Nethen Drinking Water Educational Trail – Steenforths-Moor Nature Trail loop from Nethen

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Nethen Drinking Water Educational Trail – Steenforths-Moor Nature Trail loop from Nethen

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Nethen Drinking Water Educational Trail – Steenforths-Moor Nature Trail loop from Nethen

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7.49km

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: August 17, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.18 km

Weather shelter

Highlight • Mountain Hut

This type of weather shelter is often found in the Ammerland

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2.76 km

Bench With Sheep View and Wooden Sculptures

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Nice place along the way to watch sheep and take a little rest.

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3.86 km

Nethen Drinking Water Educational Trail

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A great information-rich water park awaits the visitor. The entire water cycle is illustrated here with many stations where everyone can be active 👍🔝🚲😃

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4.18 km

Sedimentation ponds for the waterworks

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Substances such as iron, manganese and lime are filtered out in the settling ponds. They settle as sludge at the bottom of the ponds. The water is then finally directed …

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4.88 km

Steenforths Moor Circular Trail

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The Steenforths Moor is a drinking water protection area. Here you hike through small and very different habitats. Although groundwater is extracted here, wetlands can develop. Information boards along the way explain the connections very clearly.

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5.33 km

Steenforths Moor Circular Trail

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A lovely little circular walk on the edge of the Wemkendorfer waterway. You should definitely take the detour.

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5.49 km

Steenforths-Moor Nature Trail

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The Steenforths-Moor project supplements the boards of the nature trail at the waterworks with examples from nature.
A hiking trail leads through different biotope types on the 8.7 hectare site. …

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5.50 km

Bat Box

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On the circular path through the moor you will repeatedly find bat boxes.

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7.49 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.62 km

1.28 km

590 m

Surfaces

3.28 km

1.41 km

1.25 km

1.15 km

263 m

144 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

15°C

8°C

89 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

December 15, 2024,Wemkendorfer Wasserweg

Very well signposted little hiking trail. Always follow the W! 😉

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February 7, 2024,Rundwanderweg Steenforths-Moor und Wemkendorfer Wasserweg

Today we were able to take another after-work tour on the way home to Cuxland.
@JuOp was here recently - thanks for the inspiration.
The Steenforths Moor is very scenic, but the waterway also had some nice corners to offer. At the waterworks there is also a drinking water educational trail where there is no drinking water. But at least …

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January 8, 2023,Wemkendorfer Wasserweg

Very nice easy hike over flat sandy paths and beautiful avenues. Contains an interesting water board educational trail.

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January 26, 2025,Auf dem Wemkendorfer Wasserweg im Ammerland

Went for a walk 🥾🥾in Ammerland, today we are on the Wemkendorfer waterway, marked with a W. A very nice route, which can be found here @Ammerland Touristik in the original. Very well signposted, the route is easy to follow even without Komoot, so you don't have to keep looking at your phone. Only if you are inattentive or distracted …

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April 6, 2023,Wemkendorfer Wasserweg

In particular, the route through Steenforths Moor is very idyllic.
Along Kreyenstr. you walk on a footpath, on the path "Am Waldrand" the nearby motorway can sometimes be heard well.

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