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

02:18

34.4km

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: August 26, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 13.0 km for 745 m

Closed: • March 1-August 31 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.30 km

Schäferweg

Highlight • Trail

beautiful scenic and traffic-calmed route.

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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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10.2 km

Borsteler Wohld

Forest

14.6 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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17.7 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 Peat as a fuel has largely been replaced by other high-energy fossil fuels.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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17.9 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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18.4 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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22.2 km

Bilsbek Lowlands

Highlight • Natural

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

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28.9 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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34.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

11.7 km

4.55 km

2.71 km

1.61 km

173 m

Surfaces

16.5 km

8.50 km

4.76 km

3.94 km

656 m

106 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

13°C

7°C

41 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Comments

May 1, 2025,Himmlische Auszeit aus "Radeln für die Seele"

The tour leads on side roads, boardwalks, sandy and field paths via Esingen and Oha to the Arboretum. There is the start and finish of the original tour. The path leads in a large arc through or around the Himmelmoor via Ellerhoop to the Arboretum. In the Himmelmoor, today on 1.5.25, almost all paths are dry. Further on, the Jägerweg …

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May 1, 2025,Himmlische Auszeit aus "Radeln für die Seele"

See Heavenly Time Out from "Cycling for the Soul"

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August 4, 2024,Himmlische Auszeit aus "Radeln für die Seele"

This is the first tour I have used from this book.
The part of the route that runs alongside the Loren railway is a very narrow trail.
In Himmelmoor, the route partly runs over wooden paths. The wooden paths are somewhat narrow, somewhat curvy and sometimes have surprising gradients.
As the route continued on August 4, 1924, there were also …

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