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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Barmstedt Brunnenstraße

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Barmstedt Brunnenstraße

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Barmstedt Brunnenstraße

02:01

32.2km

60m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.34 km

Pond behind Schlossinsel

Highlight • Lake

Nice place for a snack break

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4.35 km

Rantzauer See Nature Path

Highlight • Trail

The advertised beautiful trail is on my "Rantzauer See with Sand and Shrub Path" tour. The tour was beautiful and somewhat strenuous.

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10.8 km

Bilsbek Lowlands

Highlight • Natural

Often overlooked next to Himmelmoor, but just as typical of the area

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12.1 km

Forest path south of the Himmelmoor

Highlight • Trail

I passed through there on September 8, 1925, on my "Bevern and Hemdingen" tour.
This tour features many beautiful forest paths.

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14.9 km

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

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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15.3 km

Himmelmoor Lake

Highlight • Lake

Rewetted mining area of the Himmelmoors.

The moor and the surrounding areas are rich in different bird species, some of which are very rare in Germany. Water birds such as …

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15.8 km

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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16.1 km

Former peat railroad line and bridge

Highlight • Structure

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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19.0 km

Bilsener Wohld

Forest

32.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

7.32 km

6.33 km

3.58 km

896 m

548 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

9.24 km

4.20 km

3.94 km

394 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 29 May

22°C

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Barmstedt Brunnenstraße

Pond behind Schlossinsel

Rantzauer See Nature Path

Bilsbek Lowlands

Forest path south of the Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Himmelmoor Lake

Himmelmoor Peat Works

Former peat railroad line and bridge

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