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Himmelmoor Lake – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Thesdorf

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Germany

Schleswig-Holstein

Himmelmoor Lake – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Thesdorf

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5.0

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Himmelmoor Lake – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Thesdorf

02:59

52.7km

120m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel 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 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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13.8 km

Root trail

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nicer root trail is fun with MTB

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14.6 km

Path Through Styhagen Forest

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Really nice routes for gravel biking

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18.8 km

Rantzauer Forst - Tangstedter Moor

Forest

34.7 km

Bilsener Wohld

Forest

36.7 km

Historic Peat Railway in Himmelmoor

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5,810 meters of track remain from the Himmelmoor Peat Railway. Built in 1900, it was used to transport peat from the mining area to the peat works on the eastern edge of the moor, operating on constantly changing routes. Small diesel locomotives, some of which were built in-house, pulled the trains carrying the peat floes until mining ended in 2018. Since 2015, the Himmelmoor Peat Railway Association has offered tours on the remaining line. The association maintains the railway and the industrial facilities. Trains are also regularly used for renaturation work.

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36.8 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 Peat as a fuel has largely been replaced by other high-energy fossil fuels.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 suitable for industrial extraction have now been drained. New peat cutting areas are only permitted under strict conditions.
Raised bogs have an important regulatory effect on the water balance due to the large amounts of precipitation they can absorb. The preservation of the original habitats serves landscape conservation and species protection, as most species of peatland flora and fauna are considered threatened or critically endangered.
Bogs grow extremely slowly; an intact peat body increases in thickness by only one millimeter per year. It therefore takes a thousand years for a one-meter-high layer of peat to form. Thus, bog areas recover very slowly during restoration attempts.

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37.0 km

Himmelmoor Lake

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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 marsh tits, kingfishers, white-tailed claws, teals as well as white storks and cranes live in the wetlands.

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37.3 km

Himmelmoor Narrow-Gauge Railway Trail

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This part, south of the beautiful Himmelmoor, is quite passable even in wet weather.

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37.4 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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39.0 km

Himmelmoor Trail and Rest Area

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On weekends when the weather is good, it can get extremely crowded around the Himmelmoor.

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52.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

14.9 km

8.08 km

5.23 km

3.53 km

291 m

195 m

Surfaces

24.7 km

14.6 km

5.98 km

5.64 km

1.34 km

401 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 30 May

22°C

8°C

12 %

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Himmelmoor Lake – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Thesdorf

Root trail

Path Through Styhagen Forest

Historic Peat Railway in Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Nature Trail

Himmelmoor Lake

Himmelmoor Narrow-Gauge Railway Trail

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Himmelmoor Trail and Rest Area

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