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Lüneburg Heath

Elbe Lateral Canal – Wooden bridge over the Ilmenau loop from Der Lohn

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Lüneburg Heath

Elbe Lateral Canal – Wooden bridge over the Ilmenau loop from Der Lohn

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Elbe Lateral Canal – Wooden bridge over the Ilmenau loop from Der Lohn

00:52

3.32km

20m

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: May 8, 2026

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246 m

Ilmenau River at Klein Bünstorf

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In the small village of Klein Bünstorf, the hiking trail goes over the Ilmenau to the Bünstorfer Heide. The Ilmenau is a heath river that characterizes the landscape around the …

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264 m

Ilmenau Riverside Rest Area and Bridge

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A nice place to rest, in summer also a place to cool down!

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637 m

Klein Bünstorf Heath Burial Mound

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At the burial mounds in the Klein Bünstorfer Heide you can clearly see the hollows in the middle of the graves. Excavations were carried out there.

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1.02 km

Kleine Bünstorfer Heath and Burial Mounds

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Barrows are tombs of the late Neolithic and Bronze Age. The tomb in Klein Bünstorf is one of the great prehistoric burial places of the Lüneburg Heath, with 59 tombs under the forest and heath.

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1.04 km

Heather Landscape in Lüneburg Heath

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1.56 km

Elbe Lateral Canal

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Always straight ahead 🤙

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3.08 km

Wooden bridge over the Ilmenau

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Beautiful pedestrian and cyclist wooden bridge over the Ilmenau between Klein Bünstorf and the Bünstorfer Heide.

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3.26 km

View of Klein Bünstorf on the Ilmenau River

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romantic place on the Ilmenau, near heath and canal

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3.32 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.59 km

431 m

288 m

Surfaces

2.52 km

355 m

274 m

116 m

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Tuesday 19 May

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11°C

89 %

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