's Hut

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At the edge of the Hohes Moor there is a very well-maintained parking lot, which is best approached from the northeast via the Oldendorf settlement (unless you like gravel roads). …

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365 m

View of the former peat lakes at Hohes Moor

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Two new benches invite you to linger at this station of the Moor Adventure Trail and offer a magnificent view of the former peat lakes.

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566 m

Bench with a View over Hohes Moor

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Perfect place to stop for a break in the Hohes Moor near Oldendorf 💚. Great view directly onto the moor 👍.

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View of the Hohes Moor through the Yellow Frame

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At this station on the Moor Adventure Trail, a picture frame focuses on the view of the Hohe Moor. The frame also invites hikers to take beautiful souvenir photos.

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1.70 km

Peat Growth Station – Hohes Moor

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It takes a very long time for everything to be restored

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3.57 km

Oldendorfer See

Lake

4.78 km

Bench Overlooking Hohes Moor

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A great hiking route leads here through the Hohe Moor. Various tours can be chosen. A visit is recommended in every season.

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5.44 km

Hohes Moor

Nature Reserve

6.38 km

Oldendorfer See in the Hohes Moor Nature Reserve

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Great in summer and winter.

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10.3 km

Information board at Hohes Moor

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One should or must be on the way.

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10.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.38 km

4.54 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.21 km

3.01 km

736 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 19 October

11°C

3°C

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Comments

February 9, 2025,Hohes Moor

Sun, moor lakes and cranes - these were our companions on our Sunday hike around the Hohe Moor near Oldendorf☀️

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December 28, 2025,❄️🧣Frosty Moor Walk 🧤❄️

My dears 🙋‍♀️,

with this frosty end to the year, I'm saying "goodbye 2025 👋!"

Thank you so much for all your lovely comments and likes on all my posts 😘 and a huge thank you for your wonderful tours, photos, and inspiration 🫶!

Please keep leaving your mark 😃...

Have a wonderful start to the new year 🍀!

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May 16, 2025,Siedlung Oldendorf: durch das NSG Hohes Moor (16.05.2025)

In the Hohes Moor Nature Reserve, the trumpet call of the crane can once again be heard, a symbol of the success story of nature conservation in this area. Typical moorland plants such as sundew and sphagnum moss have reestablished themselves here. Along the circular trail, information panels offer interesting facts about the flora and fauna and the development of …

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April 10, 2023,Hohes Moor 🦤🪶🐜🌿

In the afternoon we went for a walk through the Hohe Moor. The cotton grass is slowly getting going, but no sign of the moor frog 🤷‍♀️

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July 14, 2024,🔄 Hohes Moor ☘️🪻🌊🦤🌳🌲🦌☀️

... bang... so: swapped lava rock for moorland in our German homeland. Best northern German hiking weather (sun (!!), clouds, fresh breeze at 20 degrees, no (!!) precipitation). 😁 ...that's how I would like it for the coming weeks... 😉 We started at the "Hohes Moor" hiking car park: ... great new shelter... (financed with money from the "Hamburg Metropolitan …

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January 11, 2025,frostige Rund durchs Hohe Moor 🧊🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️🌤

Today we went through the Hohe Moor with an old friend. Since we hadn't seen each other for a long time, there was a lot to talk about and we only took a few cell phone pictures 🗨🚶‍♀️🚶‍♀️💬😉😃
In some places the paths were really icy and slippery 🧊🌀

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November 20, 2022,morgens im Moor 🧤🧣🦆

My weather app promised the cloud-free sky at sunrise... the clouds knew about it ☁️ but nothing 🤷‍♀️. They only warped when the sun had already risen. Well, it was still a nice round through the Hohe Moor.
Shortly after I started, hundreds of geese took off from the moor. I couldn't see anything at first, but I could hear …

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October 14, 2022,Pilzparade im Hohen Moor 🍄🍄🍄

High moor is always possible - that's what the toadstools thought too 😉🍄🍄🍄😂. A nice round through the autumnal moor.

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