Seeve Canal – Lake in the Great Moor loop from Ohlendorf

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Seeve Canal – Lake in the Great Moor loop from Ohlendorf

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Seeve Canal – Lake in the Great Moor loop from Ohlendorf

02:25

40.5km

140m

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: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.5 km for 74 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.97 km

Horster Mill — Watermill and Restaurant

Highlight • Monument

This mill was first mentioned in 1529. The watermill on the Seeve was founded in 1529 by Ramelsloh Abbey. In 1936 the mill burned down in a dust explosion and …

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17.9 km

Pulvermühlenteich

Highlight • Lake

Nice little bathing lake. Here you can take a good little break. Also good for swimming in summer.

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18.0 km

Seeve Canal

Highlight • River

Just take a break before and enjoy the splash

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20.0 km

Lake in the Great Moor

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The route on the "Lake in the Great Moor" near Hörsten is easy to drive and offers a view of the lake close to the shore. On warm days, you can also stop and cool off in the lake.

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23.2 km

Herrenbrack

Lake

24.6 km

Herrendamm

Highlight • Cycleway

A nice quiet stretch on the Herrendamm, from Over towards Hörsten.

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25.7 km

Seeve Estuary and Seeve Sluice (Seevesperrwerk)

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The Seeve flows into the Elbe at the Seeve Siel.

An easily navigable farm road leads along the Seeve. The rare checkerboard flower can be seen in the adjacent meadows …

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25.7 km

Seeve Flood Barrier

Highlight • Monument

Here the Seeve flows into the Elbe.

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27.7 km

Untere Seeveniederung und Over Plack

Nature Reserve

28.7 km

Seeve River in the Untere Seeveniederung

Highlight • River

The new bridge is no longer passable for heavy equipment. Now the heavy clocks have to make a detour via more stable bridges.

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40.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

9.39 km

8.46 km

6.87 km

488 m

Surfaces

23.1 km

10.8 km

2.84 km

2.36 km

1.14 km

236 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 10 October

12°C

7°C

69 %

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Comments

March 30, 2024,Tour in Dolles Hood: Over - Stelle - Horst - Seevetal - Over

Drove a nice komoot tour suggestion, but it led through a lot of residential areas. Looked for checkerboard flowers in the lakeside lowlands and some can already be seen, but that will probably take another two to three weeks.
As for the birds, there were only the usual suspects, apart from 24 teals in front of the Seeve barrier (on …

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May 7, 2022,Seevetal Radweg Teil 3

We actually wanted to ride the Seewetalradweg in one go, but due to a life-threatening male cold I had to divide my strength. Round 3 was absolutely scenic and varied. The view through the window of the Schustermuseum took us back in time.

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May 20, 2025,Fahrradtour - Nachmittagsrunde durch die Gemeinde Seevetal

Great weather! So hop on your bike!
From Emmelndorf, we cycled to the Pulvermühlenteich pond in Meckelfeld and past Hörstener See to the Elbe River in Over. After a short stop on the Elbe dike, we continued along the Achterdeich to Stelle and continued through the Buchwedel Forest and the Horster Mill back home to Emmelndorf.

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