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Rehburg-Loccum

Wet Meadows at Lake Steinhude – Gänsewiese Observation Hut loop from Meerbruchswiesen

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Germany
Lower Saxony
Landkreis Nienburg/Weser
Nienburg/Weser
Rehburg-Loccum

Wet Meadows at Lake Steinhude – Gänsewiese Observation Hut loop from Meerbruchswiesen

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4.6

(45)

147

hikers

Wet Meadows at Lake Steinhude – Gänsewiese Observation Hut loop from Meerbruchswiesen

01:40

6.61km

10m

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: June 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Meerbruchswiesen

Westufer Steinhuder Meer

Waypoints

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1.05 km

Wet Meadows at Lake Steinhude

Highlight • Natural

The wet meadows at Lake Steinhude are a habitat for many birds.

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1.71 km

The view from the wooden platform to the reed belt along the shore is already beautiful and the width of the water surface is an experience. In addition, a pair …

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2.34 km

This path leads to the Winzlar observation tower, with a beautiful view over Lake Steinhude.

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2.44 km

Vgl. Tunnel Of Love

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2.70 km

Gänsewiese Observation Hut

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A pair of white-tailed eagles can be seen here.

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3.36 km

Kranichplatz Observation Platform

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At this station one can prefer to observe the cranes.

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3.89 km

Meerbruchswiesen Nature Reserve

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It's always exciting to see what's going on here. Today there were, among others, cranes, reed buntings, warblers, bluethroat and common tern.

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5.01 km

Meerbruchswiesen Nature Reserve

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Habitat of rare animal and plant species

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6.61 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.03 km

452 m

140 m

Surfaces

3.80 km

1.97 km

620 m

226 m

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Wednesday 15 July

29°C

18°C

31 %

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Comments

August 19, 2024,Wanderung
Nice route. Unfortunately there are a lot of cyclists there, so you have to be careful on foot not to get run over.
The viewpoints are really beautiful and cannot be reached by bike.

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We started in Winzlar, where
Heudamm begins on the eastern outskirts of town, which led us to the Meerbruchswiesen nature reserve.
The Meerbruch meadows with their 'floating meadows' and small water ponds, the so-called 'Blänken', are part of the 'Steinhuder Meer bird paradise'!
There are several observation huts, such as the robin hut or goose meadow, which are optimally placed, …

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An absolute recommendation for friends of bird watching. In June we had very good observations. Bluethroat, osprey, white-tailed eagle albeit distant, small numbers of cranes, many species of geese and ducks. And many more types...
Parking is a bit difficult, at least at this point of the Steinhudermeer.

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