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Rhodopark Hobbie – Rhodopark Hobbie loop from Burgforde

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Rhodopark Hobbie – Rhodopark Hobbie loop from Burgforde

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Rhodopark Hobbie – Rhodopark Hobbie loop from Burgforde

04:34

18.1km

30m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

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Rhodopark Hobbie

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9.20 km

Rhododendron Park Hobbie

Highlight • Natural Monument

A lovely place for a break: At Rhododendronpark Hobbie, Germany's largest and privately run rhododendron park, you can enjoy the scent of the many blossoms and simply relax amidst a sea of flowers, woodland, and ponds. You can refresh yourself in the adjoining park café if you need something.

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9.54 km

Rhodopark Hobbie

Highlight • Natural Monument

History

The park was founded by the farmer Dietrich Gerhard Hobbie (1899-1985), who was inspired to become a gardener after the First World War by Karl Foerster's book "The Flower Garden of the Future". The evergreen and richly flowering rhododendrons became his favorites. In the 1920s he began collecting wild rhododendron species and sowing them in the family forest under pines and oaks. He visited famous English parks and breeders who owe their particular fame to rhododendrons (Exbury Gardens, Kew Gardens, Wisley and E.J.P. Magor in Cornwall) and began selecting the best types from the wild forms and breeding flowering and hardy varieties.

His breeding includes:

Wild forms Rh. wardii (Breslau, Ehrengold, Herzas and Linsweger Gold)

Rh. Williamsianum (August Lamken, Garden Director Rieger, Oldenburg, Garden Director Glocker and City of Essen)

Rh. Repens (Scarlet Wonder, Baden-Baden, Bad Eilsen)

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10.3 km

Wooden Owl Sculpture in Rhodopark Hobbie

Highlight • Monument

There are always pretty carvings in this fantastic rhododendron park.

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10.6 km

Hobbit Houses by the Lake

Highlight • Structure

For all fans of the little people from the Shire. With a beautiful view over the lake. Idyllic.

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10.7 km

Pond in Rhodopark Hobbie

Highlight • Lake

10.8 km

Rhodopark Hobbie

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful park - quite popular in the spring and then also at its most impressive. Nice in the rest of the year, but less special - but still worthwhile for a break in between if you're in the area anyway.

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