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Himmelmoor – Torfwerk Runde von Quickborn

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Himmelmoor – Torfwerk Runde von Quickborn

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April 11, 2022

Himmelmoor – Torfwerk Runde von Quickborn

Easy

01:35

21.9km

13.9km/h

70m

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Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.9 km for 438 m

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13.2 km

Bilsbek Bridge

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One of the few Bilsbekbrücken for hikers to or from the Arboretum.

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16.6 km

Kocheiche Forest and Bilsbek Stream

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Very mushy

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18.8 km

This small lake has developed adjacent to the Himmelmoor and, in contrast to the moor, shines bright blue. A small bench invites you to rest while listening to the concert of biodiversity in this area.

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20.6 km

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

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 Peat as a fuel has largely been replaced by other high-energy fossil fuels.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

Himmelmoor Peatland Nature Trail

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The Himmelmoor, one of the most beautiful moors in the Hamburg metropolitan region, can be explored on a 3.8-kilometer-long moorland nature trail. Along the trail, there are interactive stations and …

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21.4 km

Himmelmoor Peat Works

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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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21.7 km

Former peat railroad line and bridge

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You can also travel around Himmelmoor on the peat railway. The Torfbahnverein invites you to take guided tours and tell you the history of the moor!
Very nice for children …

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21.9 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.8 km

6.84 km

1.76 km

1.59 km

920 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.90 km

7.27 km

3.17 km

1.83 km

761 m

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Himmelmoor – Torfwerk Runde von Quickborn

Bilsbek Bridge

Kocheiche Forest and Bilsbek Stream

Small lake in Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Himmelmoor Nature Trail

Himmelmoor Peatland Nature Trail

Himmelmoor Peat Works

Former peat railroad line and bridge

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