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Grazing Cows on Luneplate – Luneplate Observation Tower loop from Overwarfe

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Lower Saxony

Loxstedt

Grazing Cows on Luneplate – Luneplate Observation Tower loop from Overwarfe

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Grazing Cows on Luneplate – Luneplate Observation Tower loop from Overwarfe

02:30

9.96km

10m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 10, 2026

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3.08 km

Storm Surge Barrier Luneplate

Highlight • Monument

From here you can watch the birds very well. You can also walk over the dyke and have a nice view of the other bank.

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4.62 km

Luneplate Radar Tower

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The radar tower, of which another six identical examples were built in the area of the Weser estuary, together with the radar stations on the Alte Weser and Hoheweg lighthouses, …

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5.33 km

Bird Observation Station Luneplate

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You can observe the bird life on the Luneplate through windows at different heights. Information boards explain the bird life on the Luneplate.

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6.08 km

Grazing Cows on Luneplate

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The meadows on the Luneplate are grazed by water buffalo, which are outdoors all year round. This gentle protection of nature is particularly important for meadow breeders.

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6.60 km

View of the Nordenham skyline from Luneplate

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7.15 km

Luneplate Observation Tower

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Nice view over the former Weser island. The Luneplate is an ecological compensation area for the extension of the container terminal Bremerhaven and is wet again since 2003. In addition …

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7.97 km

Luneplate Tidal Pumping Station

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Built in 2009, it helps to keep the Luneplate wet in a controlled manner. At low tide you can see some birds foraging in the ebbed area.

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9.96 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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6.32 km

2.79 km

845 m

Surfaces

6.21 km

3.41 km

335 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

19°C

13°C

31 %

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Comments

September 10, 2022,Sechs Füsse 👣👣👣und vier Pfoten🐾🐾 auf der Suche nach einem Abenteuer…

...two 👣 are missing so much, especially the Twins 🥹...
but the master of the house has put the focus on his needs ...
So we set off and braved the poorly forecast weather. 😀🎒 the destination was the Luneplate nature reserve 🙌 the boys were happy and the first stop was the tide pumping station. After that there was …

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March 6, 2022,Tour🇺🇦🇺🇦

Let's go ☀️
Just get out in this depressing time, the sun brings a few rays of hope. The goal is the Luneplate near Bremerhaven with the observation house see the mouth of the Weser 😜

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February 13, 2022,🥾 Wasserbüffel 🐮auf der Luneplate# ehemalige Weserinsel 🌀

Hello,
Today without Krabbe 77 and still a classic coastal tour. Luneplate was my goal. A worthwhile nature reserve - designated since 2015, 1438 hectares in size - until 2010 only to Nds. it is now the largest nature reserve in the state of Bremen! Located on important bird migration routes and in the immediate vicinity of the Wadden Sea …

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February 5, 2023,Naturschutzgebiet Luneplate 🪶🦆🦅 und dann ein Eis 🍦😋

The weather report had promised that the sun would come through... but it really did only for a very short time. It doesn't matter, after a short walk around the Luneplate nature reserve 🪶🦆🦅 an ice cream 🍦 lures us to Bremerhaven. There was a beautiful sunset there 🌅 on the Weser.

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February 5, 2023,Naturschutzgebiet Luneplate 🥾🌥️🦅👍

A hike through the Luneplate nature reserve today 🥾🌥️🦅 Unfortunately, the sun only came through for a short time - but at least it was dry 👍

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April 29, 2024,NSG Luneplate - zwischen Weser und Alter Weser

The Luneplate was originally an island in the Weser, separated from the mainland by a tributary of the Weser (the Old Weser).
From the 18th century onwards, the land began to be used for livestock farming. Over the centuries, dikes were built to make better economic use of the land and to protect it from storm surges.

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August 21, 2022,Luneplate

The Luneplate is a tide-dependent area through a culvert in the Weser dike. This is closed by a barricade during storm surges. The area was created as a compensation area for the expansion of the container port in Bremerhaven. It is a great biotope, especially for meadow birds and waders. We saw lapwings, curlew, redshank, sandpiper, snipe, avocet and spoonbill. …

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Grazing Cows on Luneplate – Luneplate Observation Tower loop from Overwarfe

Storm Surge Barrier Luneplate

Luneplate Radar Tower

Bird Observation Station Luneplate

Nutria at Luneplate

Grazing Cows on Luneplate

View of the Nordenham skyline from Luneplate

Luneplate Observation Tower

Luneplate Tidal Pumping Station

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