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View of Heerter Lake – Heerter See Trailhead Parking loop from Heerter See und Waldgebiet Heerter Strauchholz

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View of Heerter Lake – Heerter See Trailhead Parking loop from Heerter See und Waldgebiet Heerter Strauchholz

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View of Heerter Lake – Heerter See Trailhead Parking loop from Heerter See und Waldgebiet Heerter Strauchholz

01:36

6.33km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 23, 2026

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Heerter See und Waldgebiet Heerter Strauchholz

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Parking

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3.00 km

View of Heerter Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view over the lake to Brocken.

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3.01 km

NABU Observation Tower at Heerter See

Highlight • Monument

6.30 km

Heerter See Trailhead Parking

Highlight • Parking

The free hiking car park Heerter See is located on the K2 between Gebhardshagen and Lobmachtersen. From here you can take a direct route to the observation tower or as …

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6.33 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.85 km

391 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.59 km

1.25 km

391 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 3 July

19°C

12°C

77 %

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Comments

March 16, 2022,Rund um den Heerter See 6,9km

Right at the start, the entire ascent is overcome by stairs, if you prefer not to do so, it is better to use the parking lot near the lookout tower. Luckily I chose the clockwise circumnavigation, because that was the best way to enjoy the beautiful sky. The section between the observation station and the tower is the most beautiful …

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January 6, 2022,NSG Heerter See Runde von Heerte

Somewhat irritating path, thanks to the lack of foliage, the lake is partially recognizable, overview of 2 observation posts is very nice.

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March 2, 2025,Sonntagvormittag um den Heerter See 👍

Wonderful on a Sunday morning with the best weather!!!

Unfortunately the stairs at Heerte are no longer there, so you should take the entrance on the opposite side

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May 24, 2022,Heerter See

Finally made the rounds around the Heerter See.
Except for two points with a beautiful view of the lake, you walk more in the forest with almost knee-high grass/clover ☺️.

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March 18, 2022,Nun habe ich es auch "endlich" mal geschafft - einmal um den Heerter See - 18.03.2022 14:32

Once again inspired by others here on Komoot, I finally put my thoughts from last year to circumnavigate this lake into practice.
There isn't much to see. In some places you can see the lake. This is best done from the two viewing platforms. There is a parking lot in the north and south of the circular route.
If you …

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March 27, 2022,Rund um den Heerter See

That was a really nice Sunday walk today. With the best spring weather and easily accessible paths, the tour was really fun.
There are 2 parking lots, once our start but also in the north of the lake.

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February 18, 2025,NABU Heerter See

Only works in winter.
Unfortunately, in summer it's infested with ticks 😳

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November 20, 2021,NSG Heerter See und Waldgebiet Heerter Strauchholz

Nice tour around the Heerter See in the NSG Heerter See and Heerter Strauchholz forest area. There are many bird watching opportunities along the way

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View of Heerter Lake – Heerter See Trailhead Parking loop from Heerter See und Waldgebiet Heerter Strauchholz

View of Heerter Lake

NABU Observation Tower at Heerter See

Heerter See Trailhead Parking

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