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Viewpoint in Himmelmoor – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Ellerau

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Viewpoint in Himmelmoor – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Ellerau

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4.6

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Viewpoint in Himmelmoor – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Ellerau

01:46

28.9km

80m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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18.3 km

Borsteler Wohld

Forest

20.8 km

Himmelmoor Trail and Rest Area

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On weekends when the weather is good, it can get extremely crowded around the Himmelmoor.

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21.7 km

Viewpoint in Himmelmoor

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The Himmelmoor is a very spectacular piece of nature and is also located so close to Hamburg. This place is perfect for hiking or a picnic. For us sports lovers, …

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22.6 km

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

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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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22.7 km

Himmelmoor Narrow-Gauge Railway Trail

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This part, south of the beautiful Himmelmoor, is quite passable even in wet weather.

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23.1 km

View over the Himmelmoor

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The sky moor: enchanted birch forests, sparkling ponds, deep swamps and cotton grass. On the adventurous path through the moor you will discover partly black-brown but mostly blue peat. Here …

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23.2 km

NaturFreunde bench with a view of Himmelmoor

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This highlight is a break bench donated by the Friends of Nature.

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23.3 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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23.4 km

Historic Peat Railway in Himmelmoor

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5,810 meters of track remain from the Himmelmoor Peat Railway. Built in 1900, it was used to transport peat from the mining area to the peat works on the eastern …

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28.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

5.79 km

4.10 km

3.95 km

1.34 km

Surfaces

8.30 km

7.69 km

5.45 km

4.03 km

3.39 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 19 June

30°C

18°C

67 %

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Viewpoint in Himmelmoor – Himmelmoor Nature Reserve loop from Ellerau

Himmelmoor Trail and Rest Area

Viewpoint in Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Nature Reserve

Himmelmoor Narrow-Gauge Railway Trail

View over the Himmelmoor

NaturFreunde bench with a view of Himmelmoor

Himmelmoor Nature Trail

Historic Peat Railway in Himmelmoor

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