The best city hikes and walks in Steinhorster Forst

A footpath across a small Trave bridge connects Lokfelder Heckkaten with Klein Barnitz. The Trave flows here, deeply incised, through the still quite original landscape. The paths downwards and upwards are unusually steep, but the effort is worth it. Anyone who loves natural paths and wants to enjoy nature is absolutely right here.

The term "construction of the century" is only a slight exaggeration, as more than 50 years of endless discussions and repeatedly rejected traffic plans have now come to a successful conclusion: Finally, there is the first inner-city railway crossing completely without barriers. And finally, Reinfeld has its first real inner-city cycle paths, if one disregards the cycle path along the B75, which was financed and initiated by the state. From the B75 to the train station, cyclists can finally travel on physically separated and safe paths. The bridge's incline is somewhat strenuous for cyclists without motor assistance, but certainly manageable. The view back over the station and the arriving trains is well worth the effort. The bridge was inaugurated and opened on September 26, 2025.

The Herrenteich Pond is located in the heart of the carp town of Reinfeld. It was artificially created in the 12th century by Cistercian monks as a reservoir for the Heilsau River for fish farming. Carp are still bred here today. A four-kilometer circular trail around the Lower Herrenteich invites you to discover this special ecosystem. 16 stations along the adventure trail offer fun and a nature experience in one, sharpening your awareness of the special features of this natural area. In summer, you can enjoy the cool water at the lido. See: https://tourismus-stormarn.de/de/naturerlebnis/herrenteich-reinfeld-5

The Herrenteich in Reinfeld is a popular tourist destination. The approximately 55-hectare body of water is divided into the upper and lower Herrenteich. The upper Herrenteich remains a recognized nature reserve. The lower Herrenteich is home to, among other things, a hiking trail and an outdoor pool in the summer. Due to melting snow, the Herrenteich flooded in early March 2010. A temporary dam erected at the time due to construction work threatened to no longer hold the water masses. A breach of the dam would have flooded the entire hinterland. The Hamburg/Lübeck railway embankment would also have been affected. See: https://www.thw-badoldesloe.de/aktuelles/aktuelle-meldungen/artikel/vor-10-jahren-hochwassereinsatz-am-herrenteich-fachgruppen-wasserschadenpumpen-verhindern-stauwe

The city of Reinfeld (Holstein) was included in the urban development funding program "Renovation and Development Measures" in 2005. As a central building project within the urban redevelopment program "Am Herrenteich/Claudius-Mühle Redevelopment Area," the city of Reinfeld is striving to modernize and restore the historic town hall. The town hall is located on Paul-von-Schoenaich-Straße between the Herrenteich and Neuhöfer Teich lakes and stands not far from the 17th-century Matthias Claudius Church. The town hall building, a defining feature of the townscape, dates from 1907 and is a neo-Baroque plastered structure with Art Nouveau elements. It is designed in mirror symmetry and has two floors above ground, plus a converted attic and partial basement. The historic main building was listed as a historic monument in 1986. See: https://fuenf-eck.de/projekte/sanierung-historisches-rathaus-reinfeld-holst/

Consecrated on July 2, 1636. It was built as an emergency church and later expanded to include the Herrenstuhl (1737) and the sacristy (1962). The church was named in 1940 to commemorate the 200th birthday of the poet Matthias Claudius, who was born in Reinfeld and baptized in this church. His father, Matthias Claudius Sr., was a pastor in Reinfeld from 1730 to 1773. See: https://www.kirche-nordstormarn.de/#kirchereinfeld

In memory of the Nazi victims Carl Harz and Richard Minkwitz. At the initiative of students and teachers of the Immanuel Kant School, Cologne artist Gunter Demnig installed two "stumbling blocks," small brass plates (10 cm x 10 cm), into the sidewalk in Reinfeld on March 7, 2014. See: https://gruene-reinfeld-nordstormarn.de/aktuelles/news-detail/stolpersteine_in_reinfeld

Located in the heart of the town of Reinfeld, the Neuhof Pond covers approximately 2.5 hectares and boasts a good population of carp, bream, tench, and various whitefish species, as well as predatory fish such as eels, perch, pike, and zander. See: https://www.oldesloer-anglerverein.com/gewaesser/neuhoefer-teich/