Großes Moor near Gifhorn loop from Großes Moor bei Gifhorn

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Lüneburg Heath

Gifhorn

Sassenburg

Großes Moor near Gifhorn loop from Großes Moor bei Gifhorn

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Großes Moor near Gifhorn loop from Großes Moor bei Gifhorn

02:17

9.05km

20m

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

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Großes Moor bei Gifhorn

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954 m

Renaturation Area in Großes Moor bei Gifhorn

Highlight • Natural

Information board about the renaturation measures in the Großer Moor, directly opposite the former peat mining site

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1.28 km

former Mathildenhof and Arnoldshof

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Information board about the former Mathildenhof and Arnoldshof.

Part of the recreational cycle path network of the municipality of Sassenburg in the Südheide Gifhorn.

More information about this specialty: fahrrad-sassenburg.jimdofree.com/pois/mathildenhof

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1.42 km

Old Smithy in the Großes Moor – 1875 to today

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Information board about the old smithy in the Großer Moor - 1875 until today.

Part of the recreational cycle path network of the municipality of Sassenburg in the Südheide Gifhorn.

More information about this specialty: fahrrad-sassenburg.jimdofree.com/pois/alte-schmiede

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2.50 km

View of the Elbe Lateral Canal from the Bridge

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Due to the inner-German division, a very important shipping connection was lost for the Federal Republic of Germany, because the Magdeburg waterway junction was in the GDR. As a result, …

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5.52 km

Dr. Ekkehard Wipper Memorial Stone

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The demands of the environmentalist Dr. Ekkehard Wipper zum Grossen Moor have established themselves as
proven right for the future. A rethink takes place after 37 years.

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6.84 km

Großes Moor near Gifhorn

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The Great Moor in Sassenburg is part of the north-west German raised bog district, which extends from the Netherlands to the eastern border of Lower Saxony on the geest areas …

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7.63 km

Peat Extraction in Großes Moor Nature Reserve

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Commercial peat mining in the "Großes Moor" nature reserve was supposed to end in 2023. The mining permit, last extended in 2014, runs until the end of this year.

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8.21 km

An electric mammoth – the Giant

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Information board about an electric mammoth - the giant.

Part of the Großes Moor circular route from the Großes Moor e.V ..

More information about this special feature: foerderverein-grosses-moor.de/Schautafel_21

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9.05 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.39 km

1.94 km

1.45 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.36 km

1.96 km

950 m

432 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 13 October

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Comments

July 9, 2024,Moormuseum und Großes Moor bei Gifhorn ☀️🥵☀️🥵☀️😎

Day two of our sisters' meeting... today - Moor Museum and hike through the Great Moor.
We didn't know any better 🥵🥵☀️😎☀️🥵🥵 brutal, the heat, hardly any shade on the way, a bit of wind on the canal... okay. All liquid supplies used up. 500 meters from our destination, I wanted to stop a car 🚗.
We still got a …

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