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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Tornesch

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Tornesch

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Tornesch

02:17

34.2km

60m

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: May 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 159 m for 8 m

After 34.0 km for 8 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.37 km

Am Goldenen Stern

Highlight • Cycleway

Idyllic location, little traffic and a great base for cycling.

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3.59 km

New Esinger Wohld cycle path

Highlight • Cycleway

It's nice when there are new bike paths, little by little, these bumpy parts are already impossible...

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10.2 km

Borsteler Wohld

Forest

14.4 km

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

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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17.4 km

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 Peat as a fuel has largely been replaced by other high-energy fossil fuels.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 …

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17.6 km

Himmelmoor Lake

Highlight • Lake

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 …

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18.1 km

View of Himmelmoor

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

On this section you drive on soft forest floor next to old train tracks along the Himmelmoor.

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21.9 km

Bilsbek Lowlands

Highlight • Natural

Often overlooked next to Himmelmoor, but just as typical of the area

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28.7 km

Cafe in the Ellerhoop Arboretum

Highlight • Cafe

The Abroretum of the district of Pinneberg, also called "North German Garden Exhibition", is a large garden exhibition that is absolutely worth seeing for plant lovers.
Entry costs € 9.00 per person.

Further information:
norddeutsche-gartenschau.de/cms

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34.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

13.0 km

3.31 km

1.78 km

1.05 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.5 km

7.61 km

5.44 km

3.95 km

401 m

249 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 28 June

26°C

15°C

42 %

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Himmelmoor Nature Reserve – Himmelmoor Lake loop from Tornesch

Am Goldenen Stern

New Esinger Wohld cycle path

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Himmelmoor Nature Trail

Himmelmoor Lake

View of Himmelmoor

Bilsbek Lowlands

Cafe in the Ellerhoop Arboretum

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